A Russian hacking group has target renowned American technology website C|NET, claiming to steal large database containing emails, usernames and encrypted passwords of more than a million registered users. One of the hacker from the group goes with the handle off wOrm told C|NET during a Twitter conversation that he found a…
CNET: Stuxnet delivered to Iranian nuke plant on thumb drive
(Credit: CBS Interactive) An Iranian double agent working for Israel used a standard thumb drive carrying a deadly payload to infect Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility with the highly destructive Stuxnet computer worm, according to a story by ISSSource. Stuxnet quickly propagated throughout Natanz — knocking that facility offline and at…
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Receives A Top Downloads of 2011 Award From CNET DOWNLOAD.com
For the third consecutive year, Malwarebytes has been honored by CNET as one of it’s top downloaded software programs of 2011. San Jose, CA (PRWEB) January 10, 2012 Malwarebytes today announced that its Anti-Malware software was recognized as one of CNET Download.com’s Top 11 Downloads of 2011 on the Windows…
Cnet is accused of bundling malware with downloads
TECHNOLOGY PUBLISHER Cnet has been accused of bundling malware with the security scanning software Nmap through its Downloads web site. The accusation comes from the creator of Nmap, who in a forum post on the Seclists.org web site chose not to mince his words. “I’ve just discovered that C|Net’s Download.Com…
Popular security tool Nmap in the middle of CNET security brouhaha
CNET offers a download of the free Nmap software, but not from Nmap’s own site. Instead, CNET has wrapped the Nmap installer with a program of its own. On your way to Nmap, you’re pushily offered a toolbar first. Find out why this sort of thing is a Bad Idea….