Former teacher jailed for downloading thousands of images of child pornography

A former school teacher from Cardiff has been jailed after downloading thousands of images of child abuse – some involving boys as young as 10. Paul Fisher admitted possessing more than 2,000 pornographic images of children and distributing more than 800 images using a peer-to-peer file sharing site. Sentencing at Cardiff Crown Court , Judge […]

Poconos man charged with downloading child porn; claims computer was hacked

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A 34-year-old Monroe County man was arrested Wednesday after detectives discovered that he had been downloading child pornography, according to court records. When Monroe County detectives talked to Gerald Jones, of Coolbaugh Township, as they served a search warrant at The post Poconos man charged with […]

Unpatched eBay vulnerability leaves shoppers at risk of downloading malware

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Be extra careful the next time you visit a suspicious-looking eBay store page. According to Help Net Security, researchers from the Check Point security firm have discovered a vulnerability in the eBay platform that allows criminals to distribute malware by bypassing the site’s code validation process and […]

Smartphone users warned over downloading malware apps

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Smartphone users need to take more precautions to protect themselves from unintentionally downloading malware applications, according to a national computer security campaign. According to Get Safe Online, a UK-based campaign and national initiative to teach citizens about basic computer security, there has been an increase in smartphone malware as the market […]

Smartphone users warned over downloading malware apps

London, Nov 7 (ANI): Smartphone users need to take more precautions to protect themselves from unintentionally downloading malware applications, according to a national computer security campaign. According to Get Safe Online, a UK-based campaign and national initiative to teach citizens about basic computer security, there has been an increase in smartphone malware as the market […]

Adobe Tricks Users into Downloading, Installing Google Chrome

It might be common, but that doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to wail against it – especially since I was not familiar with this particular case. As it turns out, several of Adobe products’ download pages have opt-out checkboxes to also install Google Chrome. This was spyware-like behaviour when Apple did it with Safari and […]