Malware Attack Targets U.S. Government Agencies [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Mashable – [brightcove video=”1389085133001″ /] Sykipot, malware believed to originate in China, has been used to target smart cards in the Pentagon and other government agencies. According to security researcher AlienVault, a new variant of Sykipot is targeting the cards government employees use to access secure networks and servers. View full post on Yahoo! News: […]

5 Things Journalists Need to Know About Tablets (Mashable)

Mashable – Journalists and photographers need to rethink how they package – and how they get paid for – their work when it comes to tablet computers. Tablets, predicted to become the reading device of choice in the next few years, will change the demand and market for information. Those are some of the takeaways […]

WARNING: Twitter Phishing Scam Spreads by Direct Messages (Mashable)

Mashable – A nefarious link that hacks Twitter accounts is being circulated via direct messages. The DM says, “There is a rumor/blog going around about you [LINK] might want to read it.” There may be slightly different versions of the link circulating, but if you click on it, all of your followers will be spammed […]

Beware of The Traffic Ticket Trojan [WARNING] (Mashable)

Mashable – Got a suspicious looking email that claims you need to pay a speeding ticket in New York? Whatever you do, don’t open it — and definitely don’t open the attachment it says you need to print out in order to pay. The email, uncovered by security firm Sophos, claims to come from the […]