The U.S. is invoking Cold War-era national-security powers to force telecommunication companies including ATT Inc. and Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) to divulge confidential information about their networks in a hunt for Chinese cyber-spying. In a survey distributed in April, the U.S. Commerce Department asked for a detailed accounting of foreign-made…
Don’t let spyware control your computer use
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UK has no idea if it’s selling spyware to evil regimes
The UK government says it isn’t exercising any control over the sale of surveillance software nor stopping it from finding its way into the hands of repressive regimes. At the start of the month, Lord David Alton of Liverpool called on the Coalition to ban the export of espionage software…
Spyware, viruses grow on Androids
NEW YORK – In the era of the personal computer, Apple?s machines were often less vulnerable to security threats than the alternatives. That may also be the case with the rise of smartphones. Google?s Android operating system for mobile devices has had an almost sixfold increase in threats such as…
Duqu: A New Breed Of Spyware Is Spreading
It’s called Duqu. Don’t worry just yet, it’s not likely to have infected your computer. Unless, that is, your computer is located at Iran’s Civil Defense Department. That’s where Duqu has very recently been detected. It’s not exactly known who created Duqu, but experts agree that it’s so sophisticated it…
‘Iran can thwart Duqu spyware’
“The software, capable of controlling this virus (Duqu), has been provided to organizations and institutions,” IRNA quoted Brigadier General Gholamreza Jalali as saying on Sunday. Duqu, discovered on September 1, 2011, is a sophisticated Trojan which acts as a backdoor into a system and facilitates the theft of private intelligence….
Vexira Antivirus Test and Review Confirms it’s Ideally Suited to Protect School Districts from Malware, Spyware and …
K-12 school districts nationwide are finding Vexira Antivirus to be an affordable, easy to manage yet powerful malware, spyware and virus protection solution Medina, OH (PRWEB) November 11, 2011 Central Command Inc., an award winning provider of malware, spyware and virus protection solutions for enterprises, businesses and schools, announced today…
PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 9.0
Several antivirus vendors have recently switched from sequential version numbers to year-based editions. PC Tools is going in the opposite direction, giving them the freedom to release a new version any time it’s ready. PC Tools Spyware Doctor with AntiVirus 9.0 ($39.99 direct for three licenses) also introduces a brand…
EA Denies Battlefield 3/Origin ‘Spyware’ Claims
Is Origin spying on your system? The agreement all its users sign up to certainly allow it to, but EA denies this is going on. by Pete Davison November 01, 2011 11:25 AM PT Origin’s quality assurance team. Possibly. EA’s wannabe Steam rival Origin has had a rocky start when…
New Mac Malware Part Trojan, Data Stealer, Spyware, BitCoin Miner
Security researchers have uncovered yet another Mac Trojan in the wild, this time hiding inside pirated versions of the Mac OS X image editing application GraphicConverter. The pirated copy of GraphicConverter 7.4 is being actively distributed on file-sharing networks and torrent sites like Pirate Bay and contains the DevilRobber Trojan,…