The Register Security

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 11:21:08 GMT
Safari and Firefox updates plug critical holes

Drive-by download guard

Tuesday marked a busy day for alternative browser security updates with patches from both Apple and Mozilla.…

Wed, 08 Sep 2010 10:26:14 GMT
UK hacker fined for personnel database mischief

Email salary details to everyone ploy foiled

A court has ordered a UK hacker to pay compensation after he used a purloined laptop to hack into his ex-employer's personnel database.…

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:21:17 GMT
Privacy watchdogs challenge laptop seizures at US borders

6,671 travelers searched (so far)

Privacy advocates have sued the Obama administration over its practice of seizing laptops, cell phones, and other devices at US borders and copying their contents even when the owner isn't suspected of wrongdoing.…

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:55:07 GMT
Twitter bug creates account hijacking peril

One-click vuln 'ridiculously easy to attack'

Twitter has been bitten by a hard-to-kill web-application bug that's being actively exploited to steal users' authentication credentials, a security expert said Tuesday.…

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:38:34 GMT
Scammers seize on tax rebates as phishing lure

Greedy sprats

Fraudsters have wasted no time jumping on news of a tax mix-up in the UK as a hook for scams.…


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