Archive: January 6, 2008 - January 12, 2008
Report: TSA Site Exposed Travelers To ID Theft
A House of Representatives panel yesterday released a damning report about a Transportation Security Administration Web site built to address grievances from travelers errantly flagged by the government's no-fly list. It conlucded that cronyism and a lack of oversight exposed...
By Brian Krebs | January 12, 2008; 9:15 AM ET | Comments (65)
Barbara Moratek Is Not Your Friend
Scammers are targeting non-profit organizations with e-mails that claim to have been sent from a "Barbara Moratek" of the "Ivete Foundation." If you receive one of these e-mails, simply delete it. They appear to be designed to entice curious recipients...
By Brian Krebs | January 11, 2008; 2:12 PM ET | Comments (7)
Microsoft Patches Three Windows Security Holes
Microsoft yesterday pushed out a couple of patches to fix at least three separate security flaws in its various Windows operating systems, including one that could be especially dangerous for Windows home users. The most serious update is included in...
By Brian Krebs | January 9, 2008; 10:43 AM ET | Comments (35)
New Nasty Hides From Windows, Anti-Virus Tools
A new family of malicious software that runs before Windows even boots up has infected thousands of PCs worldwide and remains undetected by virtually all of the commercial anti-virus tools, security experts warn. The newly-discovered malware is what's known as...
By Brian Krebs | January 8, 2008; 2:10 PM ET | Comments (67)
Important Update For Ad-Aware SE Users
Microsoft Windows users who rely on Ad-Aware SE Personal (the free version) to protect their machines from spyware and adware should be aware that Lavasoft, the company that makes the popular program, stopped shipping updates for the software after Dec....
By Brian Krebs | January 7, 2008; 1:14 PM ET | Comments (47)
