Archive: February 10, 2008 - February 16, 2008
Fake Prez. Campaign Video Spreads Malware
Spammers are taking advantage of public awareness about the U.S. presidential race to trick people into installing malicious software. A recent blast of spam purports to contain links to a video of Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) on the campaign trail,...
By Brian Krebs | February 14, 2008; 4:50 PM ET | Comments (19)
Beware Bogus E-Valentines
If you want to express your affection for someone this Valentine's Day, try to find a more original way to do it than by sending e-greeting cards. You could be training your loved one to respond to scammers who are...
By Brian Krebs | February 13, 2008; 11:17 AM ET | Comments (26)
Microsoft's Valentine: 17 Security Updates
Microsoft today pushed out software updates to fix a large number of security flaws in computers running its Windows operating systems and other software. Notable among the patches is a critical roll-up of fixes for Internet Explorer, the Web browser...
By Brian Krebs | February 12, 2008; 4:50 PM ET | Comments (24)
Apple Releases Tiger, Leopard Security Updates
Apple is pushing out updates to plug at least 10 different security holes in computers powered by its Tiger (OS X 10.4.x) and Leopard (10.5.x) operating systems. Mac users can grab the latest patches via Software Update or directly from...
By Brian Krebs | February 12, 2008; 10:20 AM ET | Comments (5)
