trojan horse

Cyber-security no longer means only protecting your computer from ne'er-do-wells. Hackers are cracking codes on all sorts of devices and getting sneaky about breaking into everything from cell phones to car systems.

If your mailbox has been bombed the last couple of weeks by e-mails appearing to be from FedEx and claiming a package sent to you has gone undelivered, blame Zeus, king of criminal bots, for helping to release another Kraken on the Internet. The bogus spam e-mails are still finding their way into...

"Worst Case Scenario (NEED HELP)," said the subject line of an e-mail my wife received. She was surprised to see it was from one of her work colleagues, or so she thought. It said (all errors intact): "I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came down here to (Buckinghamshire)...

It's bad enough that the H1N1 swine flu pandemic has caused such widespread public anxiety, and it's worse that the vaccine has become its own source of concern, whether due to the shortage or spurious fears about its safety. Now, the bottom-feeders known as phishing scammers are exploiting the...

According to The Register as reported in the Washington Post, one of the biggest bill-paying sites on the Internet, CheckFree.com, has been hacked, potentially opening up its customers to malware. On Tuesday, December 2nd, customers logging in to pay their bills were apparently redirected to a...

Have you ever been surfing the internet, when suddenly a box pops up, suggesting your computer might be infected with a virus and you should "click here to protect your computer"?The absolute worst thing you can do is click there. At best, these are shady advertising tactics that mislead consumers...