computer security

"Chuck Norris" Virus Commands Your Router For His Botnet

"Chuck Norris" Virus Commands Your Router For His Botnet

Is there a “Chuck Norris” virus hiding inside your router and subjugating it for his secret botnet army? [Prague Daily Monitor] [More]

State Job Website Has Great Opportunities For Self-Starting Identity Thieves

State Job Website Has Great Opportunities For Self-Starting Identity Thieves

CBS 5 exposed a “gaping hole” in the code of California’s state-run employment website that allows anyone who views the site to access and modify other users’ resumes and personal info simply by changing some numbers in the URL.

Why Is Spam Around? Because 12% Of Readers Actually Try To Buy The Stuff

Why Is Spam Around? Because 12% Of Readers Actually Try To Buy The Stuff

Why, in a rational world, does spam continue to exist? Because someone you know—or maybe it’s you—has actually tried to buy something from it, a new study finds. Find that person and beat him (or yourself) with a stapler.

Yet Another Malicious Microsoft Image Exploit

Yet Another Malicious Microsoft Image Exploit

Jeez, Microsoft: