- By Bogdan Popa
- October 4th, 2012
FTC Shuts Down International Phone Scam Network
Consumers were tricked into paying for non-existent virus infections
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 4th, 2012
Microsoft Windows Update Emails Attempting to Steal Gmail and Yahoo Passwords
Fake emails sent by scammers try to steal account data
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 3rd, 2012
Microsoft Reaches Settlement Deal to Kill Nitol Botnet
Microsoft and Peng Yong will work together to block the malware
- By Bogdan Popa
- October 1st, 2012
Internet Explorer Users Are Now Hit by Phone Scams
Malicious phone scammers try to take advantage of IE’s recent flaw
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 24th, 2012
Microsoft Knew of Internet Explorer’s Critical Bug Months Before Patching
The company released a security fix in less than three days
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 20th, 2012
Security Vulnerability in Windows 8 Can Lead to Malware Infection
Rootkit-based malware could be installed on a Windows 8 machine
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 20th, 2012
Download Microsoft’s “Fix It” Patch for Critical Internet Explorer Flaw
The full patch will be released on Friday and delivered via Windows Update
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 18th, 2012
Windows 8 Security Is Not Good – Symantec
Security software maker says that Windows 8 isn’t such a secure OS
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 18th, 2012
Critical Internet Explorer 9 Bug Found, Microsoft Releases Workaround
A brand new security advisory is aimed at IE9 users
- By Bogdan Popa
- September 14th, 2012
Microsoft Warns That New PCs Might Ship Infected
Hackers infect new computers to steal clients’ data
- By Ionut Arghire
- September 8th, 2012
Only Two Bulletins in Microsoft’s September 2012 Security Update
On September 11, Microsoft will push them to all affected systems
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 30th, 2012
Advisory: How to Disable Java Plugin in IE to Protect Yourself Against Hackers
Here are detailed instructions and a method to test if you’ve succeeded
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 29th, 2012
Big Data Represents a Valuable Target for Cybercriminals, Microsoft Says
Trustworhy Computing VP Scott Charney published an interesting whitepaper
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 25th, 2012
Microsoft: Windows 8 SmartScreen Does Not Breach User Privacy
The Redmond company responds to Nadim Kobeissi’s claims
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 24th, 2012
Cryptocat Developer Explains the Privacy Implications of Windows 8 SmartScreen (Updated)
A malicious third party might be able to intercept communications
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 23rd, 2012
Windows 7 and Windows 8 Registries Reveal Password Hints, Researchers Find
The hints are encrypted, but they’re not difficult to decrypt
- By Eduard Kovacs
- August 20th, 2012
Beware of “Micro-Soft Sweepstakes Promotion” Scam
Fraudsters are trying to trick victims into sending them money