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April 17, 2013 at 6:05PM

Google increases Chrome's security, singles out shady browser extensions

March 11, 2013 at 1:23PM

China's new internet backbone explained: verified sources, IPv6 at the core

February 27, 2013 at 1:47AM

Symantec: work on Stuxnet worm started two years earlier than first thought

February 22, 2013 at 6:39PM

Microsoft reveals hackers attacked it too, 'no customer data affected'

February 15, 2013 at 4:43PM

Facebook says it was target of 'sophisticated attack,' no user data said to be compromised

February 5, 2013 at 4:41AM

BlackBerry gets help from Trend Micro in the fight against malware

December 10, 2012 at 4:16PM

Android 4.2 App Verification Service tested, found no substitute for full anti-malware tools

November 2, 2012 at 11:36AM

Google explains how its Android 4.2 malware scanner guards the side door

October 16, 2012 at 1:28PM

Kaspersky Labs preps its own OS to guard vital industry against cyberwarfare

October 12, 2012 at 11:18AM

Google Play Store gets good cop / bad cop APK update, will add wish lists and malware scanner

October 6, 2012 at 6:19AM

McAfee shows how major Android scamware ticks, prevents us from learning first-hand

September 17, 2012 at 1:51PM

Security researchers dissect Flame's handling program, find three new viruses 'at large'

September 11, 2012 at 11:04PM

Verizon intros Mobile Security app for Android, wants to keep you safe

September 7, 2012 at 9:22PM

Google quietly snaps up internet security firm VirusTotal for an undisclosed amount

July 25, 2012 at 10:29AM

Malware invades Apple's App Store for iOS, only harasses Windows users

July 5, 2012 at 5:29PM

Spam-happy iOS trojan slips into App Store, gets pulled in rapid fashion

June 14, 2012 at 11:49PM

Windows updated with better checking for bad digital certs after Flame malware incident

June 14, 2012 at 2:20PM

Facebook, Google, Twitter spearhead Ads Integrity Alliance to thwart villainous ads

June 11, 2012 at 12:54AM

Flame malware extinguishes itself, Microsoft protects against future burns

June 5, 2012 at 11:33PM

Google starts warning affected users about state-sponsored cyber attacks

June 1, 2012 at 2:48PM

Stuxnet pinned on US and Israel as an out-of-control creation

May 28, 2012 at 5:07PM

Flame malware snoops on PCs across the Middle East, makes Stuxnet look small-time

May 22, 2012 at 10:13PM

Mobile security researchers present Android Malware Genome Project at IEEE

May 22, 2012 at 3:18AM

Exploit uses firewalls to hijack smartphones, turns friends into foes

May 15, 2012 at 4:01AM

Apple issues Leopard update with Flashback removal tool

May 14, 2012 at 11:39AM

Kaspersky exec calls Mac OS 'really vulnerable' (update: clarification from Kaspersky)

May 12, 2012 at 11:59PM

Adobe changes tune on CS5 updates, won't seek paid CS6 upgrade to patch vulnerabilities

April 18, 2012 at 7:21AM

Around 140,000 Apple machines still infected with Flashback malware, says Symantec

April 14, 2012 at 9:53AM

Apple issues Flashback removal tool for 10.7 Lion systems not running Java

April 12, 2012 at 5:08PM

Apple releases fix for Flashback malware

April 10, 2012 at 9:50PM

Apple publishes support page for Flashback malware, is working on a fix

March 30, 2012 at 5:26PM

OS X malware used to spy on pro-Tibetan charities, reminds us all to keep updated

March 22, 2012 at 8:44AM

U.S. Department of Defense preps cyber rules of engagement, plans to work more closely with ISPs

February 26, 2012 at 6:00PM

Switched On: Mountain Lion brings iOS apps, malware traps

February 9, 2012 at 3:22AM

Google Chrome update brings speedier browsing, enhanced security, joy

February 2, 2012 at 3:30PM

Google's 'Bouncer' service scans the Android Market for malware, will judge you at the door

December 14, 2011 at 9:33AM

Google pulls Android Market malware that exploits SMS hole

December 9, 2011 at 1:56PM

Windows Defender beta gains 'offline' functionality, can run sans-OS

December 2, 2011 at 5:34PM

US Cyber Command completes major cyber attack simulation, seems pleased with the results

December 2, 2011 at 9:35AM

WikiLeaks' Spy Files shed light on the corporate side of government surveillance

November 15, 2011 at 11:33AM

Windows 8 gets automatic updates, enforced restarts after 72 hours of polite harassment

October 21, 2011 at 11:47AM

Georgia Tech spies on nearby keyboards with iPhone 4 accelerometer, creates spiPhone

September 23, 2011 at 2:34PM

US government to beat back botnets with a cybersecurity code of conduct

August 12, 2011 at 4:11PM

Looking back at a year of Android Malware

August 2, 2011 at 11:41AM

New Android trojan can record phone calls, expose your embarrassing fantasy baseball talk

July 10, 2011 at 2:17PM

Google pulls co.cc subdomains from search, brings our global malware nightmare to an end

June 18, 2011 at 9:17PM

Microsoft to malware: your AutoRunning days on Windows are numbered

June 17, 2011 at 1:33PM

Don't bring your computer viruses to Japan, because they're illegal now

June 1, 2011 at 6:19PM

More malware in the Android Market: Google removes 26 deleterious app doppelgangers

June 1, 2011 at 8:22AM

Apple cracks down on MacDefender, prevents malware downloads with daily quarantine list

May 29, 2011 at 7:37PM

Skype taken to task by angry users over claimed crapware payload (update: disabled for now)

March 31, 2011 at 6:07AM

Samsung reportedly installing keylogger software on laptops (update: it's a false-positive)

March 24, 2011 at 1:23PM

Visualized: preconceived notions about personal computer security

March 2, 2011 at 6:48AM

Google spikes 21 malicious apps with big download counts from the Market (update: Android 2.2.2 and up are immune)

February 12, 2011 at 11:44PM

Microsoft rolls out long, long-awaited Windows update to disable AutoRun for USB drives

December 23, 2010 at 1:22PM

AT&T, Verizon, RIM get serious about security for mobile devices

December 19, 2010 at 9:06AM

Google hacked site notification notifies you if your site is hacked (repeat this five times fast)

December 2, 2010 at 5:50AM

Chrome sandboxes Flash Player in latest Dev channel release for Windows

November 24, 2010 at 4:33PM

Mac malware survey finds mostly incompatible nasties

November 10, 2010 at 4:34PM

Report warns of the increased use of SEO Poisoning to spread malware

August 26, 2010 at 12:14PM

Thumb drive-based malware attack led to formation of US Cyber Command

August 23, 2010 at 5:18PM

Did malware cause the crash of Spanair Flight JK 5022? (update)

August 11, 2010 at 1:26PM

BBC crafts malicious smartphone app to prove a point... we guess

June 2, 2010 at 1:47PM

Microsoft responds to Google moving away from Windows, calls it ironic

March 29, 2010 at 6:41AM

Symantec names Shaoxing, China as world's malware capital

March 19, 2010 at 1:49PM

Vodafone Spain replacing microSD cards on 3,000 virus-infected handsets

March 9, 2010 at 2:33PM

Customer greeted with malware on Vodafone-issued HTC Magic (good thing it's discontinued)

January 11, 2010 at 2:07PM

Phishing Android apps explain our maxed-out credit cards

November 8, 2009 at 10:48PM

First iPhone worm rickrolls jailbroken phones

November 8, 2009 at 10:48PM

First iPhone worm rickrolls jailbroken phones

September 29, 2009 at 1:27PM

Microsoft Security Essentials anti-virus software is now live and free

September 3, 2009 at 2:31PM

Snow Leopard ships with old version of Flash - great for hackers, not so much for the rest of us

August 25, 2009 at 8:28PM

Snow Leopard packing antivirus software?

August 4, 2009 at 9:34PM

Apple keyboard gets hacked like a ripe papaya, perp caught on video

December 29, 2008 at 4:01PM

Another pair of infected digiframes promise to ruin the rest of your holiday break

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