Topic: Malware

Why Malware Warnings Took Over the Internet Today

Reuters

For Chrome users, a malware warning page popped up on Monday across many major websites — The New York Times, IMDb, and MSN Money, to name a few — due to so-called blacklisting bug inside Google's ad network.

By David Wagner

Jan 4, 2013

Today in Research

You Won't Believe How Many Americans Are Falling Asleep at the Wheel

Discovered: Scary numbers about sleeping while driving; our moon might get its own moon; decoding the malware genome; fighting HIV with HIV. 

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Dec 14, 2012

The Cellphone Virus from Hell Will Eat Your Money

The latest in smartphone malware is a sneaky digital beast, one that surreptitiously makes charges to your phone bill.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Jul 6, 2012

How to Check If You'll Lose Internet Monday

Come Monday somewhere between 200,000 and 500,000 computers won't be able to get onto the Interwebs because of some complicated expiration of FBI protection of DNS malware. Don't let that be you.

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 14, 2012

Your Mac Isn't As Safe As You Think

Having finally come to terms with the weaknesses in its operating system, Apple is turning to the security company Kaspersky Lab to point out vulnerabilities and offer advice on how to fix them.

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By Rebecca Greenfield

Nov 8, 2011

Even Apple's Phones Are Getting Hacked

Apple's famously "malware proof" iPhone has a bug.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Jun 17, 2011

Bitcoin Heist May Be Victim of New Moneygrubbing Malware

Did a Trojan horse program steal $500,000 worth of Bitcoins?

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