msnbc.com: Security

Chinese military Web site target of cyberattacks

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:52 GMT

A Web site set up by China's Ministry of Defense this summer was hit by more than 230 million hacker attacks in its first month of operation, but none of the attacks were successful.

China - Military - Ministry of National Defense - Warfare and Conflict - War on Terrorism

FBI: Hackers targeting law and PR firms

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:58:26 GMT

Hackers are increasingly targeting law firms and public relations companies with a sophisticated e-mail scheme that breaks into their computer networks to steal sensitive data, often linked to large corporate clients doing business overseas.

Business - Public relations - Federal Bureau of Investigation - Marketing - Computer network

House pushes ban on peer-to-peer software

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:48:49 GMT

Stung by an embarrassing electronic leak last month revealing ethics investigations into dozens of lawmakers, Congress moved Tuesday to prohibit federal employees from using the same type of Internet file-sharing software blamed for the disclosure.

filesharing - United States Congress - Congress - United States - Government

Facebook hit by ‘Control Your Info’ intruder

Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:44:34 GMT

Facebook was hit on Tuesday by a well-meaning intruder who took over some of the site's online groups as a way of sending a message to tighten up security.

Facebook - Social network - Online Communities - Business Services - Business

Twitter phishing ploy goes for ‘Direct Messages’

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:59:55 GMT

Some users of Twitter, the microblogging site, may be the victim of a new phishing and account hijacking attempt on Twitter, that specifically affects private messages.

Twitter - Micro-blogging - Social network - Phishing - Online Communities

Red Tape: Your chance to spy on Google

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:20:15 GMT

If you only have time to visit one new Web site this week, make it the new Google dashboard.

Google - search - Search Engines - Tools - Companies

Hacking ring caught in $9 million fraud

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:47:14 GMT

Federal authorities have busted what they call "one of the most sophisticated computer hacking rings in the world" winning indictments against eight people from Russia, Estonia and Moldova.

Russia - Estonia - Moldova - Society and Culture - Government

Tagged.com settles with states in invite fight

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:15:54 GMT

The social networking site Tagged.com has adopted reforms on the use of invitation e-mails after being accused of essentially stealing the e-mail addresses of some 60 million Internet users, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo announced Monday.

Tagged - Social network service - United States - Attorney general - Law

Framed for child porn — by a PC virus

Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:10:55 GMT

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.

Obama gets mixed reviews in China's blogosphere

Tue, 2 Jun 2009 17:06:03 GMT

China - Business - Consumer Goods and Services - Home and Garden - Kitchen and Dining

Spain: Internet-related child porn on the rise

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:25:33 GMT

Francisco Villanueva of the Interior Ministry says the number of cases has gone from 108 in 2004 to 1,024 last year.

Google providing better view of personal data

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 15:57:59 GMT

Google is offering a new privacy control that will make it easier for people to see some of the information being collected about them.

EU agrees on new Internet user rights

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 16:16:32 GMT

EU lawmakers and governments agreed on new rights for Internet users Thursday, aiming to protect them from arbitrary crackdowns on those who illegally download music and movies on the Internet.

Red Tape: ‘Fakeosphere’ ads target consumers

Wed, 4 Nov 2009 13:45:29 GMT

Click on a weight-loss, work-at-home or acai berry ad and you’re likely to land on what looks like a blog or discussion board. Regular folks appear to be debating the merits of the product – but in the end, the 'blogger' always wins.