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The name probably brings out images of a Hindi movie or a school nickname. Well, it is Indian alright. But it is a rarity–a malware that originated out of India. (more…)

Microsoft will today bring forward a scheduled security update to fix the flaw in Internet Explorer that was exploited in the recent attack on Google. (more…)

The German government has warned citizens not to use Internet Explorer after it was revealed that a flaw in the Microsoft browser proved to be the weak link in the recent security attack on Google. (more…)

Lawyers who filed a lawsuit against the Chinese Government on behalf of a US software company over alleged theft of software code that was used in state-mandated filtering software, was reportedly targeted by a phishing attack that has also targeted Google. (more…)

If you’ve found your PC running slowly or causing you no end of problems after visiting a website that didn’t quite look as legitimate as you expected it to, then it’s likely that you have been the victim of a “drive-by download”. (more…)

The so-called “2010 bug” has hit millions of German credit and debit card holders after a software glitch meant that they were unable to withdraw money or make payments by card. (more…)

The prime minister of Spain became the latest high-profile victim of online hackers after a photo of him on the website for Spain’s EU presidency was replaced with a photo of British comedy character Mr Bean. (more…)

Phishing attacks saw a dramatic increase in December according to one group of researchers, with cyber criminals looking to capitalise on the seasonal increase in Christmas shoppers. (more…)

Twitter has taken the unusual step of banning users from using certain passwords when they sign up to new accounts in an effort to encourage better password security. (more…)

Your iPhone could be part of a worldwide botnet, researchers have claimed after a recent outbreak of worms designed to infect the popular mobile phone. (more…)