Researchers demo BIOS attack that survives hard-disk wipe – A pair of Argentinean researchers have found a way to perform a BIOS level malware attack capable of surviving even a hard-disk wipe.
Stealthy router-based botnet worm squirming – Researchers at DroneBL have spotted signs of a stealthy router-based botnet worm targeting routers and DSL modems.
Is the geek love affair with Firefox waning? – I remember a time not that long ago when most geeks agreed that Firefox was the best browser.
Mac malware warning: new threat – Mac owners have been urged to be wary of a new threat that targets the Apple computer as well as Windows-based PCs.
Scareware Morphs Into Ransomware – Vundo malware now encrypts users’ files and then charges a fee to decrypt them.
Exploit code sends Mozilla scrambling to fix FireFox – Mozilla’s security response team is scrambling to ready a patch for what appears to be a serious security flaw affecting its flagship FireFox browser.