Articles By John E Dunn at Techworld

John McAfee accuses Belize Government after house burns down

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:35:00 GMT

The chances were always slim that antivirus founder John McAfee would return to his former mansion in Belize and now he canâ€™t. Last Thursday it burned down, more evidence according to McAfee, that heâ€™s no longer welcome in the country.

Telenor cyberattacks the work of mystery Indian hacking group, researchers find

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:02:00 GMT

The large-scale cyberattacks that hit Norwayâ€™s state telecoms firm Telenor in March didnâ€™t originate from China as many assumed but from a previously unknown Indian cybercrime group, an analysis by Norman Shark has found.

LulzSec members sent to prison for infamous DDoS attacks

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Thu, 16 May 2013 20:25:00 GMT

Four members of the infamous and largely British LulzSec hacking group that carried a string of high-profile DDoS attacks in 2011 have been handed relatively lenient prison terms of up to 32 months by the judge at Southwark Crown Court.

Internet Explorer 10 blocks more malware than Chrome or Firefox, test finds

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:07:00 GMT

Microsoftâ€™s Internet Explorer 10 is better at blocking malware downloads than rivals Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera thanks to superior URL and application reputation technology, a new test by NSS Labs has found.

FBI briefs US bank executives on wave of cyberattacks

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:56:00 GMT

The FBI has reportedly briefed US bank executives on a wave of cyberattacks that have lashed the industry since last summer as part of a new policy designed to foster co-operation between the state and private sectors.

Mobile adware networks given 45 days to stop misbehaving by security firm

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:43:00 GMT

Misbehaving adware buried inside mobile apps has turned into such a problem that security vendor Lookout Mobile Security has published a deadline for networks to change their behaviour or face being blacklisted.

McAfee LiveSafe integrates cloud and Intel chip security in one product

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Tue, 14 May 2013 06:00:00 GMT

McAfee has announced LiveSafe, a premium software and security service it believes can shore up the failing edifice of antivirus protection using a mixture of encryption, cloud storage, password management, authentication and malware defence for PCs, Macs, tablets and smartphones.

Phishing gang jailed for plundering woman's Â£1 million life savings

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:06:00 GMT

A heartless phishing gang that stole and frittered a British womanâ€™s entire Â£1 million ($1.6 million) life savings on items including â€œgold and cheeseburgersâ€� have been handed heavy sentences by a judge at Londonâ€™s Southwark Crown Court.

Linux replaces Windows XP on International Space Station laptops

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:33:00 GMT

The contractor that manages computers for the International Space Station (ISS) has announced that the orbiting project is now running Debian Linux on its laptop fleet having successfully jettisoned Windows XP.

Cyberhackers steal $45 million from bank ATMs after cloning debit cards

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:16:00 GMT

In the largest and surely most extraordinary ATM fraud in history, US prosecutors have revealed details of a vast global conspiracy in which thieves were able to exploit out of date card technology to empty cash machines in 27 countries of $45 million (Â£29 million).

Gang arrested for Â£500,000 'Rolex rampage' using pwned Amex Black card

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:29:00 GMT

Five men have been arrested by British police after allegedly going on an extravagant Â£500,000 ($775,000) spending spree using a compromised American Express Black card.

G2 Crowd challenges Gartner's Magic Quadrant with crowdsourced grids

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:37:00 GMT

Might the hegemony of Gartnerâ€™s Magic Quadrant be under threat? It sounds like a long shot but Chicago startup G2 Crowd thinks it has come up with a disruptive alternative - ditch analysts and ask IT professionals what they think instead.

Hacker leaks Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's unpublished book after email raid

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

The increasingly tricksy hacker known as â€˜Gucciferâ€™ has struck again, this time posting links to the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell.

Hacker posts Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell's unpublished book after email raid

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

The increasingly tricksy hacker known as â€˜Gucciferâ€™ has struck again, this time posting links to the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell.

Hacker posts Sex and the City author's unpublished book after email raid

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:32:00 GMT

The increasingly tricksy hacker known as â€˜Gucciferâ€™ has struck again, this time posting links to the first 50 pages of an unpublished novel by Sex and the City author, Candace Bushnell.

Windows XP migration worries exaggerated by 'dead' applications

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:04:00 GMT

Many organisations exaggerate the difficulties of migrating from Windows XP to Windows 7 by over-estimating the importance of little-used applications, a survey from consultancy Centrix Software has suggested.

Malwarebytes adds antivirus scanning to cloud backup software

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Tue, 07 May 2013 13:54:00 GMT

Left-field antivirus firm Malwarebytes has launched the first ex-beta version of Secure Backup, a cloud security system designed to scan usersâ€™ files for infection before storing them in the cloud.

McAfee splashes $389 million for Stonesoft's firewall knowhow

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:36:00 GMT

Another independent security firm has been swallowed by the expanding McAfee empire with the news that Intelâ€™s security play has agreed to pay $389 million (Â£250 million) in cash for small but innovative Finnish firm Stonesoft.

Cybercrime booming in Latin America and Caribbean, Trend finds

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:25:00 GMT

Internet criminals have opened a new front in Latin America and the Caribbean and seem to have founded booming businesses thanks to low levels of cybercrime protection and awareness, a rare but timely analysis of the region by Trend Micro has found.

Cybercrime booming in Latin America and Caribbean, Trend Micro finds

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 06 May 2013 13:25:00 GMT

FinFisher: legitimate spy program or dubious commercial malware?

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:03:46 GMT

Chinese 'Comment Crew' hackers emptied QinetiQ of top-secret military data

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Thu, 02 May 2013 12:11:00 GMT

One of the USâ€™s critical military and espionage contractors QinetiQ North America (QNA) was successfully pillaged for huge amounts of top-secret know-how by the infamous Chinese â€˜Comment Crewâ€™ or PLA 61398 hacking group in a campaign stretching over years, Bloomberg has reported.

Scotland's Internet startups still firing on one cylinder

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Wed, 01 May 2013 17:05:05 GMT

Apache web servers targeted by stealthy 'Cdorked' malware

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:34:00 GMT

Security researchers have discovered a new Apache web server backdoor that is so stealthy it leaves almost no trace of its redirection behaviour on the hard drive or in server log files.

Google Chrome gets ability to view Office documents inside browser

editor@techworld.com (John E Dunn) — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:08:00 GMT

Google has ported the Chrome OSâ€™s useful ability to view Office Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files in the Chrome browser for the first time, its develop blog has announced.