Moroccans proud of hacker who hit U.S.

The conviction this week of a Moroccan science student for unleashing the Zotob worm that ravaged U.S. computer networks last year could even be cast as proof that this agriculture-dependent, unemployment-plagued nation is making its mark on the digital world.

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Browser Bug of the Month

HD Moore published a blog entry on Sunday stating that he plans to issue a new browser bug each day through the month of July. Two are already out and it looks like one of them is pretty nasty. ***CAUTION*** the following links point to pages listing the actual exploit code. There are "demonstration" links on these pages that if followed might cause your computer to lock up or crash. Click with care!


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Bilked woman blames bank advice

When Lina Lapointe's bank manager told her the $5.2-million (U.S.) inheritance she was about to receive from a dead uncle in Africa was legitimate, she figured she'd won the jackpot. But what she got was a big pile of grief and a mountain of debt. And she's blaming the National Bank for getting her into the whole mess.

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Symantec fixes Norton chat hole

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You rely on financial organizations to keep your info safe and secure

ABN AMRO Mortgage Group, Inc. recently announced that a tape containing information about residential mortgage customers was lost while being transported by DHL courier service to a credit reporting company.This tape contained UNENCRYPTED consumer info, and we wonder why so may people are victims of identity theft.

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Tricked out XBOX 360 (with pics)!!!

Check out these pics of a modded X-box 360.

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October 2005 worst ever month for new viruses

Security experts have reported that this October saw biggest ever recorded increase in new viruses. According to Sophos, last month's total of 1,685 newly discovered viruses marked the greatest month-on-month jump since the firm first began regular malware monitoring in the late 1980s.

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