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Hackers behind Flashback click fraud campaign haven't been paid
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their Mac-based click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said today.
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Microsoft battles PC bloat with new Signature tune-up
Microsoft has had the bloatware accusation thrown at it countless times but now the company reportedly wants to make money turning back the tide of PC-slowing software with a little-known service called ?Signature?.
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Apple ships first OS X 10.5 Leopard security update in almost 12 months
Apple has issued its first security-related update for OS X 10.5 Leopard in nearly a year, to disable long-outdated versions of Adobe's Flash Player.
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Apple patches 36 bugs in Mac OS X Lion and Snow Leopard
Apple has patched 36 vulnerabilities in Mac OS X, most of them critical, plugging a hole that revealed passwords used to encrypt folders with an older version of FileVault.
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Rim promises multi-layered security on BlackBerry 10 OS
RIM's upcoming BlackBerry 10 operating system is intended to be as secure, if not more so, than the OS running on RIM's current crop of BlackBerry devices. Mobile security could become a major selling point for the new platform, for enterprises, carriers and end users alike.
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Internet Explorer silent upgrade helps put newest browser on Windows
Microsoft's decision late last year to switch on "silent" upgrades for Internet Explorer has moved some Windows users to newer versions, but has had little, if any, impact on the oldest editions, IE6 and IE7, according to usage statistics.
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Vmware's Octopus to rival Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive
VMware is offering a private-cloud based platform for document sharing and device syncing that could rival Dropbox, Google Drive and Microsoft SkyDrive by giving companies more control over their data.
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Windows Live to be retired by Microsoft ahead of Windows 8 launch
Windows Live will be retired as Microsoft gets ready to release what it describes as a more connected set of online consumer services with the launch of its Windows 8 operating system.
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Microsoft detects malware targeting Mac OS X Office vulnerability
Microsoft has detected a new piece of malware targeting Apple OS X computers that exploits a vulnerability in the Office productivity suite patched nearly three years ago.
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Snow Leopard users most prone to Flashback malware attack
Of the Macs that have been infected by the Flashback malware, nearly two-thirds are running OS X 10.6, better known as Snow Leopard, a Russian antivirus company said.
