'We rob banks. And PayPal.' Federal prosecutors have charged a Philadelphia couple with conspiracy, aggravated identity theft and a host of other violations, after they allegedly stole credit cards, billing statements and other sensitive information from friends, neighbors and bar patrons during a 13-month crime spree that netted more than $119,000.… Full published article at: Read More »

More SQL injection insanity The miscreants who have poisoned more than half a million web pages aren't the only attackers thinking big. People behind a botnet known as Asprox have recently rejiggered their army to infect websites in a similar fashion.… Full published article at: Read More »

Poked full of Viagra Social networking sites have become the new front in the war against spam, according to security watchers.… Full published article at: Read More »

Trust but verify Security researchers have identified possible weaknesses in quantum cryptography implementations. A team from Linköping University in Sweden has also come up with suggestions about how the attack could be blocked.… Full published article at: Read More »

'Spamford' Wallace hauled over the coals MySpace has won a $230 million anti-spam judgment against notorious spammer Sanford Wallace and his partner Walter Rines. US District Judge Audrey Collins made the order - reckoned to be the largest ever in an anti-spam case - after the duo failed to appear in court.… Full published article at: Read More »

Patch Tuesday calls for Windows and Office disinfectant Microsoft on Tuesday issued updates to plug a half-dozen security holes, four of which were rated critical.… Full published article at: Read More »

Locksmith overtime for sys admins Debian has warned of a vulnerability in its cryptographic functions that could leave systems open to attack.… Full published article at: Read More »

Unwiped disc palaver An unemployed man who tried to sell a computer disc that used to belong to the best mate of F1 star Lewis Hamilton has been arrested in Germany.… Full published article at: Read More »

One net to rule them all - and in the darkness find them US telco Verizon yesterday announced it had won a $678.5m, ten-year deal to tie together the many disparate networks within the vast US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).… Full published article at: Read More »

Unleashing the iBomb Exclusive Apple will indeed support PA Semi's line of PowerPC-based processors, The Register has learned.… Full published article at: Read More »