Braille Live

Michael Jackson’s Death Spurs Spam, Viruses
Less than 24 hours after Jackson’s Death, fraudsters are exploiting public interest with their attempts to spread spam and malware. Security researchers say they’ve observed hundreds of cases of malicious messages masquerading as information about Jackson’s death. Some of them, they say, popped up within minutes of the news.
Read the rest of this entry »

Zombie Computers Make Dramatic Rise
BBC NEWS Zombie computers “on the rise”
By Maggie Shiels Technology Reporter,

BBC News, Silicon Valley Twelve million computers have been hijacked by cyber-criminals and detected by security vendor McAfree since January, the firm has said. It reports there has been a 50% increase in the number of detected so-called “zombie” computers since 2008.
Read the rest of this entry »