Archives for November, 2008

WordPress update kyboshes XSS flaw


Blog pwnage risk busted
WordPress has fixed a cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in its blogging software.…

Russian WebMoney hacker cuffed over Trojan scam


Cybercrook turned to assist e-crime investigations
Russian police have reportedly arrested a hacker who developed a tool for siphoning cash from WebMoney accounts.…

Anti-fraud site targeted in Joe Job attack


Spammers try to discredit Bobbear.co.uk
Fraudsters have upped the ante in their fight to discredit a respected UK-based anti-fraud website.…

Three short papers about virtualization


Power (less)
So we are dipping into Reg whitepapers library each week to present some tasty morsels for your delectation.…

Sons of Macintosh – shaking the Apple family tree


The Jesus Phone is not divine
Report Card, Part Three When the original Apple Mactintosh debuted in 1984, it carried a $2,495 price tag – roughly $5,250 in 2008 money. Ever since, the debate has raged over whether Macs are more expensive, feature-by-feature and capability-by-capability, than their PC brethren.…

Porn doctor jailed for 33 years


Child images shared online
A Florida doctor has been jailed for 33 years and nine months over child porn offences.…

Intel details objections to antitrust probe


S’not fair!
Intel says it is unable to respond to the European Commission investigation into its business practices unless the regulator gives it access to certain documents from AMD.…

Secunia tool helps surfers to keep up to date with patches


An Anadin Plus for patching headaches
Security notification firm Secunia released the final version of its software inspector tool on Tuesday, 17 months after the first beta of a product that aims to help surfers to keep up to date with security patches.…

Quantum parks 180 staff


Not running out of cash
Data protection vendor Quantum is laying off 180 people and cutting expenses to preserve its business in the face of what it calls a global financial crisis.…

Quantum parks 180 staff


Not running out of cash
Data protection vendor Quantum is laying off 180 people and cutting expenses to preserve its business in the face of what it calls a global financial crisis.…