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McAfee Reveals List of 2011 Top Cyber-Threats
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – If you’re wondering what the top cyber-threats of the new year are likely to be, McAfee researchers have come out with their 2011 Threats Prediction report. McAfee’s Director of...
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Tech Report: Macintosh Reaches Critical Mass For Malware Attack
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – An old trick that’s beguiled Windows users for years has become a growing threat on Macintosh machines. Calls have poured into Apple for several weeks about a piece of malware...
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Tech Report: Malware Increasingly Affecting Android Phones
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – A new report by mobile security firm Lookout has found that the risk of encountering malware on an Android smartphone is 2.5 times more likely than six months ago. KCBS...
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FBI: Computers Infected With Malware To Lose Internet Service In July
WASHINGTON (CBS / AP) — For computer users, a few mouse clicks could mean the difference between staying online and losing Internet connections this summer. Unknown to most of them, their problem began...
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ConsumerWatch: Malware May Knock Thousands Off Internet On Monday
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS / AP) — Despite repeated alerts, tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could...
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Apple Says Macs At Its Offices Were Hacked
CUPERTINO (CBS/AP) – Apple says a small number of Mac computers at its offices were infected by malicious software, in an attack similar to the one Facebook acknowledged last week. In both cases,...
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Larry Magid: Windows Ending Support for XP, Upgrade Suggested
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS)— This week marks the last day that Microsoft will offer support for its popular XP operating system. The company followed up XP with Vista, which got a fair share of bad reviews...
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End Of Microsoft Support For Windows XP Spells Trouble For Some
REDMOND, Wash. (AP) — Microsoft ends support for the persistently popular Windows XP on Tuesday, and the move could put everything from the operations of heavy industry to the identities of everyday...
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‘BlackShades’ Malware Lets Cybercriminals Hijack Computer Webcams; 97 Charged
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — More than a half-million computers in over 100 countries were infected by sophisticated malware that lets cybercriminals remotely hijack a computer and its webcam, authorities...
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New Malware May Be Lurking In More Than 300,000 iPhones, iPads
PALO ALTO (CBS/AP) – Palo Alto Networks has discovered a new form of malware that may have affected hundreds of thousands of Apple mobile device users, largely in China. The cybersecurity provider has...
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1.2 Million Customer’s Credit Card Data Exposed In Staples Security Breach
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Staples Inc. says nearly 1.2 million customer payment cards may have been exposed during a security breach earlier this year. The office supply retailer said in October that it was...
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Would YOU Click? Twitter Bosses Email Staff Phishing Links To Test Cybersecurity
NEW YORK (AP) — The next phishing email you get could be from your boss. Especially if you work for Twitter. With high-profile security breaches on the rise, from Sony Pictures to Anthem, companies are...
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Google Launches ‘Safe Browsing’ System To Prevent Installation Of Unwanted...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS/AP) — Get ready to see more red warning signs online as Google adds ammunition to its technological artillery for targeting devious schemes lurking on websites. The latest weapon is...
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8 Ways To Protect Your Computer From Ransomware – Don’t Be A Hostage!
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A recent report from a team of U.S. cybersecurity experts says 2016 will be the year ransomware holds America hostage. That’s a scary prediction. Ransomware has been around for...
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Sausalito Woman Bilked $120,000 In Florida Computer Scam
SAUSALITO (CBS SF) — A Florida man was arrested Saturday in connection with a computer scam in which he allegedly stole over $100,000 from a Sausalito resident since last year, police said. According...
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Tech Savvy Kids Could Bring Malware Back Home From Public WiFi
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) — What your kids do on their gadgets when they’re out of the house can have an effect on your devices at home. As kids head back to school, a majority of parents surveyed say...
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Amy Schumer Most Dangerous Celebrity Online
LOS ANGELES (CBS SF/AP) – Amy Schumer is the most dangerous celebrity on the internet — and not just because of her no-holds-barred personality. Intel Security announced Wednesday that the...
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Authorities Warn Ransomware Now Top Cybercrime Threat
PARIS (CBS / AP) — European police agency Europol says the threat from ransomware has now eclipsed other forms of online theft, a sign of how quickly the computer-scrambling software has found favor in...
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Russian Mastermind Behind Global Spam Scheme Arrested In Spain
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. authorities announced Monday they are working to dismantle a global computer network that sent hundreds of millions of spam emails worldwide each year. The Russian man alleged to...
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Microsoft Says Updates Protect Windows Users From Alleged NSA Malware
PARIS (CBS/AP) — Up-to-date Microsoft customers are safe from the purported National Security Agency spying tools dumped online, the software company said Saturday, tamping down fears that the digital...
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Scammers Trick Consumers Into Believing Their Computers Are Infected
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — As tens of thousands of computers in countries around the world were being attacked by hackers demanding bitcoin payment on Friday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and its...
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WhatsApp Reveals Major Security Flaw That Could Let Hackers Access Phones
(CNN) — WhatsApp has revealed a vulnerability in its system that could have allowed hackers access to its users’ phones, with a London-based human rights lawyer possibly among the targets. The...
View ArticleState-Sponsored Hackers Infected iPhones With Spyware; ‘Most Serious’ Breach...
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Researchers say suspected nation-state hackers infected Apple iPhones with spyware over two years in what security experts on Friday called an alarming security failure for a...
View ArticleUCSF Medical School Officials Pay Hackers $1.14 Million Ransom To Recover...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Hackers who attacked computer servers at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine were paid a ransom of more than $1 million so researchers could regain...
View ArticleMysterious Malware Reportedly Infects Nearly 30,000 Macs Worldwide
CUPERTINO (CBS / CNN) — Nearly 30,000 Macs worldwide have been infected with mysterious malware, according to researchers at security firm Red Canary. The issue was somewhat confounding to Red Canary...
View ArticleRussian To Be Deported After Failed Tesla Ransomware Plot
RENO, Nev. (CBS / AP) — A Russian man was sentenced Monday to what amounted to time already served and will be deported after pleading guilty to trying to pay a Tesla employee $500,000 to install...
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