The U.S. House of Representatives approved on Thursday a sweeping set of rules aimed at forcing states to issue all adults federally approved electronic ID cards, including driver’s licenses. The measure, called the Real ID Act, says that driver’s licenses…
Wired News TRUSTe, the business community’s guarantor of internet privacy, abruptly ended its relationship with the company operating FreeiPods.com and other websites on Wednesday, alleging unspecified violations of privacy promises to consumers. TRUSTe said Gratis Internet of Washington could no…
From TechworldMalicious code that exploits a new hole in MSN Messenger has been published on the Internet. Security experts have warned it could soon result in a worm or virus. The code attacks a vulnerability in Messenger’s “libpng” component which…
Those of you using Symantec products aka Norton run Live Update they have a patch out for a serious security flaw. This effects nearly every program in the lineup. [Infoworld]
Do not click another link until you go to the Start menu and click on Windows Update. Microsoft admits to 19 vulnerabilities, with a MSBlast-Level Worm likely. The company released its largest group of security patches in nearly a year,…
Scammers are targeting users of Windows XP with a socially engineered phishing scheme that is designed to exploit Microsoft’s Windows Genuine Advantage program. The WGA-specific scam attempts to extort credit card information from its victims by warning that they must…
Hell must of frozen over, there is a new browser exploit that does not attack Internet Explorer. According to a paper recently published by Eric Johanson of the Shmoo Group, users on most Mozilla-based browsers (Firefox 1.0, Camino .8.5, Mozilla…