I just got an email from Google informing me of possible phishing attempts and that I should be “on my watch” for suspicious emails appearing to be from Google. Here’s the email I got (I removed @ from the email addresses): At Google, we take the safety of our users …

Most of us have just upgraded to WordPress 2.5 when it’s now time for another upgrade. This time it’s a more urgent upgrade since it includes a security fix and about 70 bug fixes: We recommend everyone update immediately, particularly if your blog has open registration. The vulnerability is not …

Now all hosting companies offering IIS and SQL Server on Windows XP, 2003, Vista, and Server 2008 must watch out for a vulnerability allowing local users to raise his privilege level. Microsoft stated in their advisory: Hosting providers may be at increased risk from this elevation of privilege vulnerability. But …

The latest version of WordPress is only a few days old when I noticed this urgent post in the TrendLabs blog regarding the old version of WordPress (version 2.3.3 that is). It’s always important to upgrade your software, and this time it can really hurt your visitors and subscribers if …

TrendMicro is this morning reporting about manipulated ratings at eBay.co.uk. The ratings at eBay show the users history using stars. The more stars (five is the maximum) a user got the more successful trades have been completed and the more trusted a user can be. The manipulation works like this. …

If you’re using WordPress you should make sure that you’re using the latest version (at the moment 2.3.3) and that you’ve removed all the old files so no one can take advantage of a security leak in the old files. Shoemoney.com is reporting that people claim to have hidden links …

Since a few days over 200 000 pages (most of them using phpBB) have been compromised with an exploit according to McAfee. This video will show you how it looks like on the users side: March 2008 – Mass Hack Demo from Schmooog on Vimeo.If you got a forum using …

Welcome to the latest blog from Xavier Media about antivirus softwares, latest virus threats and how to protect you and your computer from scumware, trojans and other malware. The virus map found on the main page is constantly updated with the latest threats you need to look our for. You …

I guess you’ve heard of GPS (Global Positioning System), a system allowing you to find out your exact position using satellite signals, and the map service Google Earth before. But did you know there’s an easy way to combine these two? By using the GPS Tracking Key from LandAirSea Systems …