iPhone Thief Found by GPS

A 31-year-old man who stole and iPhone was arrested recently because police were able to track the GPS function of the phone.

Horatio Toure rode a bicycle to a woman and grabbed her iPhone. However, the woman was carrying the iPhone used to demonstrate a real-time GPS tracking program, according to the San Fransisco Chronicle.

Toure was caught approximately 10 minutes after stealing the device, police said.

“This reminds me of the…

Botnet Malware Writers Arrested in Slovenia

Slovenian police have arrested four suspects amid allegations that the four developed the Mariposa botnet malware. The arrests come of the heels of a joint investigation between Slovenian police and the FBI.

Earlier this year, three suspects were arrested in Spain and are charged with distributing the malware. According to STA, a Slovenian news agency, the four suspects are through to have developed the malware used by the…

YouGov Offers Tracking Software Option

Participants in a YouGov survey recently received requests to download software designed to track user web surfing habits. The July edition of the survey asked questions regarding the user’s employer and work before asking if the user would like to participate in a study tracking computer usage by downloading software, The Register reports.

Users completing the survey received the following message:

“Would you be willing to participate in a study of…

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Cameron and Obama Discuss Pentagon Hacker’s Extradition

British Prime Minister David Cameron has raised the issue of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition case with President Barack Obama, according to The Guardian. Cameron and his deputy PM, Nick Clegg, have each criticized the extradition attempts of McKinnon, arguing that he should instead appear in a British court.

McKinnon stands accused of…

Cyber Attacks Cause Security Software Market Increase in Asia-Pacific

Industry experts are seeing increased levels and sophistication in cyber attacks against companies. IT security firm Symantec recently released a report citing Asian companies experiencing a high number of attacks, with 3 out of 4 companies claiming to have experienced cyber attacks last year.

The increasing number of attacks is expected to see a…

Scammers Take Advantage of Buzz Around Toy Story 3

Scammers are notorious for jumping quickly on the latest trends, including the World Cup and iPad launches. They have now turned to using the buzz surrounding Toy Story 3 to lure in unsuspecting victims to bombard them with pop-up software scams and fake survey websites.

The scams, purporting to show clips of Buzz and Woody talking, send users to malware-infected and useless sites. Some even claim to offer games related…

Accused PC Consultant Pleads Not Guilty in Sextortion Case

A computer consultant from California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he engaged in sextortion by hacking into the computer of victims, using personal information to extort explicit videos.

Luis Mijangos of Santa Ana, Calif., entered his plea in a Los Angeles federal court earlier this week, an assistant U.S. attorney said. Mijangos is currently free on a $10,000 bail.

Court documents allege Mijangos used peer-to-peer file sharing networks to…

Computer Provider Warns Customers of Malware Infection

Dell is currently warning customers that some motherboards have been infected with malware. The PowerEdge R410 Rack server apparently contains spyware embedded within the systems management software.

The computer firm is sending letters to users and directly phoning those who are infected, according to The Register. A support forum post provided few details regarding the malware or steps that can be taken to remove it from the system.

“I…

Featured Job- Cyber Security Architect with Merlin

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