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What you need to know about the Microsoft Word hack

Microsoft has issued a warning to users about a very specific malware attack. 

On Mar 26, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Don’t fall for this Malaysia Airlines Facebook hoax

It’s malware.

On Mar 14, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Man hangs himself and 4-year-old son over malware message

Online extortion spirals out into murder.

On Mar 13, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Mark Zuckerberg calls out U.S. government in Facebook rant

Zuck makes a rare Facebook plea urging users to "build the Internet we want."

On Mar 13, 2014 by Aja Romano

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Mobile malware doubled in 2013

Report shows 100,000 new mobile malware programs identified last year.

On Feb 24, 2014 by Tim Sampson

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Scammers making bank on fake Flappy Bird apps

The original Flappy Bird is dead, so beware of anyone claiming to sell it.

On Feb 12, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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My dead coworker just followed me on Twitter

Everybody loves a good ghost story.

On Feb 11, 2014 by Nico Lang

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The new era of organized cybercrime

The Web has caused growing pains for the entertainment, retail, and media industries—and the mafia, too.

On Jan 24, 2014 by Miles Klee

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The malware that hacked Target was written by a 17-year-old Russian kid

A 17-year-old wrote the malware behind that massive Target hack

On Jan 20, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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The next big cyberattack could be launched from your fridge

Criminals have compromised your crisper.

On Jan 17, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Microsoft’s secret battle against the Tor botnet

In the battle to clean up millions of infected computers, Microsoft revealed it can remove programs remotely, without users even knowing.

On Jan 16, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Amazon hosts more malware than any other Internet service provider

Thieves use the company's domains to shop for your private data.

On Jan 16, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Malware-infested news site tells readers to ignore Google’s warnings

In late December, it became obvious that something was wrong on the Moscow Times’ website.

On Jan 8, 2014 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

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Thousands of Yahoo visitors hit with malware attack

The U.K., France, and Romania were the hardest hit.

On Jan 5, 2014 by Dell Cameron

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Your Microsoft security is pretty much worthless

In a recent assessment, Microsoft Security Essentials did not detect 39 percent of all the malware tested.

On Dec 22, 2013 by Aaron Sankin