AP - A computer security researcher has built a device for just $1,500 that can intercept some kinds of cell phone calls and record everything that's said.
AFP - Computer security researcher Barnaby Jack jokes that he has resorted to hiding cash under his bed since figuring out how to crack automated teller machines remotely using the Internet.
AFP - Hackers at an infamous DefCon gathering are proving that old-fashioned smooth talk rivals slick software skills when it comes to pulling off attacks on computer networks.
Reuters - Two security experts said on Friday they released a tool for attacking smartphones that use Google Inc's Android operating system to persuade manufacturers to fix a bug that lets hackers read a victim's email and text messages.
AFP - Software security experts warn that mobile phones are tempting targets for hackers in a world where people eagerly invite strange applications onto handsets packed with personal data.
AP - An FBI official said Friday a two-year-long multinational investigation led them to nab a 23-year-old Slovenian, who allegedly created a malicious software code that infected 12 million computers worldwide.
AP - Researchers have uncovered new ways that criminals can spy on Internet users even if they're using secure connections to banks, online retailers or other sensitive Web sites.
AP - Computer-security software maker McAfee Inc. said Thursday that its second-quarter profit rose 38 percent, helped by growth in its corporate and consumer businesses.
PC World - Hackers appear to be increasingly counting on configuration problems and programming errors rather than software vulnerabilities in order to steal information from computer systems, according to a new study from Verizon.
AFP - The Internet has undergone a key upgrade that promises to stop cyber criminals from using fake websites that dupe people into downloading viruses or revealing personal data.
AP - A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.
PC World - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent its highest-ranking official ever to speak at the Black Hat conference this week, and its Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute ended up fielding a few tough questions from skeptical computer security professionals in attendance.
AFP - US, Spanish and Slovenian law enforcement authorities on Wednesday announced the arrest of the suspected creator of the Mariposa Botnet, a vast network of virus-infected computers used by criminal hackers.
AFP - As a major computer security conference kicked off here Wednesday, Microsoft announced that teamwork between technology rivals is paying off in the perpetual arms race with hackers.
PC Magazine - Sen. John Kerry said Tuesday that he will join his House colleagues and take a crack at privacy legislation.
PC Magazine - Thanks to F-Secure for revealing the latest in rogue anti-malware: A fake Firefox Just Updated page which pushes you to install an update to Flash.
AP - International authorities have arrested a computer hacker believed responsible for creating the malicious computer code that infected as many as 12 million computers, invading major banks and corporations around the world, FBI officials told The Associated Press on Tuesday.
PC World - The U.K.'s Cyber Security Challenge began accepting registrations Monday for a series of computer security exercises designed to spur interest in the field.
PC World - Computers in Iran have been hardest hit by a dangerous computer worm that tries to steal information from industrial control systems.
PC World - Worms, malware, zero-day attacks -- it was a worrisome week on the security front, with stories in that genre taking our top three slots.
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