Privacy, Hacking and Virus Alerts

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Missoula Internet security expert at LMG Securitywarns: "Think before you click"

"Companies get hacked every day and it’s important to remember that, for every company you hear about getting hacked there’s 99 others that you’re never going to hear about," Davidoff said.

Mass hack affects almost 2 million Internet accounts — Guide to protecting Internet accounts

Almost 2 million accounts on Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo and other social media and Internet sites have been breached, according to a Chicago-based cybersecurity firm.

Android security flaw affects 99 percent of phones, researcher says

The problem lies in the security verification process that has been used on the Google Play applications store since the release of Android 1.6.

Montana State University warns 4,585 past and present employees of computer security lapse

"There’s no evidence this information was grabbed and taken," he said. "To date, we’ve not had reports of any individuals having problems."

Why tech experts suggest disabling JAVA

Java has become the no. 1 Web threat because it’s everywhere and bad guys are taking full advantage.

Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’

It is having an impact on popular services like Netflix – and experts worry it could escalate to affect banking and email systems.

Tools for the paranoid: 5 free security tools to protect your data

Because even a law-abiding citizen like you has a few secrets to keep, we’ve found five industrial-grade tools to help you hang on to what’s yours. No need to enter a credit card number to get them, either–they’re all free.

Disable Java? Here’s how, after US agency warns of software ‘vulnerability.’

With an eye on the security of millions of Internet users, the US Department of Homeland Security is advising Americans to temporarily disable Java, a software commonly used in Web-browser programs.

Cosmo, the Hacker ‘God’ Who Fell to Earth

His arsenal of tricks held clever-yet-idiot-proof ways of getting into accounts on Amazon, Apple, AOL, PayPal, Best Buy, Buy.com, Live.com (think: Hotmail, Outlook, Xbox) and more. He can hijack phone numbers from AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and your local telco.

German watchdog warns of Internet Explorer breach

The German government agency overseeing IT safety is warning of a security breach in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and recommending people use other browsers until the problem is fixed.