Malware authors exploited the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to spread malware. Attackers set up fake blogs and webpages, which claimed to have rare video of Bhutto's death.
A swifter assessment process may soon await merchants and service providers trying to demonstrate compliance with Payment Card Industry (PCI) standards.
The State Senate in California has passed measures that require more extensive notification to consumers of data breaches, establish a central reporting center for breaches, and permit local prosecution of identity theft in the nation's most populous state.
A group of security companies and anti-virus testers have formed an organization dedicated to creating a universally accepted standard for evaluating anti-malware products.
A federal judge has ordered a purveyor of weight-loss and human-growth hormone-related products to pay more than $2.5 million for violations of the FTC Act and the CAN-SPAM Act.
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