Scammers Are Scamming Other Scammers Out of Millions of Dollars

On cybercrime forums, user complaints about being duped may accidentally expose their real identities...

Google Removes 85 Adware Apps That Infect 9 Million Android Users

Google has removed 85 apps from its Play Store after finding out that they were pushing aggressive, full-screen adware to Android users. With the rise in the mobile market, Adware has become one of the most prevalent mobile threats in the world. Adware has traditionally been used to aggressively...

Google Blocks Chrome Extension Installations From 3rd-Party Sites

You probably have come across many websites that let you install browser extensions without ever going to the official Chrome web store. It's a great way for users to install an extension, but now Google has decided to remove the ability for websites to offer "inline installation" of Chrome...

Microsoft 'Accidentally' pushed 'Test patch' Update to All Windows 7 Users

A highly mysterious update that was pushed out to Windows machines globally was the result of a test that was not correctly implemented. Yes, Microsoft accidentally released a test patch KB3877432 to consumer machines running Windows 7, making users believe that the Windows Update service got...

Facebook Ticker partially Removed Due To Various Bugs

Facebook Ticker partially Removed Due To Various Bugs According to a Post on Facebook Known Issues Page, Facebook has removed the ticker apparently motivated the social network to call the phenomenon a bug that's undergoing a fix. Facebook says that "Some people are seeing their ticker disappear...

100 Million Member LinkedIn Drives Into Privacy Ditch, Hits Reverse

LinkedIn is responding to user complaints about its new social advertising model, which asked its 100 million users to ‘opt-out’ if they didn’t want advertisers to pair their message with content – including photographs – from users’ profiles. In a blog post on Thursday, Ryan Roslansky, the...

iTunes Users Puzzle, Fume Over Account Hacks

Terry Coffey of Anchorage, Alaska, said that he first became aware of a problem with his iTunes account when he received a receipt for a $50 iTunes gift card purchase. Coffey, who says he’s careful with his money, was immediately suspicious and investigated the charge, but couldn’t find any recor...