(Reuters) – A team of top hackers working for Intel Corp’s security division toil away in a West Coast garage searching for electronic bugs that could make automobiles vulnerable to lethal computer viruses. Intel’s McAfee unit, which is best known for software that fights PC viruses, is one of a handful of firms that are […]
Hacking experts find new ways to attack Android phones
(Reuters) – Hacking experts on Wednesday demonstrated ways to attack Android smartphones using methods they said work on virtually all such devices in use today, despite recent efforts by search engine giant Google to boost protection. Experts showed off their prowess at the Black Hat hacking conference in Las Vegas, where some 6,500 corporate and […]
Stuxnet weapon has at least 4 cousins: researchers
The Stuxnet virus that last year damaged Iran’s nuclear program was likely one of at least five cyber weapons developed on a single platform whose roots trace back to 2007, according to new research from Russian computer security firm Kaspersky Lab. Security experts widely believe that the United States and Israel were behind Stuxnet, though […]
Adobe throws in towel to Apple in Web software war
Adobe Systems is halting development of its Flash Player for mobile browsers, surrendering to Apple in a war over Web standards, while signaling a strategic about-face that left Wall Street nervous about future growth. Adobe’s concession to Apple and its late founder Steve Jobs, who famously derided Flash as an inefficient power-hog, comes as the […]