This past weekend, various postgraduate students in France ended their academic year by making final modifications in their theses.On Sunday, I assisted some of them. While browsing the Internet for some last-minute data, they suffered the fright of their lives: the sudden closing of their Microsoft Word software-without prompting to save their data-no more Internet […]
As the conflict in Syria persists, the Internet continues to play an interesting role. As we reported in a previous post, there have been targeted attacks against Syrian opposition supporters. With activists’ continued use of social media, it is not surprising to read reports of targeted phishing attempts to steal Facebook and YouTube credentials. A […]
Doctor Web-a Russian developer of IT security software-has discovered a new Windows blocker program added to the virus database as Trojan.Winlock.5729. It uses standard Windows tools to block access to the system by changing local user passwords – the feature that distinguishes it from other programs of its kind. Traditionally ransomware use a special application […]
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