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T-Mobile cuts 900 jobs in restructuring
T-Mobile USA will cut 900 jobs in a restructuring on top of a 1,900-job reduction at its call centers that was announced in March.
New Zeus malware scam promises rebates, security
A new Zeus P2P malware variant is attempting to scam users of some of the Internet's most popular and trusted brands -- Facebook, Google Mail,...
Wikipedia warns users about malware injecting ads into its pages
Rogue browser extensions might inject commercial ads into Wikipedia pages, Wikimedia Foundation said
Debut of Cut-Rate Mobile Plan Marred by Alleged Malicious Attack
The launch of a cut-rate unlimited $39-a-month mobile plan offered by upstart Voyager Mobile was marred Tuesday by what the company claims is "a...
Android users targeted by premium-rate SMS malware
In a clear warning to mobile users in developed markets, Russian cybercriminals have started distributing a wave of premium rate malware from rogue...
Verizon LTE expansion continues with 28 more cities
Verizon Wireless will add 28 more cities to its nationwide LTE network on Thursday, bringing the total to 258 markets.
Thwarted by security at enterprises, cyber criminals target SMBs
Big business -- at least a significant percentage of it -- has apparently heeded the decades-long mantra from information security experts, and...
Are iPhone 5 rumors torpedoing Apple’s Q2 revenues?
Apple (AAPL - NASDAQ) is warning investors that returns for the current second quarter will be lower than projections, triggering widespread and...
New coalition opposes Verizon and cable spectrum deals
A proposed sale of mobile spectrum from a group of cable providers to Verizon Wireless, along with accompanying marketing and research agreements,...
Kaspersky denies it's working with Apple on Mac security
Company is conducting an 'in-depth analysis of Mac OS X vulnerabilities,' but not at the request of Apple, CTO says
Public vs. private cyberattack responsibility debate heats up
Should the federal government combine legislative muscle with fear to pressure private enterprise leaders into funding defenses for a cyberwar? Or...
Facebook IPO's elephant in the room -- mobile
While Facebook executives talk to the country's top investors about its 900 million users and its powerful global reach, analysts say they need...
Amnesty International's UK website compromised to infect visitors with cyberspying malware
The U.K. website of Amnesty International, a human rights watchdog organization, was compromised by hackers, who used it to infect visitors with a...
Secure360: The failure of risk management
It's about securing the cloud right, aligning security with the business and a search for new ways for IT security to keep the attention of the...
Training workers to be cyber safe
Cyber thieves and scam artists have become more sophisticated in their means to steal login credentials and gain access to valuable information or...
UNC Charlotte: 350,000 SSNs exposed in decade-long data breach
Two issues exposed financial data and Social Security numbers for 350,000 people, although it is thought the information has not been abused, the...
APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say
Booby-trapped RTF documents are one of the most common types of malicious Microsoft Office files that are used to infect computers with advanced...
Mozilla CEO Stumps for Openness on Mobile Web
Gary Kovacs of open source browser maker urges mobile industry players to embrace HTML 5 and level barriers to the developer community in their apps...
Sprint Launches 'Tri-Fi' 4G Mobile Hotspot
At CTIA in New Orleans Wednesday Sprint announced a first-of-its-kind mobile hotspot, the Tri-Fi Hotspot, which contains a CDMA radio and both a...
Nokia loses UK patent appeal against IPCom, repercussions debated
London's Court of Appeal has dismissed Nokia's attempt to overturn a ruling that it infringed on an IPCom patent. Nokia said the decision...
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