Zeus-Friendly ISP Booted Off the Internet published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:07:00 GMT An ISP harboring a considerable number of Zeus botnet command and control (C&C) servers was de-peered by its upstream providers yesterday. The unusual action resulted in a significant drop of Zeus-related activity. TROYAK-AS (AS50215), an ISP registered in Kazakhstan, but using servers in Eastern Europe, was cut off from the Internet by i... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Zeus-Friendly-ISP-Booted-Off-the-Internet-137201.shtml

Indian Banker Arrested for Stealing Online Funds published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:06:00 GMT Indian police forces in the state of Tamil Nadu have their hands full with a recent online banking fraud cyber-crime they are currently investigating. After previously arresting three hackers for illegally rerouting funds from a local businessman's bank account, police have arrested another person believed to be involved in the same case as the o... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Indian-Banker-Arrested-for-Stealing-Online-Funds-137200.shtml

Twitter Starts Filtering Malicious URLs in Direct Messages published on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:38:00 GMT Twitter has announced that URLs posted via Direct Messages will be screened by a new service, which blocks phishing and other attacks. The links are automatically shortened to a twt.tl form, so that they can be blocked at any point in the future.Twitter was recently confronted with a wave of highly successful phishing attack... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Starts-Filtering-Malicious-URLs-in-Direct-Messages-137092.shtml

Vodafone Distributes Malware-Packed Mobile Phone published on Tue, 9 Mar 2010 15:50:00 GMT Panda Security reports that a brand new HTC Magic phone supplied by Vodafone came infected with malware out-of-the-box. Amongst the malicious applications on the Android-based phone were a Mariposa botnet client and the infamous Conficker worm.Researchers at the security vendor got their hands on the infected phone after one of their ... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Vodafone-Distributes-Malware-Packed-Mobile-Phone-136981.shtml

Scareware Distributors Go After the Oscars published on Mon, 8 Mar 2010 16:33:00 GMT Security researchers warn that search results for this year's Oscars winners are riddled with malicious links leading to scareware. This comes after search results for the award ceremony's date and time were heavily poisoned yesterday. An online battle for who gets to profit from Oscars-related news the most by infecting unsuspecting users... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scareware-Distributors-Go-After-the-Oscars-136876.shtml

Opera Takes the First Spot in Google's JavaScript Compliance Tests published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:43:00 GMT JavaScript performance has been a common bragging theme for web-browser makers lately, but, as everyone is racing to make their browser faster, they easily lose focus of the fact that JavaScript also has to be interpreted accurately, not only fast. Last summer, Google launched a set of JavaScript conformance tests bundled togeth... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Opera-Takes-the-First-Spot-in-Google-s-JavaScript-Compliance-Tests-137220.shtml

Google Street View Launches in Hong Kong published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:47:00 GMT Google has been on a roll lately with Street View. After a boatload of new Street View images went live in the UK, practically making any road in the country available online, the company is launching the service on the other side of the world as well, in Hong Kong. So, if you're planning to take a trip to one of the Orient's most 'western' cities and ce... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Street-View-Launches-in-Hong-Kong-137211.shtml

Google Calendar Labs Gets Three More Interesting Tools published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:57:00 GMT Google's Labs experiments have proven quite successful and quite a hotbed for innovation. With the Labs feature, Google developers feel more at ease experimenting with wild features and tools knowing they won't ruin anyone's experience by doing so. The company has been adding the Labs section to all of its main products, most recently to Go... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Google-Calendar-Labs-Gets-Three-More-Interesting-Tools-137195.shtml

Amazon Re-Granted 1-Click to Buy Patent published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:33:00 GMT While everyone else is left scratching their heads, Amazon and its lawyers are patting themselves on the back. The company has managed to (re)confirm a patent for 1-Click, a method of buying stuff online with, you guessed it, just one click. And that's it, that's all there is to it. If you deploy a system that enables customers to purchase anything online... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/Amazon-Re-Granted-1-Click-to-Buy-Patent-137190.shtml

The Internet Is Now a Candidate for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize published on Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:00 GMT The Internet is thought to now officially be on the 'short list' for the coveted Nobel Peace Prize this year. There have been talks about the organization seriously considering the nomination and the BBC now claims that the Internet has made it in the official short list picked out of 237 people or organizations nominated, a record ... Other details at http://news.softpedia.com/news/The-Internet-Is-Now-a-Candidate-for-the-2010-Nobel-Peace-Prize-137159.shtml