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Smartphone Scammers Recycle Dial-Up Tricks

Rob Quinn — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:00:00 CST

Criminals have revived an old trick dating from the days of dial-up Internet access to target smartphone users. Trojans known as "diallers" that hijack a line to dial dozens of premium-rate numbers or send premium SMS messages are on the rise again, according to security experts. The diallers—generally hired...

USC Star Recovering After Surgery on Crushed Throat

Nick McMaster — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:23:12 CDT

USC tailback Stafon Johnson is in critical but stable condition and communicating nonverbally after surgery to repair a horrific weightlifting injury. Teammates say Johnson was bench-pressing yesterday and accidentally dropped the bar on his throat. After 7-plus hours of surgery, during which doctors realigned Johnson’s larynx, the athlete is expected...

Malware Is Outpacing Anti-Virus Apps

Nick McMaster — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 20:20:44 CST

Malware is trumping anti-virus apps these days, and even using them to stay ahead of security teams. A recent test by PC World reported that security suites spotted only one in four infiltrators because "the bad guys have the element of surprise," one McAfee expert said. "Bad guys" also test...

Malicious Mac "Trojan Horse" App Discovered

Nick McMaster — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 16:23:37 CDT

A rare "Trojan horse" program designed to fleece Mac users has been discovered, the Wall Street Journal reports. Luring users with spam directing to porn sites, the Trojan poses as a missing video codec necessary for the naughty vids. Installation of the "codec" requires an administrator login, which gives the...

Fox, CBS Block Condom Ad

Colleen Barry — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 07:08:34 CDT

Trojan says it's conceived of a new ad to promote condom use—but has hit a big rubber wall at two of the four major networks. Fox and CBS turned away the "Evolve" spot, set to premiere tonight, in which anthropomorphic pigs fail to tempt the interest of a female...