OS X flaw could lead to DoS attack

Secunia has reported a low-risk vulnerability in Mac OS X, which could be exploited to cause a denial of service (DoS). The vulnerability exists due to an error in the "fpathconf()" syscall when it is called with an unsupported file type and can be exploited to cause a system panic. It has been confirmed in OS X 10. ...more

Sophos warns of new backdoor trojan security threat, Uproot-A

Sophos is warning PC users to aware of a potential new threat, the back door trojan Uproot-A. Although there have been no reports of the virus in the wild yet, Uproot has the potential for a malicious user to remotely access infected computers. So that it can run automatically when Windows starts up, Uproot copies itself to the windows/system as uprootkit. ...more

Nominet wins case against Domain Registration Services

UK domain name registry Nominet has won its court case against Domain Registrar Services. Last year Nominet took action against DRS and its sister company UK Names after receiving a flood of complaints from companies. The complainants alleged that DRS was cold calling them to get registrations while claiming to be in partnership with Nominet. ...more

New copy-protected symbol for CDs

The music industry has agreed a new symbol to indicate whether CDs include copy-protecting software. Copy protection is designed to prevent music CDs from being played and ripped - converted to MP3s - in computers. The software has been widely criticised for limiting the consumers ability to play music wherever they wish and in some instances for causing actual physical damage to computers. ...more

CLARIFICATION: AOL Instant messenger users 'waive right to privacy'

AOL has contacted us to refute the claims that users' privacy was 'waived' A spokesperson for the company said that the changes apply 'only to content posted on public spaces ... ...more