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Researchers at Mocana, a security technology firm in San Francisco, recently demonstrated the ease with which they could hack into a popular Internet-ready HDTV model. They exploited a vulnerability in the software that displays websites on the TV, allowing them to control the information sent to the television. This flaw enabled them to create fake screens for sites like Amazon.com, prompting users to enter their credit card details. Additionally, they could monitor data sent from the TV to other sites. "Consumer electronics makers seem to be rushing to connect all their products to the Internet," said Adrian Turner, Mocana's CEO. "The design teams at these companies have not put enough thought into security." Mocana, along with similar firms, sells technology to protect devices and often highlights potential threats. This test underscores a warning from security experts: the rise of Internet TVs, smartphones, and other web-ready gadgets creates new opportun...

Opera releases monthly data generated by its users. In November 2010, Opera reported significant increases in unique users, pages viewed, and data consumed via its Mini browser. Around 80 million people used the Opera Mini browser in November, viewing 44.6 billion pages. According to Opera, its server-side compression reduced 6.3 petabytes of data. Year-over-year, Opera Mini's page views grew by 103.1%. The number of unique users increased by 28.4%, with the average user viewing 422 web pages per month. Each user consumed about 10MB of data, with the average web page size being just 2KB. In 2009, Facebook was the most visited mobile site, according to Opera. This year, Google regained the top spot globally. The top 10 websites globally, as ranked by Opera, are: Google Facebook Vkontakte.ru YouTube Odnoklassniki.ru Yandex.ru Yahoo My.opera Mail.ru Getjar In the U.S., the top 10 websites are more familiar: Google Facebook YouTube Wikipedia Yahoo My.opera Accuwe...

Facebook has confirmed that the recent issue with posts was on their end. A representative told SecurityWeek via email, "We began removing the posts immediately upon discovering them and shortly after they were made. They were caused by a temporary bug on Facebook that allowed certain posts requested by an application to be rendered when they shouldn't have. Upon discovering the bug, we immediately began work to fix it. It's now been resolved, and these posts can no longer be made. We're not aware of any cases in which the bug was used maliciously." A representative from Sendible stated that they had discussed the issue with Facebook over the phone. Facebook acknowledged the problem but could not reproduce it on their end. "They've agreed to patch the issue by the end of the day. In the meantime, we've agreed to remove the feature on Sendible that allows fans of Facebook pages to automate posts." Several Facebook Pages, including those of large...

A newly released report by cybersecurity firm CTM360 reveals a large-scale scam operation utilizing fake news websites—known as Baiting News Sites (BNS)—to deceive users into online investment fraud across 50 countries. These BNS pages are made to look like real news outlets: CNN, BBC, CNBC, or regional media. They publish fake stories that feature public figures, central banks, or financial brands, all claiming to back new ways to earn passive income. The goal? Build trust quickly and steer readers toward professional-looking scam platforms like Trap10, Solara Vynex, or Eclipse Earn. Scammers use sponsored ads on Google, Meta, and blog networks to push traffic to these sites. Ads often carry clickbait headlines—"You won't believe what a prominent public figure just revealed"—paired with official photos or national flags to make them feel legit. Clicking the ad directs users to a fake article, which then redirects them to a fraudulent trading platform. Many of these scams follow a...

Two years after fixing a security bug in the Windows version of its Safari browser, Apple apparently has decided that Mac users can go without a fix. Apple was initially unimpressed by Nitesh Dhanjani's work developing what's known as a "carpet bomb" attack, the security researcher said in an interview Monday. "I told Apple about it two years ago, and they responded back, saying it was more of an annoyance than anything else." That turned out to be the wrong assessment. Soon after Dhanjani went public with the flaw in May 2008, another security researcher showed how carpet bombing could be combined with another Windows attack to run unauthorized software on a Windows PC. Apple then shipped a fix for Safari on Windows, but not for Safari on Mac OS X. Nobody has shown how to do this on the Mac OS X version of Safari, but Dhanjani still thinks Apple should fix the issue on both platforms. In a carpet bomb attack, the victim visits a malicious website,...