Spyware is a general term used for software that gathers information about Internet users without their knowledge or consent. Symptoms of an afflicted computer can range from intrusive pop-up ads to ...

You've outfitted your computer with anti-virus software and bought a spam filter for unwanted email. Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the Internet again, another cyber-pest is baring its ...

In response to the recent attacks on University computers, IT Security Services has taken on a campaign to inform students and faculty of the dangers associated with Marketscore — spyware that can ...

The app is “consumer grade,” according to TechCrunch, which should allay some people’s fears: this seems not to be a sophisticated state-level attack aiming at capturing sensitive data on Americans’ ...

Microsoft Corp. and the Washington state attorney general have filed lawsuits against antispyware software vendor Secure Computer LLC, alleging that the White Plains, New York, company’s Spyware ...

The UK and France are urging countries to sign an international agreement governing the use of commercial spyware and surveillance tools. At a two-day conference in London, delegates from 35 countries ...

America Online plans to announce today that it will soon begin providing automated anti-spyware software to its subscribers, joining EarthLink as the only major Internet services to offer enhanced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ireland is considering new legislation to give its law enforcement agencies more surveillance powers, including allowing the use ...

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