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wiredmikey writes "In a recent investigation, it was discovered that cybercriminals are creating 57,000 new 'fake' websites each week looking to imitate and exploit approximately 375 high-profile brands. eBay and Western Union were the most targeted brands, making up 44 percent of exploited brands discovered. Visa, Amazon, Bank of America and PayPal also heavily targeted by cybercriminals. Banks comprise the majority of fake websites by far with 65 percent of the total. Online stores and auction sites came in at 27 percent, with eBay taking the spot as the No. 1 most targeted brand on the Web today."

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wiredmikey writes "In a recent investigation, it was discovered that cybercriminals are creating 57,000 new 'fake' websites each week looking to imitate and exploit approximately 375 high-profile brands. eBay and Western Union were the most targeted brands, making up 44 percent of exploited brands discovered. Visa, Amazon, Bank of America and PayPal also heavily targeted by cybercriminals. Banks comprise the majority of fake websites by far with 65 percent of the total. Online stores and auction sites came in at 27 percent, with eBay taking the spot as the No. 1 most targeted brand on the Web today."

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When it comes to dropped mobile calls, the wireless industry is a lot like real estate: It's all about location, according to a J.D. Power study.

In a world where doctors are paid only when patients visit, and hospitals only make money from admissions, mHealth is a problem. In a world of per-patient fees, where there are incentives to keep...

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier this year Apple caused major upset among developers by updating the iPhone developer program license with clause 3.3.1. It basically stopped the use of cross-platform compilers, meaning Adobe Flash could not be used to develop an app for the App Store. The move also put into doubt which other development platforms could be used and generally caused a lot of confusion. Apple has just significantly relaxed that policy and allowed for the use of development tools, as long as "the resulting apps do not download any code"."

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The uber-dismantlers at iFixit have in their hands a brand new 6th generation iPod nano - and have ripped it apart!

The iOS 4.1 update includes fixes for a total of 24 documented security holes, most in the open-source WebKit rendering engine.

A great tip over on Gizmodo shows how iOS 4.1-toting iPhone owners can flip their handset into "Field Test" mode which shows the antenna signal strength (or more accurately signal to noise ratio)...

Netbooks are definitely falling - Gartner says shipments are down and even manufacturers are now calling them mini-notebooks.

In a surprise move of transparency today Apple published its App Store Review Guidelines and relaxed its restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps.

The UK Department of Health (NHS) announced plans to scrap a single, nationwide health IT system, signaling an end to the "greatest IT disaster in history."

Remember Steve Jobs' rant about how he didn't want Apple to be at the "mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers"? Well, it seems that...

ARM has released some details of its forthcoming 2.5GHz Cortex A15 processor.

An anonymous reader pointed us to an article talking about Google TV and AppleTV challenging the major networks and taking their place in your living room. It'll be a tough battle, amusingly waged on cable company wires in many major markets.

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An anonymous reader pointed us to an article talking about Google TV and AppleTV challenging the major networks and taking their place in your living room. It'll be a tough battle, amusingly waged on cable company wires in many major markets.

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Comparing e-reader devices in real life settings hasn't exactly been easy, but that's about to change pronto. Best Buy will stock the Amazon Kindle this fall. The move sets up a holiday retail...

Think you've got an especially good idea for how to design a truly green data center? The Green Data Center Alliance (GDCA) is encouraging you to share it. The alliance is seeking best practices...

Tootech writes "In a case of "physician, heal thyself," the agency — which forms the operational arm of DHS's National Cyber Security Division, or NCSD — failed to keep its own systems up to date with the latest software patches. Auditors working for the DHS inspector general ran a sweep of US-CERT using the vulnerability scanner Nessus and turned up 1,085 instances of 202 high-risk security holes. "The majority of the high-risk vulnerabilities involved application and operating system and security software patches that had not been deployed on computer systems located in Virginia," reads the report from assistant inspector general Frank Deffer."

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Tootech writes "In a case of "physician, heal thyself," the agency — which forms the operational arm of DHS's National Cyber Security Division, or NCSD — failed to keep its own systems up to date with the latest software patches. Auditors working for the DHS inspector general ran a sweep of US-CERT using the vulnerability scanner Nessus and turned up 1,085 instances of 202 high-risk security holes. "The majority of the high-risk vulnerabilities involved application and operating system and security software patches that had not been deployed on computer systems located in Virginia," reads the report from assistant inspector general Frank Deffer."

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In a move that may be welcome news for users of Adobe's Creative Suite, Apple said Thursday that it will relax restrictions on its App Store review guidelines.