IDG News Service staff
VMware catches up with some Apache Struts patches
The story, "VMware catches up with some Apache Struts patches, but not all," posted to the wire Thursday, incorrectly suggested that a VMware product was affected by a vulnerability identified as CVE-2014-0116. The product is not...
Amazon AWS continues to use TrueCrypt despite project's demise
Importing and exporting data from Amazon Simple Storage Service requires TrueCrypt
Report: Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store
Due to incorrect information provided by a source, the story "Report: Malware-infected Android apps spike in the Google Play store," which ran on the wire Feb. 19, inaccurately referred to Airpush in the fourth paragraph. The story...
Facebook, Researchers Turn Up Heat on Koobface Gang
Five men are accused of creating the Koobface malware, but they may well be on the run now
BBC's Data Dilemma
The Webwereld Netherlands story headlined "BBC's data dilemma" and posted Wednesday has been removed from the wire. Online editors are asked to immediately remove the story from websites and print editors are asked to not use the...
New Attacks Leverage Unpatched IE Flaw, Microsoft Warns
Due to a reporting error, the story, "New attacks leverage unpatched IE flaw, Microsoft warns," published Friday confused two similar Windows flaws, both of which were disclosed in January, by two different parties. The bug being used...
Carberp banking malware upgrades itself
Due to an editing error the story, "Carberp banking malware upgrades itself," posted Monday, misspelled the name of the company Seculert in the seventh, or next-to-last, paragraph. The story has been changed on the wire and the...
Tech, web services to aid in disaster relief
The second paragraph of the story, "UN: Mobile tech, Web services to aid in disaster relief," posted to the wire Thursday, has been changed to reflect that the Vodafone Foundation also commissioned a study about the use of technology...
Commerce Dept.: New online privacy rules needed
The story, "US Dept. of Commerce: New online privacy rules needed," which ran on the wire Thursday, has an incorrect quote, due to a reporting error. The last paragraph has been corrected on the wire and now reads:
Security company strengthens CAPTCHAs with video
Due to incorrect information provided by a vendor, the story "Security company strengthens CAPTCHAs with video" misnamed advertisers using the product in paragraphs 14 and 15.
How to Steal Corporate Secrets in 20 Minutes: Ask
At the request of contest organizers, IDG has agreed to remove the two named victims of the Defcon social engineering contest. The story has been corrected on the wire and paragraphs five to eight now read: