Frank Washkuch Jr.

 
Frank Washkuch
Frank Washkuch has been online editor of SC Magazine since November 2005. Previously he worked as a reporter at the Bridgeport, Conn.-based newspaper Connecticut Post. Frank is a graduate of Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn., and is a native of Northeastern Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City.
 

Recent Articles

Former New Jersey systems administrator gets 30 months in prison for 'logic bomb'

January 09, 2008

A New Jersey man this week was sentenced to more than two years in prison for planting a "logic bomb" on the network of his former employer in a failed attempt to destroy sensitive health care data.

Discount retail website Geeks.com hacked

January 08, 2008

Discount retail website Geeks.com has notified affected customers that a hacker may have accessed their credit card numbers and other personal information in a December incident. The website features the "hacker safe" notification from McAfee ScanAlert.

Business Software Alliance settles unlicensed software claims

January 08, 2008

Six companies have settled claims with the Business Software Alliance (BSA), an anti-piracy public policy group, for nearly $700,000 in damages resulting from the use of unlicensed software.

First iPhone trojan more prank than malware

January 07, 2008

Researchers have discovered the first trojan for Apple's iPhone, but say the risk to users is "minimal" and should be viewed as a warning of more serious malware aimed at the popular mobile device.

Researcher: Firefox authentication box can be spoofed

January 04, 2008

The information in an authentication dialog box from Mozilla's Firefox browser can be spoofed, allowing an attacker to conduct phishing schemes, according to Israeli researcher Aviv Raff.

Update: Network Solutions claims ownership of disclosed administration webpage

January 04, 2008

What had appeared to be an internal MySpace administration page, found on an online forum by a prominent security researcher, has been claimed by a domain-name registration and web-hosting vendor.

Widespread Flash file flaws allows cross-site scripting attacks

January 03, 2008

An attacker can carry out cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks on a vulnerable system through newly disclosed vulnerabilities in Shockwave Flash (SWF) files.

Fake 'Tom from MySpace' pages offer ringtones, games

January 02, 2008

MySpace is deleting fake user profiles, spoofed to appear to have been created by Tom Anderson, the website's president and co-founder, that offer free access to ringtones.

Bhutto assassination video, websites faked to spread malware

December 28, 2007

Cyberattackers are exploiting the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto to spread malware, according to researchers at numerous anti-virus vendors.

Apple fixes OS X bug that crashes Safari

December 27, 2007

Apple last week revised its most recent security update, fixing a bug in the series of patches that causes its Safari web browser to crash.