BBC has started a new service with the help of WhatsApp to broadcast the latest updates on Ebola virus. The information will surely help to curb the spread of Ebola.

All IE versions from 6 to 9, except 10 are exposed to Active Scripting vulnerability which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on user's machine. Microsoft has suggested Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit as a temporary fix for the bug.

The most famous chatting application by Google, Gtalk is facing a service issue since last 2 hours. Many people around the world are not able to log in to the service.

Microsoft yesterday released a security report which says that Conflicker (Kido) worm is back and may target Windows PCs again. The company has also released some guidelines for its Operating System users.

User name and password details for users at Microsoft India Web Store was hacked by a Chinese hacker group. If you are one of the victim and have used the same login id/e-mail and password on any other online service, you should change it immediately.

Symantec has warned to temporary disable 2006 version of Norton Antivirus Corporate Edition, Norton Internet Security, Norton SystemWorks and pcAnywhere. Source codes of these products were stolen in 2006.

Many of Xbox users are reporting that they were scammed by a fake email. The phishing e-mail sent users to a fake website where they were asked to give personal information like credit card details, e-mail and house address. Beware of those emails.

Apple has decided to replace those units of iPod nano (1st generation) which are facing battery overheating problem due to some manufacturing defect. Affected iPod nanos were sold between September 2005 and December 2006. You may order a replacement unit via the web.

Sportswear maker Adidas has suspended its website after a cyber attack. Company is saying that consumer data is not impacted at all, though investigation is going on. The affected sites has been taken down in order to protect visitors.

A team of international researchers uncovered some flaw in Skype that can allow a hacker to track and spy on Skype users. The flaw lets hackers to determine the IP address of the Skype user thereby indicating the ISP and location of the user through any geo-IP mapping services. One can even be traced behind a firewall.

Android based several HTC smartphones are exposed with another security flaw. The flaw could allow some net-enabled apps to access user's personal information such as call history, user accounts, GPS data and SMS data. HTC admitted the risk but patch is still not provided.

Harvard University website was hacked yesterday by a group called "Syrian Electronic Army." Hackers placed an image of Syria's president, Bashar el-Assad, along with a message accusing the United States of involvement in the uprisings against President Assad. "Syrian Electronic Army Were Here", the words of the message.