Robert McMillan - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Robert McMillan

Article | 17/05/2011 After hack, Sony offers freebies to unhappy gamers

After hackers knocked its PlayStation Network offline for nearly a month, Sony is now trying to make amends by giving customers free video games.

Article | 17/05/2011 Some delays, as Sony hits reset on millions of passwords

Sony has hit a few glitches as it pushes the reset button on its hacked gaming networks; apparently it's not easy to reset 102 million passwords.

Article | 14/05/2011 Analysis: Is Sony getting a bad rap on its data breach?

Sony didn't show up for last week's Capitol Hill hearing on its massive data breach, thought to have affected more than 100 million video gamers. But ...

Article | 14/05/2011 Computer glitch forces U.S. to cancel visa lottery results

A computer glitch at the U.S. Department of State means there's some bad news for thousands of people who thought they'd been selected in this year's ...

Article | 13/05/2011 Adobe Flash update puts users in charge of privacy

Adobe has released an important update to its Flash Player software that fixes critical security flaws and gives users a better way of controlling whe...

Article | 12/05/2011 Student charged with posting counterfeit coupons to 4chan

A computer security student at New York's Rochester Institute of Technology has been arrested on charges that he posted counterfeit Internet coupons t...

Article | 11/05/2011 Symantec says Facebook applications leaked information

A programming bug on Facebook's website may have accidentally given advertisers and others access to a treasure trove of personal information, accordi...

Article | 10/05/2011 NASA, Stanford websites hit by search engine scammers

Scammers looking to flog cheap software have hacked Web pages on high-profile websites, including those belonging to NASA and Stanford University.

Article | 7/05/2011 Skype to fix wormable bug in Mac software

Skype plans to push out an important update to its Skype for Mac software next week that will fix a big that could be leveraged by hackers looking to ...

Article | 7/05/2011 Sophos to buy firewall maker Astaro

Security vendor Sophos plans to buy Astaro, a maker of network security software.

Article | 6/05/2011 Mozilla defies DHS, will not remove Mafiaa Fire add-on

The open-source Mozilla project said Thursday it won't comply with a U.S. Department of Homeland Security request to remove a Firefox add-on that help...

Article | 5/05/2011 California's Do Not Track law takes a step forward

California is a step closer to getting the first Do Not Track legislation in the U.S., aimed at protecting Internet users from invasive advertising.

Article | 5/05/2011 Netflix fires call center worker for stealing data

Netflix has fired a call center worker for stealing credit card numbers from customers of the online movie service.

Article | 4/05/2011 FBI warns that fake bin Laden video is a virus

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation warned computer users Tuesday that messages claiming to include photos and videos of Osama bin Laden's death ...

Article | 3/05/2011 Sony cuts off Sony Online Entertainment service after hack

The widely publicized hack of Sony's computer networks is worse than previously thought, also affecting 24.6 million Sony Online Entertainment network...