Since 2002, the Coreflood botnet has infected some 2 million Windows PCs with keyloggers and other malware. Now the US Department of Justice and the FBI have started an effort to shut it down.

A French man couldn’t resist the chance to brag about his exploits on television. He even demonstrated, while on camera, the extent of his hacks. Sometimes, maybe, one should keep quiet.

Toshiba’s Self-Encrypting Drive (SED) models have been designed to automatically invalidate data when the drive is connected to an unknown host. The drives perform authentication with the host at boot up.

Opera 11.10 is now available for Mac, Windows, and Linux. With the new version you get a boost in speed, new Speed Dial features, and more HTML5 support.

On April 8 Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) announced a planned ban of Skype, Gmail, and Hotmail. On April 11, they changed their mind.

The use of Facebook credits, for game-playing and more, is increasingly being linked to “real” money, with the prospect of Facebook becoming a financial institution for hundreds of millions of people.

Cisco seems to be getting out of the consumer electronics market. They’re laying off more than 500 employees and canceling production of Flip digital video cameras.

WristbandConnection.com has announced its latest personalized wristband product line – QR Coded Silicone Wristbands or simply QR Code Bands. When scanned with a smart phone the code on the wristband will display a web link, phone number, or other information.

For a $25 discount off the “regular price”, Amazon is offering a new Kindle that will display ads on the home page or while in screen-save mode. The ad-supported Kindles will be available in the US starting May 3.

In a surprise move, hacker George Hotz settled with Sony. The settlement includes a permanent injunction against Hotz hacking any more PS3 devices.