About 245,000 computers throughout the world could face a blackout on Monday thanks to the Alureon malware reports Reuters.  Some have called it the Doomsday Virus after the malicious software was temporarily shut down (and then temporarily reactivated) in the US after a hacking scandal. While it has been noted that the scale of the virus has been over estimated, security firm Deteque noted that about 245,000 computers had been affected around the world and 45,355 computers were stationed in the US. (more&...

Are pornographic images invading your Facebook news feed? We have yet to see it here at BGR, but ZDNET recently reported that “gory, violent pictures” and “hardcore pornography” are spreading across the social network. Facebook says it is getting to the bottom of the problem, but hasn’t yet revealed a solution or how the fiasco started. “Protecting the people who use Facebook from spam and malicious content is a top priority for us and we are always working to improve o...