Dabble with Brad Pitt in cyberspace if you dare - the Hollywood hearthrob has overtaken Paris Hilton as the most dangerous celebrity to search for on the Internet. That's according to the second annual study by Internet security company McAfee. The company found web users searching for "Brad Pitt," "Brad Pitt downloads," and Brad Pitt wallpaper, screen savers and pictures had an 18 percent chance of having their computer infected with online threats, such as spyware, spam, phishing, adware, viruses and other malware. A spokesman for McAfee said in a statement [more]

NEW YORK - Monster Worldwide Inc., a major online job-search site, said Wednesday it was beefing up its security measures following a significant data breach this month. Earlier this month data security company Symantec Corp. uncovered a scheme where con artists obtained user names and passwords of legitimate recruiters who use Monster to search for job candidates, and then gleaned personal information from job seekers that they then used to craft personalized "phishing" e-mails. Monster said it believes the fake e-mails were sent to Monster users to lure them into divulging financial [more]