today, mcafee released a report saying they'll step up hacking on smart phone apps, including banking in 2012. some want to stop banking that way. >> if there's a chance of someone getting into the account, that's the fear. >> reporter: mcafee says the people use the mobile device like it was a pc but without taking security precaution. >> turn off your blue tooth if not using your head set. we also suggest you apply the latest system and application patches. >> the situation could get worse. the mcafee report also points out many new cars come with a dock to connect the mobile device to an on board computer control system, which means a cyber criminal could take control of the vehicle even when it's moving. >> we could do several things with automobiles. we can unlock and start them, and we can deploy the air bags and apply the brakes with a smart phone. >> reporter: high tech analyst rob anderly says hackers are still ahead. >> mcafee is trying to get us to think about it before we get into a panic mode. >> reporter: many mobile users tell us they have to risk it. >> i can't help it

intel bought mcafee this year for 7.7 billion dollars. mcafee officials say they are positioning the company to better compete with the industry leader. >>> syria's president now denying he ordered a deadly crackdown on his own people. just ahead, his explanation of what happened in an interview with barbara walters. >>> bitten by his own bug. the security flaw in facebook that has hit the company's founder. >>> sear kwan president assad is denying having ordered a bloody -- syrian president assad is denying having ordered a bloody crackdown. he calls the up u.n.'s report of 4,000 killed not incredible. -- >> reporter: for the lead are of a country in so much turmoil syria's president assad appears calm, soft spoken and confident. confident he's doing the right thing for syria, the u.n. says more than 4,000 have died in the past nine months in an interview with barbara walters he distanced himself from the bloodshed. >> do you think that your forces cracked down too hard? >> they are not my forces. they are military forces belong to the g

intel bought mcafee earlier this year for 7.7 billion dollars.cafee officials say they are positioning the company to better compete with the industry leader. >>> brr, it is chilly. who is the coldest at this hour? petaluma? >> they were 26 yesterday, 25 today. that's the case. >> i was going to say the south pole. i win. >> you win. are you mr. popper? never mind. 6:16. we'll look down at the bay area you can see haze hanging around that is due to the fact our stagnant air is collecting all the pollution we push out everyday instead of venting it to other parts of california like what normally happens. let's talk about that spare the air. poorest air quality up in the north bay all of us have to follow the spare the air rules which means no woodburning or you will pay a very nice fine. let's talk about temperatures, just updated them freezing temperatures santa rosa novato, napa, concord, livermore, mountain view, lack of 20s, fairfield too, we talked about it yesterday, wasn't going to be quite as cold cold enough for scattered frost. 33 redwoo

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mcafee found thousands targeting mac users. a little of both for all systems.an eye on it. >> this is scary. >> down load security software if you are shopping with your computer or tablet. shop at home. >> yeah. >> the qr codes are so much fun. >> they are. >> let's check with doug. he has a fun forecast, don't ya? >> very fun if you like rain and hoping for a little bit in the way of snow. some of you have a better chance than others seeing the snow. is wind is calm. a nice mild evening tonight. no rain reported across the area. the temperatures 55 in gaithersburg. some areas like fredericksburg sitting at 61 degrees. a nice, mild night tonight. low temperatures down to 50 in the city, which is way above average by 15 to 20 degrees. a mild night, a few showers toward the morning. a better chance of rain tomorrow. high temperature 62 in washington. 61 in gaithersburg. 60 in leesburg. watching the storm system to the west, it is going to bring rain. a lot of rain to the west. it's going to bring down colder temperatures and snow by the time it ends. more on tha

use your phone or tablet to shop for deals, mcafee says an estimated 63% of shoppers serve online for coupons or deals, but beware of bogus online coupons. phony social media promotions and contests. fake shipping notices. click on any of these and you open your mobile device to hackers. and then there are qr codes. you stan them with your phone and are directed to an online site, but malicious codes put you at risk. >> bad guys are actually creating viruses with the qr codes that when you click on it via your mobile phone it brings you to a malicious website where you download a virus on to your phone. >> reporter: he says protect your phone or tablet just like you do your home computer, download security software. an annual subscription typically costs less than $100. >> the problem with not having it is it can cost you a lot more than actually having it. once that's installed it runs in the background. you don't have to do anything going forward. >> mcafee says it's seen a big spike of malware targeting andtroid phones. hackers can easily get into it. mcafee said it found thousands

i tend to depend on a lot of apps. >> reporter: mcafee suggested antimalware for all devices. >>> shopper track says people spent $44 billion during the week before christmas. that's up 15% compared to a year earlier. the day after christmas, shoppers spent $7 billion. that's up 25% from last year. overall, holiday sales are expected to be up about 3.7% from last year. internet analysts also report a huge jump in online shopping. web commerce site, comscore said holiday spending rose 14% to $35 billion. web watchers also say on christmas day, 20% of sales appeared to be the result of people unwrapping their iphones and kindles and buying things online. the sales will likely rise further as bargain hunters take advantage of post christmas sales. >>> mixed plans for hiring next year. according to career builder, 24% of employers in the western u.s. plan to add full time workers in 2012. that's about the same as last year. however, 9% of companies are planning to downsize. that is also the highest in the country. >>> now a look at wall street, where the dow found nearly 140 points. the nasda

i tend to depend on a lot of apps. >> reporter: mcafee suggested antimalware for all devices. >>> shopper track says people spent $44 billion during the week before christmas. that's up 15% compared to a year earlier. the day after christmas, shoppers spent $7 billion. that's up 25% from last year. overall, holiday sales are expected to be up about 3.7% from last year. internet analysts also report a huge jump in online shopping. web commerce site, comscore said holiday spending rose 14% to $35 billion. web watchers also say on christmas day, 20% of sales appeared to be the result of people unwrapping their iphones and kindles and buying things online. the sales will likely rise further as bargain hunters take advantage of post christmas sales. >>> mixed plans for hiring next year. according to career builder, 24% of employers in the western u.s. plan to add full time workers in 2012. that's about the same as last year. however, 9% of companies are planning to downsize. that is also the highest in the country. >>> now a look at wall street, where the dow found nearly 140 points. the nasda

. >> mobile devices are far behind where pcs are from a security perspective. >> that's mcafee's gary davis. he says hacker will take advantage of the lack of security to get viruses on to your phone and tablet and try to steal your personal data. >> they can actually put on your device through several different means. while you're doing your banking transaction, it can step in, capture the transaction and take control of the bank account and drain all your money. >> how about this for a 2012 trend? a mashup between the occupiers and high tech hackers. mcafee calls it the rise of the hacktavist. >> they may take the service to a major bank for an hour while the occupiers are surrounding the bank and picketing. we'll see more coordinated efforts between the physical and the virtual through hacktavism. >> you may have a new device and that's cool, but it's also dangero dangerous. keep it safe this year because it's vulnerable from threats both real and virtual treat your mobile device like your home computer. update virus software and beware of links and tweets that are from unfamiliar

there are so many threats that mcafee issued its 2012 threat predictions. top three are -- >> a convergence of activism with the "occupiers" to become cyber"occupiers." >> reporter: your smartphone could be hacked. >> we are seeing a dramatic increase in malware targeting mobile devices. >> reporter: and third. >> full-out cyberwar where country a targets country b and they use every means available to disrupt their critical infrastructure, rail systems, transportation, planes, and just take everything offline. >> reporter: about the ipad you gave grandma? >> we are seeing a dramatic increase in attacks targeting silver surfers for the elderly. >> reporter: so he says arm yourself. keep your software updated. change your passwords often and if an email is too good to be true it probably is. here's how easy it is for someone to get your information without you even knowing it. you go to a wi-fi hotspot one you always go to. a cyberthief could be waiting there. you log in thinking you're on the coffee shop's wi-fi but you're not, but you're not. you have logg

the best bet is to take mcafee bridge road. no closures on i-95.a good trip through howard county north bond to the baltimore beltway. and here's beltway's top side where we are incident free between bel air and green spring avenue. back to you>>> it's not too early to make plans for new year's eve, but up next, the plans the mayor has put in place for you to enjoy the new year's eve celebration in baltimore. >>> plus, how a 10 million dollar key pos -- deposit lands a new zealand millionaire in jail. you are watching good morning maryland with what's new now and next on this thursday, december 22nd. >>> now "good morning maryland." >>> welcome back. you have not opened your holiday presents but the mayor wants you to think about baltimore for new year's. and yes, there will be fireworks. due to financial problems and a reduction of donation, there was concern there wouldn't be fireworks this year. but mayor stephanie rawlings blake announced there would be fireworks. along with plenty of other fun activities for those who come downtown. activities

gm george mcafee says the message had gotten stale. kristen sat down with him one-on-one style to find out. >> what is your relationship like with the captain? >> it is good. you know, alex, he had ten admits one game, seven hits. he is a different player. he does make him a special player. >> all right you can see kristen's full interview with hunter tomorrow at 5:00. more on his return to dc. is the team progressing to his liking? we shall see. all right. big high school game of the weekend. it is all about hoops. mountain valley at undefeated potomac falls. eleanor roosevelt at henry wise. also some girls games, good council at o'connell. well the redskins 4-9 guys. >> it is what it is. >> and it ain't good. >>> okay that is all for 9news now. stay with wusa 9 for the cbs evening news. that is next.

we're talking about this 2012 threat predictions report from mcafee labs over in santa clara.hey come out with this report at the end of every year. this year it says that pretty much everyone is now vulnerable to hackers. everyone from your smartphone user to governments to fortune 500 companies. in fact, it divides fortune 2,000 companies into two groups, those who know they have been hacked and those who don't know it yet. one of the biggest vulnerabilities to hackers are smartphones and mobile devices. things like tablets and smartphones. more and more people are using them and more and more people are doing their banking on smartphones so that's where hackers are going. and some people are even taking their smartphones and plugging them into their cars and that's why dave marcus with mcafee labs says even your car's computer chips are no longer safe. >> we have seen a lot of research lately that's really looking to answer the question of, how can i compromise this system in how can i figure out a way to get the car's computer system to reboot or stop or apply the brakes?

you can take mcafee bridge road that's probably a best alternate to get around the closure. and in the meantime, no troubles to report on u.s. 29 as traffic patterns are building. so far no backups making the drive between i-70 and route 32. and your drive times not requiring any extra time as you get a live look at the beltway. 695 and harrisburg expressway. drive times will not require any extra minutes. we are at a normal pace. going to take about five minutes to get through could cockeysville to the top side of 695. >>> a band puppies rescued from a mill are safe this morning in dc. where the puppies came from and what the future could hold. linda. >> reporter: are police any closer to making arrest in the phylicia barnes place. what police are saying about the-year-old investigation. >>> a group of lucky puppies are resting covers play in washington. 102 pure breads arrived wednesday rescued from a kennel in arkansas. they were living in filthy conditions and suffering from serious medical problems. a lot need to be treat for pair sides and -- parasites and skin issues.

mcafee doesn't know when green will play in the game again. the east leading fliers, struggled allowing the soft goal in the third period. the fliers tallied three more in the second. all coming off defluxes. and the head coach has faith the veteran goalie will rebound. >> like to have a couple back last night, but that's the game and he knows it and is the goalie. so you start to practice. he works hard in practice. that's how you get out of any slump or goal score or defending while in practice and that's where it starts. >> all right, this isn't the nhl, but it's ten years old. pint sized -- an all out brawl broke out during the post game. ignited by some trash talking by one of the kids. and the brother of one of the players posted the video on youtube. the hornets have officially traded chris paul to the clippers. eric gordon, forward camino and first round draft pick. i'm dave feldman. brian is back after this. have a good night. ♪ [ female announcer ] this time of year you have a lot of festive meals. and safeway helps make every holida

experts at computer security company, mcafee, says that targets can steal personal information.he company reports that last year more than 5 million americans experienced identity theft on facebook. and mallware cost viewers money to fix. >> now, until the new year, there should be a heightened level of activity from scammers and hackers. security expert, gary davis, showed us some of the scams you are likely to see in next few weeks. like the e mails in your inbox. this is probably a phishing scam. it directed him to a website, asking for his name, birthday and web address. >> it asks for your credit card. with your identity, they can create fraud. >> reporter: davis says beware of bogus product promotions, during the holidays. with one click, you may be spreading an unwanted gift to your friends. an invitation to a website made to extract personal information. and you might see a few more of these quick response codes. if you scan one with your smartphone, it will direct you to a website announcing holiday deals. but davis says you can't trust them all. >> if this is going to

gm george mcafee says they wanted to try something different.en is expected to join his team this weekend in colorado, so that is some good news. and finally tonight, this is from the miami of ohio. this is the groundskeeper. he is loving his job. ♪ music playing >> there you go. got a little break dancing going on. >> wow. >> but i love that he's doing it while they're stretching. the guys are all sitting there trying to prepare for a game stretching and he's doing a little --. >> that's far more interesting than what is going on on the field. >> my alma mater and i don't believe i ever saw that. [ laughing ] >> ever. >> really? >> he has become kind of a ritual constant thing preparing for all of the games. >> love it. >> but he is just busting a move.

range short from their ambrose alex ferguson's man responded pretty quickly three minutes later had a mcafee filed for direct from a chair in the area the manchester glare made no mistake from the sport sending the kit to the wrong way so the game went into extra time where glen norris had sealed they were going for crystal palace. there was a home glassful major case for the temperature outside cardiff city while it mentions the city hopes they will pull it out a semi final. now the football newspaper is taking steps to clean up when i was asian as an end to corruption program gets underway in juric courts have grown for free for the titan i thinks rules fall and allegations of bribe taking bites in officials including executive committee members. football's world governing body has dealin a professor not paid as the chairman of an independent governance committee suspending officials are under criminal investigation and examining waste to make the election of faith presidents more transparent are in the spotlight if we assume that this is a multinational organization then they have to have

. ♪ >>> this morning, the computer security company mcafee says threats to smart phones are on the rise year. >> you're 76% more likely to suffer a malicious attack or malware attack. bridget carey is here with more. >> there are more android phones than other type of smart phones so the bad guys will target the biggest pool of victims. there are nor android phones being sold than i phones or blackberry and it's easier to get an android app in an app store than apple store which has a tougher bouncer so to say. >> what about i phones or blackberries? >> they haven't found an attack or a virus on an iphone yet. >> not a single one? >> it's just not out there yet, at least not these companies haven't found one. >> not that we are encouraging one to develop one. >> nothing is fool-proof though. we know it can come any time. >> so what specifically could some of this malware do to your phone? >> in short, they are after your money. most of them are doing something in the background you don't even know. like sending expensive text messages or calling 1-900 numbers and no record of it until y

silicon valley mcafee has a study. android powered phones are targeted the most.e love our portable e-mail and angry bird apps, we are not as protective of our phones and tablets. >> somebody created a free version on the android app store loaded with malware. download it, it's sending out information from your phone. >> private information like where you live, where you bank, your banking account numbers who recollects your contacts and friends are. how to protect yourself? use common sense. watch your apps and don't click on anything too good to be true. >> we are going to see a lot of scams, click here to donate money. it's one where they want to tug on your heart strings. click this link to donate $10 to whatever. you have to make sure the links you are going to are legitimate. >> reporter: scammers want to reach out and touch you. be careful, the data you save could be your own. >>> in september, a zombie virus affected 1 million cell phones in china in one week. >>> the widow of a south florida tabloid photo editor killed in the anthrax attacks. her husband

. >> mcafee and security experts are working with manufacturers to develop firewalls to keep attackers out of your car; but next time you long for a new high-tech vehicle, you may want to ask a few questions. >> do i really want my car to do that? >> reporter: bruce low shan, 9 news now. >> you might as well get a hoopty. >> the simple life gives you -- you get rid of all these complex problems. >> and the peace of mind. >> and you have peace of mind. >> here's how you get into my car. >> you drive a hoopti. >> [ laughter ] >>> let's talk about the surveillance picture and the radar on the way. that's the bad news. the good news it will be a quick hitter. it will be out by dawn. >> there's a boxes in atlanta and asheville and into upstate carolina. big thunderstorms, too, in much of tennessee and also into licksing on the and past louisville. the heavy activity misses us, but rains develop, but they get out about 5 or 6. temps are still warm, 56 arlington, 54 bethesda, reston >>> here's the deal, cooler and chilly. rain will return tonight. both commutes should be dry tomorrow. at leas

they are making it for norton and mcafee but right now i don't think a rush to get it but smart on whatviruses on your phone? >> the bad guys want to attack you anyway they can. you don't have to have a smart phone to be hacked. things look strange because it's on a small screen. you don't know if you're on the right banking site because it looks strange to you. you can't even tell so triple check what sites you're on and type the url. >> bridget, thanks. we are under siege. we will be right back. you're watching "the early show" on cbs. ♪ me and you ♪ a little rendezvous ♪ that special something ♪ that will carry you through ♪ that little reward ♪ for all the things you do [ female announcer ] luscious, creamy filling -- perfectly combined with our intense, slow-melting chocolate -- the one and only ghirardelli squares chocolate. for all the things you do. . >>> it is a wet one out there. here is a wrap up. >>> we are going to see more rain, coming up from the south and this back edge may break up a bit. we may get a break from the heavy rain, here is the forecast for the day. we are i

. >>> mcafee announced it was laying off employees.ra company says the layoff of 3% of its force will come from worldwide operations. making it unclear how many jobs will be lost here in the bay area. business analysts says the security software company remains profitable. >>> the u.s. justice department is investigating apple, and five publishing companies over allegations of monopoly control of the e book industry. federal investigators european regulators are investigating how they're operating. >>> in news of the world tonight, in china police arrested more than 6,000 suspects in a child trafficking ring and rescued 178 children. authorities say the suspects were part of two separate networks that sell children. china has a big child trafficking problem, in part to the strict one child policy. tens of thousands of children vanish every year in china. >>> syria, amateur photographers send out pictures of some of the 60 people who they say were killed this week. it comes on the same day, the syrian president says he never ordered the

chip maker intel bought mcafee for 7.7 billion dollars they are positioning to better compete with industry leader. >>> the afl/cio issued a new report warning hundreds of thousands of californians will lose unemployment benefits right after christmas if congress does not act in the next couple of weeks. millions lost their jobs like jeff davis he recently became a 9 9er someone who has what -- who has exhausted all unemployment benefits. >> i'm not sure what is going to happen. i spent 20 years getting to where i was and was happy handling sheet metal all day now that is gone. >> extending jobless benefits is costly because the state's unemployment trust fun is broke california has been borrowing from the federal government for two years to keep the checks going >> facebook may have solved the problem of where to house the 9400 workers they hopeed to employ in their new menlo park headquarters. backing a developer's bid to build an apartment come in the 700 and 800 block of hamilton across the train tracks from where facebook hopes to build another campus. the development would house 200 t

mcafee says people use mobile devices like they're a personal computer but don't take the same securityrecautions they would with their pc's. so experts have some suggestions for people who bank by smart phone. >> turn off antenna, turn off your bluetooth if you're not using your headset. apply the latest patches. >> mcafee also suggests anti- software for all devices when they are available. the company says all computer type devices can be hacked. >>> breast-feeding mothers took aim at target stores across the church try to show support for a woman who says employees at a houston target humiliated her when she was breast-feeding her five-month-old son in the store. she claims she was told to move to a fitting room or somewhere else more private. >> i definitely am not going to go to nurse my baby in a bathroom. would you want to eat your lunch in a bathroom sitting on a toilet? >> target says it's a longtime policy of supporting breast- feeding in its stores, including encouraging women to use fitting rooms. >>> two new red-light cameras are going up at a busy san francisco intersecti

find my iphone for any of the apple devices and wavesecure from mcafee for android devices.r phone is stolen, you can logon to your account from any computer and wipe the data right off of it because your data is probably more valuable to an i.d. thief than the actual phone. >> becky worley, such a pleasure to have you and once again, merry christmas. thanks for wearing the hat. we appreciate it. and, by the way, you can get more of becky's great tips on our website, goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! and coming up here a special treat for all of you, bianna going behind the scenes at radio city music hall complete with toy soldiers and santa, and i believe she'll be doing some sort of fancy kicking. keep it here. >> prepare yourself. ♪ yuletide carols being sung by a choir as folks dress up like eskimos ♪ ♪ everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe help to make the season bright ♪ ♪ tiny tots ♪ tiny tots not night after night, i sat up. sprayed up. took a shower... or took a pill. then i tried drug-free breathe right advanced. and instantly, i breathed better! i slept bette

rough news for some employees at santa clara mcafee, the maker bought by intelaid it will lay off 250 people, 3% of its work force. something we haven't been able to say for a while, a big pay day tonight for yahoo!. no, didn't get bought. it won a 610 million judgment against spammers. you may have gotten the e-mails telling you, you won the yahoo! lottery. they came from nigeria and thailand and were sent to more than 11 million people. speaking of crime, former accountant at marvel pled guilty to a role in an insider trading scheme. he admitted to passing information about the chip maker's earnings to an investment club, he faces time in prison. back to you. >> thank you very much, scott. >> bay area company known for helping surf the web is dabbling in real estate. google investal in new affordable housing on franklin street in moun ftain view. a business decision? or moral one? joe rosatto jr. shows us what is behind it. when you think of google you think of it as the a tool for digging through acres of internet minutia. in a vacant lot in downtown mountain view, the internet gia

his nearly six years as an author fiction, history and mcafee, charlie is followed his own true confidence, and ending in a novel when his is no longer spoke and embracing instead of satisfaction found in historical research and embracing the world of nonfiction with the same compelling narrative skills and sharp eye for character that made his novels bestsellers. charlie's autobiographical tales that he is yet to put to paper are as fascinating as the entities given to the letters of robert e. lee, adolf hitler, william sherman and ulysses s. grant. how many living souls outside of woody allen's fictional protagonists played by owen wilson and midnight paris can cash a recounts having shared a cocktail hour with ernest hemingway in the burn in paris or a steam bath with arthur miller in new york. three great men of the 20th century chap there capture charlie's fanciness had to meet them. churchill, hemingway and the pope. he batted two for three, somehow missing churchill tumescence unfortunate loss. the past president of the pan american center and organization founded in 19222 at the ad

we are joined by a mcafee consultant, identity expert. we are so glad you are here. places you can have your identity stole then that we wouldn't think of. tell us a few. >> you wouldn't think that your identity would be stolen at your pharmacist, doctor's office or mortgage broker. all these places where we go that service our needs are places that also have our personal identifying information on file. >> jamie: what is that information? what should we be cautious about giving out? >> your social security number is the key to the kingdom. any entity that has that makes it vulnerable. any time you give up that information, even credit card information, it puts your identity at risk. >> then adds your date -- your birth date can be a rest buy for disasters. sometimes office don't shred documents. you warn about e-cards what are those? >> when you receive a card in the mail, via e-mail looks like a holiday card from hallmark or somebody else. what you have to you do is click the link, open it up, you might have to download a player once do it could infect your machine

mcafee and and and arras at all marked up? are your grammatical mistakes corrected?is there a sense that the professors engaged in the process with you or are they just going through the motions? c-span: how old are your kids? >> guest: 214. c-span: do you think by the time they are old enough to go to college you will think it's a good idea to go to college? based on the fact right now one school in the country is $60,000 a year tuition. >> guest: i think if you pick and choose very wisely it is possible to get a decent college education but you have to be really careful and it begins with obviously choosing the college. i can can't tell you the number of people, they go to visit colleges with their high school juniors in the middle of the summer. why? what are you doing there in the middle of summer? you are just were just looking at the scenery? at you just look at the view book they sent you? go, sit in the classroom and don't just sit in on the classrooms that they take. you can visit the upper-level constitutional law center. you won't be getting there until yo