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Security

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Flaw Puts Hackers Closer to the Money

In the dark spirit of the day's news, we learn that if your bank doesn't fail, criminals could siphon off your money. And no, not those Washington or Wall Street hacks.   Princeton University re... More >

September 26, 2008

Warnings Rise About 'Clickjacking'

Security researchers are raising the alarm about a browser exploit called "clickjacking" that affects Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera and Adobe Flash, reports ZDNet 's Ryan Naraine. &nbs... More >

Los Alamos Security Still Found Lacking

After a series of highly embarrassing snafus , the Los Alamos National Laboratory still doesn't have a handle on security, according to a recent report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office ... More >

September 25, 2008

Barracuda Makes Stopping Spam Sweeter ... and Free

Companies can now access Barracuda Network's spam blocking list free of charge .   According to vnunet.com , companies will no longer need to run all incoming e-mail though antivirus scanners ... More >

September 24, 2008

U.S. Reigns in Origin of Cyber Attacks, Vendor Says

The United States leads the world in cyber attacks originating from within its borders, according to security-as-a-service provider SecureWorks.   It recorded 20.6 million attempted attacks fr... More >

September 22, 2008

More Security on .gov Domain

The federal government is deploying an authentication mechanism so visitors to government Web sites can be sure the sites are authentic, reports Network World .   Though the technology won't ... More >

ID Theft Bill Heading to President

After passing through both the House and Senate, the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution bill is heading to the president's desk, according to vnunet.com .   The law will create stiffe... More >

Feds Search Apartment of Palin E-mail Hack Suspect

Early Sunday morning, federal investigators served a search warrant at the Knoxville, Tenn., apartment of a suspect in the hacking of Sarah Palin's Yahoo account .   The raid reportedly disrupt... More >

September 18, 2008

Palin's Yahoo Account Hacked

U.S. Republican vice-presidential candidate and Alaska Governor Sarah Palin has certainly attracted a lot of attention of late, including from hackers.   BBC News reports that a hacking group ... More >

September 17, 2008

Adobe Gets Hackers to Nix Clickjacking Talk

Two security researchers have agreed to hold off on demonstrating how they used a bug in one of Adobe's products to seize control of a victim's browser , according to InfoWorld .   Robert Hans... More >

September 16, 2008

BusinessWeek Felled by SQL Injection Attack

BusinessWeek was the victim of a SQL injection attack , reports vnunet.com .   According to Sophos, some time last week attackers went through the company's online job-hunting application to in... More >

September 15, 2008

Large Hadron Collider Experiment Hacked

Boy, it doesn't take long. The Large Hadron Collider fired up Wednesday and was hacked the same day.   It didn't bring the end of the world, but The Telegraph reports the hackers were "one st... More >

Juniper Puts Firewalls on a Card

In the market for a new firewall? Juniper has unveiled a new line of firewall services , named SRX 5600 and 5800, according to Reuters .   The firewalls, which are compatible with Juniper's JU... More >

September 11, 2008

Hunt for Mysterious Device Adds Drama to Rogue Admin Story

The latest estimates put the cost at $1 million to undo the San Francisco administrator's network hijacking, with the latest drama centered around a mysterious device hidden on the network, reports... More >

September 10, 2008

Researcher Publishes Code to Utility Control Systems

Because he believes it didn't get adequate attention, a security researcher has published exploit code for a vulnerability reported earlier this summer that's widely used in industrial-process-cont... More >

September 8, 2008

McAfee to Deliver Signature Updates on the Fly

According to the company, McAfee Artemis Technology will offer instant detection of malware.   Set to launch as a consumer line next year as "Active Protection," McAfee's product will have a b... More >

Malicious App Makes Facebook Antisocial

Researchers have demonstrated how an application can turn Facebook into an attack platform , reports ZDNet .   According to InfoWorld , Greek security researchers created a "Facebot" tool t... More >

September 3, 2008

Fourfold Increase in Zombie PCs Reported

The number of zombie PCs in botnet networks has quadrupled in the past three months, according to the Shadowserver Foundation, which monitors botnet activity. At the same time, it's reporting the n... More >

Will Phishers Cast Their Nets at Hurricane Gustav?

Security experts are saying phishers may be preparing to take advantage of Hurricane Gustav as nearly 100 domains related to the storm have been registered in the past few days, reports vnunet.com... More >

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