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IBM's latest X-Force 2009 Trend and Risk Report notes massive rises in phishing and malicious Web links . V3.co.uk reports that hackers are using a variety of techniques to bypass defenses for mone... More >
Several British journalists and politicians fell victim to a Twitter phishing scam that pushed a link to a Web site selling sexual-performance drugs, according to PCWorld.com . One of the vi... More >
According to Symantec's latest "State of Enterprise Security" study, 100 percent of the 2,100 businesses surveyed had experienced cyber losses of some type in the past year. Seventy-five percent sa... More >
Microsoft's efforts to get rid of the notorious botnet Waledac have been aided by a court order to cut off 277 .com domains associated with the botnet, reports Computerworld . In its lawsui... More >
A security update from OpenOffice.org addresses six vulnerabilities. V3.co.uk reports that four of the vulnerabilities could be used for arbitrary code execution , while the other two could be u... More >
Intel has revealed that it was the victim of a "sophisticated" hacker attack in January, Reuters reports. The attack occurred around the same time as the recently publicized Chinese hacker... More >
With more than 575,000 customers using its suite of software-as-a-service security offerings, McAfee has updated its on-demand e-mail and Web protection applications , according to eSecurity Planet... More >
In an effort to streamline the process of detecting and fixing vulnerabilities in software, Hewlett-Packard is working with code analysis vendor Fortify to combine the benefits of dynamic and stati... More >
InformationWeek reports that the Federal Trade Commission has warned nearly 100 organizations in both the public and private sector that they should review their security practices. In the letters... More >
VentureBeat is warning that Twitter users are starting to receive phishing messages that look like this: “Lol. this you?? http://divinelink.net/?rid=http://twitter.verify.bzpharma.net/login” The l... More >
Security auditing vendor nCircle Network soon will offer free priority ratings for patches coming from Microsoft, Adobe, Apple and others, according to Computerworld . The "Patch Priority I... More >
Following the recent revelation that the hacking attacks on Google and dozens of other American companies have been traced to computers at two Chinese schools , comes word that U.S. analysts believe... More >
Computerworld reports that Adobe is working to fix a bug in Download Manager , software that it uses to improve download speeds of its products. Security researcher Aviv Raff says the softwa... More >
According to The New York Times , the recent attacks on Google and dozens of other American companies have been traced to computers at two schools in China , Shanghai Jiaotong University and the La... More >
Kaspersky's new version of its mobile security suite now lets users disable and wipe information on stolen handsets, reports techradar.com . In addition to wiping or crippling stolen phones, Kasper... More >
Seven different companies have been the victims of targeted attacks by the Bredolab virus , warns Symantec. In a departure from Bredolab's usual M.O. of sending out mass quantities of spam, t... More >
SecTheory has discovered a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Google's Buzz for Mobile service that could allow an attacker to hijack a Buzz account or run a phishing scam, according to CNET Ne... More >
Computerworld reports that malicious code that suddenly appeared on an internal virtual print server took out nearly 800 computers used by the city of Norfolk, Va. The code, which was activ... More >
Following reports that a Windows patch in this month's Patch Tuesday caused the so-called Blue Screen of Death , Microsoft now says a rootkit was behind the crashing of Windows PCs. According... More >
Security researchers at NetWitness have discovered a massive botnet known as Kneber that has affected at least 75,000 computers at 2,500 companies and government agencies worldwide for the past 18 ... More >
During the course of a year, an unnamed employee embezzled $4 million from Indian outsourcer Wipro after allegedly obtaining a colleague's online password, according to an IDG story in The New Yo... More >
As promised , Adobe has released two out-of-band patches for a pair of "critical" vulnerabilities in Reader and Acrobat . V3.co.uk reports that the vulnerabilities could let an unauthorized user ... More >
According to ScanSafe, rogue Reader documents made up 80 percent of all exploits at the end of 2009. Computerworld reports that malicious PDF files made up a little over half of all exploits track... More >
With the Pwn2Own hacking challenge approaching, experts are already putting out their predictions. Aaron Portnoy, security research team lead with Pwn2Own sponsor 3Com TippingPoint, is pretty ... More >
Cyber ShockWave , a simulated war game conducted by non-profit organization the Bipartisan Policy Center, demonstrated a lack of preparedness for the U.S. administration to react quickly to a cyber a... More >
Brocade and McAfee have teamed up to deliver end-to-end network security, reports the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal . The companies say that critical security capabilities will be integr... More >
According to a Reuters article on internetnews.com, French officials are accusing American rider Floyd Landis of hacking into an anti-doping laboratory computer in an effort to prove the laborato... More >
According to internetnews.com , more than 200,000 AvMed Health Plan subscribers may have been left vulnerable to identity theft after a pair of laptops were stolen from a conference room at the co... More >
Websense is warning that the Zeus Trojan has resurfaced with a new wave of attacks targeting government and military workers. According to V3.co.uk , the attack involves a bogus e-mail claiming to... More >
Computerworld reports that Symantec researchers are warning about a fake antivirus product known as Live PC Care that is offering victims live technical support. Once users install the bogu... More >
Max Ray Butler, aka "Iceman," has been sentenced to to 13 years in federal prison for hacking into financial institutions and stealing credit card account numbers, according to Computerworld . He a... More >
The annual hacking contest Pwn2Own will award $15,000 to anyone who can break into an iPhone, BlackBerry Bold, Droid or Nokia smartphone, reports Computerworld . Any successful exploit of the pho... More >
A database containing contact details for 176,000 workers of Royal Dutch Shell has been copied and sent to groups opposed to the oil company's practices. The e-mail allegedly came from a group of She... More >
Spammers wasted no time targeting Google's newly launched social-networking site, Google Buzz. Websense is warning of phishing scams disguised as quit-smoking guides that are causing headaches for ... More >
Here we go again: Adobe has issued a security bulletin to address a "critical" vulnerability in its Flash software , as well as one for an "important" bug in its LiveCycle and ColdFusion software, a... More >
According to eWEEK , Microsoft is investigating reports that a Windows patch issued as part of this month's Patch Tuesday is causing the so-called Blue Screen of Death. Users have been repo... More >
eSecurity Planet reports that a hacker was able to access Ceridian's Internet payroll system in late December, potentially compromising the sensitive data of more than 27,000 workers. The exposed ... More >
A group campaigning against Australia's plan to ban Internet pornography has targeted official Australian Web sites , including the main Australian government site and the Australian Parliament Hous... More >
Just like any other holiday, Valentine's Day is bringing out cyber criminals . According to V3.co.uk , security experts are warning of fresh Web-based attacks targeting Valentine's Day enthu... More >
According to Computerworld , Mozilla has acknowledged that it falsely accused SourceTec Software Co. of infecting a Firefox add-on with attack code. As we reported on our Network Security ... More >
Users are reporting that Microsoft's latest Patch Tuesday release is crippling Windows XP PCs with the notorious Blue Screen of Death. According to Computerworld , Microsoft's support forum... More >
According to V3.co.uk , delays in updating a government database used for national security across Europe threatens to shelve plans to overhaul the system. The Schengen Information System (... More >
In an effort to address a growing desire for greater flexibility, lower cost and lower risk investments, unified threat management vendor Astaro has modified the way it licenses and sells its securi... More >
Encryption vendor TecSec is suing several large tech vendors , including IBM, Sun Microsystems, Cisco Systems and Oracle, for patent infringement, according to Computerworld . TecSec alleges ... More >
This month's Patch Tuesday from Microsoft included 13 security bulletins addressing 26 vulnerabilities in Windows and Office. InformationWeek reports that Andrew Storms, director of security... More >
According to research by Kaspersky Lab, China was the source of most of the malware sent in January. SC Magazine reports that China was responsible for 36.2 percent of malware infecting the Inter... More >
Yongcai Li (aka Michael Lee) has received a 2 1.2-year prison sentence following an investigation by the FBI into counterfeit computer equipment. According to V3.co.uk , Li sold counterfeit ... More >
Security experts are using the European Union's annual Safer Internet Day initiative to renew warnings about online fraud and malware, especially on social-networking sites. According to V3.co.uk ... More >
Adobe Systems has apologized for failing to patch a 16-month-old bug in Flash Player, according to Computerworld . The bug was first reported on Sept. 22, 2008, by security researcher Matthe... More >
The town of Poughkeepsie, N.Y., is the latest victim of a security breach in which $378,000 was stolen from the town's TD Bank NA account, Computerworld reports. Nine attempts to steal money were... More >
According to Pike Research, annual spending on smart grid cyber security will more than triple, reaching $3.7 billion in 2015. InformationWeek reports that there are a number of activities driving... More >
To help companies monitor printer use and protect access to sensitive documents, printer manufacturer Ricoh has unveiled a new document security solution, V3.co.uk reports. The Flex Secure ... More >
China's state-run Xinhua news agency has reported that three people have been arrested on suspicion of selling hacking tools online. According to The Wall Street Journal , their business was ... More >
According to Websense's latest "State of Internet Security" report, users are falsely putting faith in the security of search results . V3.co.uk says the report shows almost 14 percent of se... More >
The Electronic Privacy Information Center wants details on the partnership between Google and the National Security Agency, so it has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Nati... More >
Edwin Pena has pleaded guilty to hacking into several VoIP networks between 2004 and 2006 and then reselling millions of stolen minutes. According to Computerworld , Pena is scheduled to be senten... More >
On Tuesday, Feb. 9, Microsoft will release 13 security updates patching more than two dozen vulnerabilities in Windows and Office, reports Computerworld . Five of the updates are considered... More >
Making work easier for cyber criminals, a Trusteer report found that two-thirds (73 percent) of internet users use their online banking credentials on other Web sites. Forty-seven percent use their... More >
V3.co.uk reports that McAfee's new platform, called Security Quickstart, offers a combination of management and training for SMBs. The offering provides training, software support and consulting s... More >
According to fraud database firm Lucid Intelligence, since 2007 incidences of personal data being stolen and sold online have jumped 230 percent , reports V3.co.uk . Although the number of ... More >
Andrew Fried, CEO of security consultancy Deteque and a former senior special agent with the U.S Department of the Treasury, says Verisign is failing to take action against dozens of sites that he ... More >
Microsoft is warning about another flaw in Internet Explorer that could result in unauthorized disclosure of information for users running its browser on older operating systems, reports CNET News... More >
According to The Wall Street Journal , Google is working with the National Security Agency to investigate the cyber attacks that Google announced publicly last month. As Reuters notes, th... More >
At the Black Hat conference, David Litchfield, a researcher at NGS Consulting, demonstrated how to subvert security in the Oracle 11g database by taking advantage of zero-day vulnerabilities that c... More >
Christopher Tarnovsky, a researcher at Flylogic Engineering, claims he has hacked an Infineon SLE 66 CL PC processor that is used to protect computers, smartcards and even Microsoft's Xbox 360 gami... More >
The New York Times reports that Dennis C. Blair, the director of national intelligence, has warned lawmakers that Al Qaeda and its affiliates will likely attempt a large-scale attack on American s... More >
Kevin Stevens, a threat intelligence analyst for SecureWorks, says cyber thieves are starting to advertise online for contractors. According to Reuters , they are looking for people who are... More >
According to a report by TrustWave, companies are so busy chasing down the latest vulnerabilities that they are overlooking the most common, frequently exploited ones. As a result, companies continu... More >
Computerworld reports that Apple has patched five vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system. According to PCWorld.com , the five security fixes are for CoreAudio, ImageIO, Recovery... More >
According to InformationWeek , Health Net is facing a lawsuit by the Connecticut attorney general for failing to adequately protect the medical records of hundreds of thousands of customers whose ... More >
A possible phishing attack has Twitter locking some users out of their accounts and asking them to reset their passwords, according to a TechCrunch article in The Washington Post. The messa... More >
According to a security researcher, Adobe's Flash technology is at risk, but it's not entirely Abode's fault. eSecurity Planet reports that Senior Foreground Security analyst Mike Bailey's re... More >
V3.co.uk reports that MI5 is warning UK companies that the Chinese government may have used computer devices that contain Trojan software to gain access to their computers with the goal of remotel... More >
Computerworld reports that the Shadowserver Foundation is warning that hundreds of Web sites are being pestered by computers infected by the Pushdo (aka Pandex or Cutwail) botnet. Among the sites ... More >
A Sophos investigation shows that more than half the users of social networking have been sent spam over the site, while more than a third have received malware. SC Magazine reports that duri... More >
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission has confirmed that a hacked server has exposed about 80,000 names , birth dates and Social Security numbers for casino and racetrack employees in Iowa, says SC... More >
Google says it will pay researchers $500 for each vulnerability they find in the Chrome browse r and its underlying open source code, reports Computerworld . "Particularly severe or particularly c... More >
According to The Register , the UK government is not at all concerned about the safety of Microsoft's Internet Explorer 6. France and Germany have issued warnings against using IE 6 follow... More >
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