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Northumbria Police Authority website defaced, fixed, but the hack lives on in Google's cache
Northumbria Police Authority website defaced, fixed, but the hack lives on in Google's cache
The website of the Northumbria Police Authority was hacked recently but, according to Chris Boyd, a senior researcher with GFI Software, the hack lives on in Google's search caches.
Aug. 31, 2011
Mysterious Florida ATM heist nets cybercriminals $13 million
Mysterious Florida ATM heist nets cybercriminals $13 million
A mysterious ATM heist involving just 22 pre-paid debit cards - and hackers allegedly altering the maximum daily withdrawal limits - has reportedly lost an American bank around $13 million.
Aug. 31, 2011
Ex-Anonymous hacktivist offers advice to stop hackers
Ex-Anonymous hacktivist offers advice to stop hackers
SparkyBlaze, a former hacktivist with Anonymous, offered some advice to companies to stop hackers, in an interview with Cisco’s Jason Lackey.
Aug. 31, 2011
Former Akamai employee pleads guilty to trying to sell secrets to Israel
Former Akamai employee pleads guilty to trying to sell secrets to Israel
A 43-year-old former finance department employee of web optimization firm Akamai has pleaded guilty to espionage charges in the US.
Aug. 31, 2011
Microsoft warns of fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar
Microsoft warns of fraudulent digital certificate issued by DigiNotar
Microsoft has issued a security advisory warning of at least one fraudulent digital certificate issued by root certificate authority (CA) DigiNotar.
Aug. 30, 2011
Qualys develops open source tool to negate 'slow HTTP' DDoS attacks
Qualys develops open source tool to negate 'slow HTTP' DDoS attacks
A Qualys researcher has developed an open source tool that helps to negate the effects of so-called 'slow HTTP' DDOS attacks on internet-connected servers.
Aug. 30, 2011
Security researcher shows money mules know exactly what they are doing
Security researcher shows money mules know exactly what they are doing
A leading security researcher claims to have researched a money mule – people who allow their bank accounts to become staging posts for fraudulent money obtained in online scams – that clearly knew exactly what he was doing.
Aug. 30, 2011
Cutwail botnet resurfaces in major Facebook scam-paign
Cutwail botnet resurfaces in major Facebook scam-paign
An M86 Software researcher says his team has seen a major malicious spam campaign that is using the Cutwail botnet to bombard Facebook users with a variety of infected messages.
Aug. 30, 2011
DoD works to improve smartphone security awareness
DoD works to improve smartphone security awareness
The Department of Defense (DoD) is working on improving security awareness for smartphones and other mobile computing platforms used by DoD personnel.
Aug. 30, 2011
Data on 350,000 Epson Korea customers compromised
Data on 350,000 Epson Korea customers compromised
Personal information on 350,000 South Koreans was breached as a result of a hack of Epson Korea’s website.
Aug. 30, 2011
Researcher fingers Medtronic as maker of vulnerable insulin pumps
Researcher fingers Medtronic as maker of vulnerable insulin pumps
The Medtronic Paradigm insulin pump is vulnerable to a wireless cyber attack, enabling the attacker to remotely disable the pump or manipulate the dosage, according to security researcher and diabetic Jerome Radcliffe.
Aug. 29, 2011
Trojan/Badlib identified as malware distribution network
Trojan/Badlib identified as malware distribution network
A Symantec research team have revealed that a new trojan – Trojan-Badlib – is being used as a malware distribution network by unknown hackers.
Aug. 26, 2011