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Scammers target Verizon Wireless customers after AT&T attacks
Scammers target Verizon Wireless customers after AT&T attacks
Spammers have their sites on Verizon Wireless customers after targeting those of AT&T Wireless earlier this month.
April 17, 2012
Dutch Pirate Party forced to take its Pirate Bay proxy off-line
Dutch Pirate Party forced to take its Pirate Bay proxy off-line
In a move that will be monitored by the UK’s music industry association (BPI), its Dutch equivalent BREIN (translates as ‘Brain’) has obtained a court injunction forcing the political party, the Pirate Party, to take down the proxy site that was allowing users to continue using the blocked Pirate Bay (TPB).
April 16, 2012
City trader fined £450,000 by the FSA
City trader fined £450,000 by the FSA
“For the reasons given in this Notice...”, says an FSA Decision Notice,
April 13, 2012
Boston police release unredacted Facebook data of ‘Craigslist killer’
Boston police release unredacted Facebook data of ‘Craigslist killer’
The complete Facebook account of Philip Markoff, in hard copy and including friend IDs, was given by the Boston Police to the Boston Phoenix newspaper.
April 13, 2012
Tunisian government to beef up security after cyberattacks
Tunisian government to beef up security after cyberattacks
After suffering a series of cyberattacks, the interim Tunisian government is taking steps to solidify the security of government email accounts and websites.
April 13, 2012
Los Alamos subjected to ‘maelstrom’ of simulated cyberattacks
Los Alamos subjected to ‘maelstrom’ of simulated cyberattacks
Los Alamos National Laboratory, the government lab responsible for the security of the US nuclear stockpile, recently conducted a vigorous cyber exercise involving more 100 participants from a number of federal agencies.
April 13, 2012
ISACA issues latest version of COBIT infosec governance framework
ISACA issues latest version of COBIT infosec governance framework
ISACA, the not-for-profit IT security association, has issued COBIT 5, the latest version of its IT security reference guide.
April 12, 2012
Zero-day security hole in BackTrack Linux uncovered by student
Zero-day security hole in BackTrack Linux uncovered by student
A zero-day security flaw has been identified in the latest version of BackTrack Linux, a version used by security professionals for penetration testing. The vulnerability was discovered by a student in the InfoSec Institute’s ethical hacking class.
April 12, 2012
US to fast-track cyber weapon development
US to fast-track cyber weapon development
The US plans to fast-track the development of cyber weapons to give it the ability to create the means to attack specific targets within months, and even days.
April 12, 2012
ISO issues interorganizational communication security standards
ISO issues interorganizational communication security standards
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published new standards for interorganizational and intersector communications, including data exchanges for critical infrastructure.
April 12, 2012
Dirt Jumper DDoS bot family has over 300 varieties
Dirt Jumper DDoS bot family has over 300 varieties
The Dirt Jumper distributed denial of service (DDoS) bot family has evolved into over 300 varieties of bot packages, explained Curt Wilson of Arbor Networks.
April 12, 2012
SQL injection tops SMB database security concerns
SQL injection tops SMB database security concerns
More than half of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are most concerned about SQL injection attacks against their databases, according to a survey of 6,000 SMBs users of GreenSQL’s database security product.
April 11, 2012