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Australia blocks China’s Huawei from broadband project over security concerns
Australia blocks China’s Huawei from broadband project over security concerns
The Australian government has blocked China’s Huawei Technologies from participating in the country’s AUS$36 billion national broadband network (NBN) project because of cybersecurity concerns.
March 27, 2012
Microsoft takes control of 800 domains associated with Zeus botnets
Microsoft takes control of 800 domains associated with Zeus botnets
In a major action against the banking trojan Zeus, Microsoft with FS-ISAC and NACHA and research from Kyrus Tech and F-Secure have succeeded in disrupting a number of the most harmful Zeus botnets in “in an unprecedented, proactive cross-industry action.”
March 26, 2012
LulzSec Reborn posts data on over 170,000 MilitarySingles.com users
LulzSec Reborn posts data on over 170,000 MilitarySingles.com users
The MilitarySingles.com website has apparently been hacked by LulzSec Reborn, exposing user information on 170,000 members.
March 26, 2012
Watchdog warns US agencies lax on global IT supply chain security
Watchdog warns US agencies lax on global IT supply chain security
The General Accounting Office (GAO) is warning that insecurity in the global IT supply chain is putting US national security agencies at risk.
March 26, 2012
Belarusian sentenced to US prison for assisting identity theft scams
Belarusian sentenced to US prison for assisting identity theft scams
A Belarusian named Dmitry Naskovets has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for operating CallService.biz, an online site that helped over 2,000 identity thieves commit fraud, federal authorities announced on Friday.
March 26, 2012
61 Indian Websites Hacked by Zhc Crypter of Z Company Hacking Crew for Kashmir Cause
61 Indian Websites Hacked by Zhc Crypter of Z Company Hacking Crew for Kashmir Cause
Well known Z Company has hacked 61 Indian websites to show its support for Kashmir cause, leaving their deface page on all of the hacked websites with a
March 25, 2012
The King of Fighter for Android [Download Link Available]
The King of Fighter for Android [Download Link Available]
Our childhood dream game ''The King of Fighters'' is now on Android. The G-Gee developers are now planning to put King of Fighter on  Google’s Android platform.
March 24, 2012
Indian call centers sell UK financial data and DVLA gives access to Indian workers
Indian call centers sell UK financial data and DVLA gives access to Indian workers
On the same day that the Sunday Times reported Indian workers offering UK finance details for sale at as little as 0.02p, the Observer reported that IBM contractors in India will have access to the data of 43 million UK drivers held by the DVLA.
March 23, 2012
Firefox will use HTTPS by default
Firefox will use HTTPS by default
Encrypted searching should become available by default for all Firefox users within a few months – a big win for privacy.
March 23, 2012
Europe’s first information risk maturity index developed
Europe’s first information risk maturity index developed
PwC and Iron Mountain have joined together to develop a risk maturity index for European SMEs; and finds them generally lacking.
March 23, 2012
Kaiser Permanente data breach affects thousands of employees
Kaiser Permanente data breach affects thousands of employees
Managed health care consortium Kaiser Permanente has notified thousands of current and former employees that their personal information was found on an external hard drive purchased in a second-hand store in California.
March 23, 2012
US government extends period that intelligence on citizens can be retained
US government extends period that intelligence on citizens can be retained
The US government has issued new counterterrorism guidelines that allow for the retention of intelligence on US citizens for five years, rather than the current 180 days.
March 23, 2012