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Microsoft names the man behind the Kelihos botnet
Microsoft names the man behind the Kelihos botnet
Last September, Microsoft and Kaspersky Labs took down the Kelihos botnet. While Kaspersky now has control of the botnet, in a court filing in Virginia, Microsoft yesterday named Andrey Sabelnikov as the owner and operator of Kelihos.
Jan. 24, 2012
Scammers offer "free" $500 Amazon gift card on Facebook
Scammers offer "free" $500 Amazon gift card on Facebook
Facebook scammers are offering a “free” $500 Amazon.com gift card as part of a premium rate mobile phone service and affiliate marketing site scheme.
Jan. 24, 2012
CyberSource releases its 8th annual UK fraud report
CyberSource releases its 8th annual UK fraud report
CyberSource, a payment management company working in e-commerce and providing a fraud management system to e-commerce merchants, has published its latest report: UK Online Fraud Report 2012.
Jan. 24, 2012
MegaUpload typosquatting exposed
MegaUpload typosquatting exposed
The MegaUpload take-down is one of the hottest stories on the net, involving the FBI, illegal file-sharing, hackers’ revenge, the specter of SOPA and more. But don’t be too curious...
Jan. 24, 2012
New York utilities disclose third-party unauthorized access to customer data
New York utilities disclose third-party unauthorized access to customer data
Two New York power companies, which have 1.8 million customers, have disclosed that customers' personal information, including social security numbers, dates of birth, and financial account data, may have been compromised by third-party unauthorized access.
Jan. 24, 2012
Anonymous Hacker’s Message to Congress on SOPA
Anonymous Hacker’s Message to Congress on SOPA
Anonymous hackers had sent a message to congress on SOPA and PIPA legislation, though the message was sent at the end of 2011, but its effectiveness can be
Jan. 21, 2012
Ransomware pretending to be law enforcement
Ransomware pretending to be law enforcement
Recent months have seen the arrival of a new type of ransomware based on a legal threat from supposed law enforcement agencies.
Jan. 20, 2012
Law Society tougher than the ICO on Andrew Crossley
Law Society tougher than the ICO on Andrew Crossley
Andrew Crossley was the solicitor behind the ACS:Law scandal. His firm sent out some 20,000 speculative letters to ‘illegal file sharers’ demanding payment of £500 in reparation to his rightsholder clients (in this case MediaCAT, which represented the individual copyright owners).
Jan. 20, 2012
Spy-approved secure version of Android released
Spy-approved secure version of Android released
The US National Security Agency (NSA) has released a secure version of Google’s Android platform, dubbed secure enhanced (SE) Android, which is based on an application-level permissions model.
Jan. 20, 2012
Voice biometrics will be the authentication of choice, says Opus Research
Voice biometrics will be the authentication of choice, says Opus Research
This is the conclusion of a joint study by Opus and ValidSoft, a company that specializes in telecommunications-based authentication and transaction verification for financial services and government organizations.
Jan. 19, 2012
Olympic security dossier left on London train
Olympic security dossier left on London train
A secret file said to contain security plans for the London Olympics was apparently left on a London train by a policeman.
Jan. 19, 2012
Ten years of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing initiative: Has it delivered?
Ten years of Microsoft’s Trustworthy Computing initiative: Has it delivered?
It is ten years since Bill Gates distributed his internal ‘Trustworthy computing’ memo to Microsoft staff: “We must lead the industry to a whole new level of Trustworthiness in computing.” Has Microsoft delivered?
Jan. 18, 2012