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Antid0te expected to close the security door on jailbroken iPhone
Antid0te expected to close the security door on jailbroken iPhone
Antid0te, a tool developed by security researcher Stefan Esser, is expected to provide security protection against worms that attack a jailbroken iPhone.
Dec. 14, 2010
Drive-by scareware malvertisements served up by major ad networks
Drive-by scareware malvertisements served up by major ad networks
It seems that the cybercriminal gangs behind the malware distribution networks are now tapping into the power of major ad-farming networks on the internet.
Dec. 13, 2010
Anonymous hits Dutch National Police and Moneybookers sites, as second Dutch teenager is arrested
Anonymous hits Dutch National Police and Moneybookers sites, as second Dutch teenager is arrested
The WikiLeaks attackgeist known as Anonymous has staged distributed denial of service (DDoS) network attacks on more sites, including Moneybookers and the Dutch National Police Service.
Dec. 13, 2010
Pro WikiLeaks hacker group’s DDoS tool downloads top 40,000
Pro WikiLeaks hacker group’s DDoS tool downloads top 40,000
Imperva, the web security specialist, has reported that the tool released by the Anonymous Hacker Group for would-be WikiLeaks protesters has been downloaded over 40 000 times, with the majority of downloads occurring in the US.
Dec. 13, 2010
Anonymous attacks more websites, as second Dutch teenager is arrested in WikiLeaks saga
Anonymous attacks more websites, as second Dutch teenager is arrested in WikiLeaks saga
The WikiLeaks attackgeist known as Anonymous has staged distributed denial of service (DDoS) network attacks on more sites, including Moneybookers and the Dutch National Police Service.
Dec. 13, 2010
Zeus trojan gives the gift of fraud for the holidays
Zeus trojan gives the gift of fraud for the holidays
The Zeus botnet is targeting credit card accounts of major US retailers Macy’s and Nordstrom by injecting a pop-up that asks for personal information to access the card holder’s account, according to Trusteer.
Dec. 13, 2010
British Columbia falls short on monitoring information security
British Columbia falls short on monitoring information security
The British Columbia auditor general has determined that the provincial government has not fully implemented its Security HealthCheck (SHC) system set up in 2006 to monitor compliance with information security policies.
Dec. 9, 2010
Visa targeted by hackers over WikiLeaks controversy
Visa targeted by hackers over WikiLeaks controversy
Online retailing was disrupted yesterday when Visa and Mastercard were targeted by hackers following the firms' refusal to process WikiLeaks payments.
Dec. 9, 2010
Hackivists down MasterCard website in WikiLeaks protest
Hackivists down MasterCard website in WikiLeaks protest
The arrest of Julian Assange, the founder of the WikiLeaks whistleblowing portal, is causing mayhem in the electronic payments world as, hard on the heels of a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack on the PayPal blog site earlier this week, a second group of hacktivists have staged a massive attack on the main MasterCard website.
Dec. 8, 2010
Updated Android attempts to prevent clickjacking
Updated Android attempts to prevent clickjacking
Just in time for the holiday season, Google has unveiled Gingerbread, the latest release of the company’s Android operating system for mobile devices.
Dec. 7, 2010
WikiLeaks: let the DDoS battles begin
WikiLeaks: let the DDoS battles begin
December is rapidly turning into a festival of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on WikiLeaks and a number of sites looking to distance themselves from the high-profile government reporting portal.
Dec. 6, 2010
Visa CodeSure technology tapped for online government services
Visa CodeSure technology tapped for online government services
Visa's CodeSure technology, which essentially adds a calculator-style keypad and LCD screen to a credit/debit card, is about to be tested for use with online government services in the UK.
Dec. 6, 2010