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Iceman pleads guilty in Carders Market card data theft case
Iceman pleads guilty in Carders Market card data theft case
Max Butler - aka Max Vision and Iceman - has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud in connection with the theft of almost two million credit and debit card details, as well as an astonishing $86 million of allegedly fraudulent purchases.
June 30, 2009
Interoute offers free desktop internet security barometer
Interoute offers free desktop internet security barometer
Interoute, the internet backbone carrier, has released a free 'internet barometer' desktop application that displays the state of the global internet, as well as potential threats to the net's IP-based infrastructure.
June 29, 2009
Turning the spotlight on IT’s dirty little secret: Securing the common point of failure in IT risk controls
Turning the spotlight on IT’s dirty little secret: Securing the common point of failure in IT risk controls
Check out BrookCourt's whitepaper on how the rise of identity and access management has revolutionised how the enterprise defines a key domain of IT risk control.
June 29, 2009
Spammers use Michael Jackson's death to harvest email addresses
Spammers use Michael Jackson's death to harvest email addresses
Spammers are using the death of music legend Michael Jackson to harvest unsuspecting computer users' email addresses for future spam campaigns.
June 26, 2009
Google launches Anti-Malvertising.com site
Google launches Anti-Malvertising.com site
Google have launched Anti-Malvertising.com to assist its advertisers in spotting potential providers of malicious advertisements. Finjan, specialising in secure web gateway products and unified web security for the enterprise market,have welcomed this launch.
June 24, 2009
SMEs hit by increasing spear phishing attacks
SMEs hit by increasing spear phishing attacks
A European-based gang behind sophisticated and targeted phishing attacks on small and medium enterprises has returned after a five-month break, says security firm iDefense.
June 24, 2009
ATM malware likely to spread
ATM malware likely to spread
The malware that has been infecting automated teller machines in eastern Europe could be about to spread to other places in the world, according to the company that uncovered the fraud. Experts at SpiderLab, the research arm of security firm Trustwave, say that there is
June 23, 2009
Parcelforce customer data revealed
Parcelforce customer data revealed
Parcelforce customers' names addresses and postcodes were available online after a system related to the company's mail tracker service failed.
June 22, 2009
Government ordered to publish reviews of risky IT projects
Government ordered to publish reviews of risky IT projects
The information commissioner has ordered the opening of confidential files on a wide range of high-risk IT projects, including the ID cards scheme, joined up police intelligence systems and the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT).
June 22, 2009
Microsoft wireless keyboard cracking technology revealed
Microsoft wireless keyboard cracking technology revealed
Users of Microsoft's Optical 1000 and 2000 keyboards should now take extreme care what data they enter using their wireless keyboards, as Dreamlab has taken the unusual step of publishing a 49 page presentation on how to `sniff' any keystrokes out of the ether.
June 18, 2009
Companies leap to new web and mobile technologies leaving security behind
Companies leap to new web and mobile technologies leaving security behind
Companies are embracing new web and mobile technologies such as cloud computing, virtualisation, social networking and mobile communication at a faster rate than their information security strategies are updated.
June 17, 2009
Lawmakers seek to revamp REAL ID
Lawmakers seek to revamp REAL ID
Lawmakers in the US have introduced a bill that they hope will fix what they see as flaws in the controversial 2005 REAL ID act. The new bill introduces checks and balances to protect consumer privacy, according to congressional leaders and privacy watchdogs.
June 16, 2009