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Hiloti trojan infections triple in the UK reports Trusteer
Hiloti trojan infections triple in the UK reports Trusteer
Trusteer, the web browser security specialist, is reporting a surge in the number of people's computers infected with the Hiloti trojan. The firm says that, in the UK, infection rates have tripled in the last ten days.
July 1, 2011
Malicious spam campaign uses overdue credit card account as leverage
Malicious spam campaign uses overdue credit card account as leverage
M86 Security is reporting a malicious spam campaign is now under way, fooling internet users into downloading an
July 1, 2011
Australia's JanusNET launches in the UK in mobile space
Australia's JanusNET launches in the UK in mobile space
JanusNET - a leading IT security vendor in Australia - is in the process of setting up in the UK and Infosecurity managed to talk to the firm's managing director Greg Colla late last month.
July 1, 2011
Lockheed Martin teams with power firm on smart grid cybersecurity
Lockheed Martin teams with power firm on smart grid cybersecurity
Lockheed Martin is teaming with American Electric Power to offer the Palisade cybersecurity product for the smart electricity grid.
July 1, 2011
Criminals shift from spam to lucrative targeted attacks, says Cisco
Criminals shift from spam to lucrative targeted attacks, says Cisco
Cybercriminals are opting for more lucrative targeted attacks, rather than for the traditional mass spam campaigns, according to a new report by Cisco.
July 1, 2011
Symantec researcher delves into the technology of a backdoor attack
Symantec researcher delves into the technology of a backdoor attack
If you mistakenly click on an infected link in an email, a lot can happen, but now a Symantec researcher has detailed – in some depth – what happens during a typical backdoor attack.
June 30, 2011
LulzSec's last database share was infected
LulzSec's last database share was infected
It seems that the last database upload on filesharing sites from the LulzSec hacktivist group – which publicly disbanded last weekend – was infected with malware.
June 30, 2011
Unstructured data compliance costs firms an average of $2.1 million annually
Unstructured data compliance costs firms an average of $2.1 million annually
The average cost of compliance associated with storing unstructured data is $2.1 million per year, according to a report prepared by the Ponemon Institute for software firm Novell.
June 30, 2011
Security researcher claims banks are key to killing rogue online pharmacies
Security researcher claims banks are key to killing rogue online pharmacies
A leading security researcher claims that more than half of all sales at the world's largest rogue internet pharmacy in the last four years were charged to credit and debit cards issued by the top seven card-issuing banks.
June 29, 2011
Cellcrypt introduces 256-bit random-seeded encryption telephony for the iPhone
Cellcrypt introduces 256-bit random-seeded encryption telephony for the iPhone
Cellcrypt has extended its public key cryptography service to users of the Apple iPhone, adding to the apps already available for the Symbian, Blackberry and Android platforms.
June 29, 2011
New group of hacktivists claim downing of MasterCard website
New group of hacktivists claim downing of MasterCard website
A new group of hacktivists associated with the AntiSec movement claim to have staged a major DDoS attack against MasterCard, apparently in connection with the long-running controversy over the removal of card processing facilities for the WikiLeaks group.
June 29, 2011
FBI raids Iowa woman's home as part of LulzSec probe
FBI raids Iowa woman's home as part of LulzSec probe
FBI agents raided an Iowa woman’s home this week looking for information on the Lulz Security (LulzSec) hacker group that had been on a 50-day hacking spree before an alleged member of its group was arrested in the UK.
June 29, 2011