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EU mulls proposal to mandate data breach advisories by firms
EU mulls proposal to mandate data breach advisories by firms
The European Union (EU) is planning new legislation to mandate companies to publicly admit that they have suffered a data breach.
June 24, 2011
Antichat hacker forum data breach reveals weak passwords are endemic
Antichat hacker forum data breach reveals weak passwords are endemic
A rising volume of research has suggested of late that internet users make frequent re-use of passwords, as well as using relatively weak passwords that are easy to brute force hack. Now a security researcher claims his research suggests that - irony of ironies - hackers are equally slovenly when it comes to their own passphrases.
June 23, 2011
TeaMp0isoN declare war on LulzSec hactivists
TeaMp0isoN declare war on LulzSec hactivists
Hell hath no fury like a hacker scorned, it seems, as a Dutch hacking crew called TeaMp0ison has effectively declared a cyberwar between its members and the LulzSec hacktivist group.
June 23, 2011
Pirate TV operation offering illegal BSkyB subscriptions shut down
Pirate TV operation offering illegal BSkyB subscriptions shut down
Authorities in Cyprus have shut down a major pirate TV operation that offered illegal subscriptions to BSkyB, Nova and BFBS payTV subscription services.
June 23, 2011
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Winklevoss twins call off battle against Facebook
Twin brothers Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, who claim Mark Zuckerberg stole their idea for the social networking site Facebook, have abandoned legal attempts to renegotiate the original $65m settlement.
June 23, 2011
Kaspersky uses cloud intelligence for automated PDF threat analysis
Kaspersky uses cloud intelligence for automated PDF threat analysis
Kaspersky Lab has announced that a new feature of its security software - File Advisor - will use cloud threat intelligence to verify the safety of Adobe PDF files.
June 22, 2011
Germany opens cyber defense center in response to critical infrastructure attacks
Germany opens cyber defense center in response to critical infrastructure attacks
Germany has launched a national cyber defense center in Bonn aimed mainly at protecting critical national infrastructure from cyber attacks.
June 22, 2011
Citigroup took too long to notify customers, says senator
Citigroup took too long to notify customers, says senator
Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) took Citigroup to task for not informing its credit card holders about the data breach affecting 360,000 North American customers, during a Tuesday hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.
June 22, 2011
So who are these LulzSec characters anyway?
So who are these LulzSec characters anyway?
As the first arrest allegedly associated with the LulzSec hacktivist group has taken place, Rob Rachwald, director of security with Imperva, has detailed who the group's leaders are.
June 22, 2011
Security researcher warns on malware-infested cracked software
Security researcher warns on malware-infested cracked software
A growing number of PC users are downloading 'cracked' versions of popular paid-for software but, says Brian Krebs, a leading security researcher, there is a distinct security risk attached to this type of pirated software.
June 21, 2011
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson says latest hacking developments are down to hacking evolution – not revolution
Trend Micro's Rik Ferguson says latest hacking developments are down to hacking evolution – not revolution
The rash of apparently successful hacks against major corporates in recent weeks has hit the headlines but, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research with Trend Micro, it does not represent an internet meltdown as some experts are saying.
June 21, 2011
SOCA website hit by LulzSec-driven DDoS attack
SOCA website hit by LulzSec-driven DDoS attack
The website of the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) is reported to have been hit by a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack for most of the last 24 hours.
June 21, 2011