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Advanced worm uses built-in DHCP server to propagate
Advanced worm uses built-in DHCP server to propagate
An advanced version of the Alureon (aka TDDS) rootkit worm is reported to have been enhanced by the addition of an in-worm DHCP server.
June 6, 2011
China fingered as possible source of RSA, defense contractor attacks
China fingered as possible source of RSA, defense contractor attacks
China may be behind the hack of RSA’s SecurID database and defense contractors that depend on the SecureID token for secure remote access by employees, according to security analysts.
June 6, 2011
Latest Google attack highlights problems ahead for cloud operators, say experts
Latest Google attack highlights problems ahead for cloud operators, say experts
This week's attack – allegedly from China – against users of Google's email account servers has highlighted the dangers ahead for cloud service operators, according to Node4, a hosted IT systems specialist.
June 3, 2011
MI6 attacks al Qaeda magazine; infects site with cupcake recipes
MI6 attacks al Qaeda magazine; infects site with cupcake recipes
UK spy agency MI6 is reported to have hacked one of the Jihadist publications that supports al Qaeda's cause, replacing bomb making recipes with ingredient and cooking instructions for that most dastardly of culinary weapons: cupcakes.
June 3, 2011
LulzSecurity hands Sony its hat while company tells Congress networks are secure
LulzSecurity hands Sony its hat while company tells Congress networks are secure
While a Sony representative was telling a House panel that its networks were secure, hacker group LulzSecurity was releasing a file containing personal information on over one million Sony customers.
June 3, 2011
Internet safety message must be simplified, Sophos tells cybersecurity summit
Internet safety message must be simplified, Sophos tells cybersecurity summit
Cyber safety is more about awareness than technology, but that message is not being communicated effectively, says James Lyne, director of technology strategy at Sophos.
June 3, 2011
Researcher claims Rustock botnet author looked for Google job
Researcher claims Rustock botnet author looked for Google job
Security researcher Brian Krebs has made the interesting assertion that the suspected Rustock botnet creator has been looking for a job with Google.
June 2, 2011
58% of UK office workers losing track of files on computers
58% of UK office workers losing track of files on computers
Research just published suggests that many of us are struggling to keep track of files on our office PCs, with 58% admitting to have struggled to find important files or documents they thought had been saved on their work computer.
June 2, 2011
Fake iPhone sold for £95.00 in Staffordshire
Fake iPhone sold for £95.00 in Staffordshire
A fake iPhone was sold for £95.00 to a worker standing outside a restaurant in Stoke-on-Trent. Unfortunately for the purchaser, Yasir Hussain, by the time he realised it was a fake, the man and his van that sold him the mobile had driven off.
June 2, 2011
Credit card darkware shops selling card details on turnkey basis
Credit card darkware shops selling card details on turnkey basis
According to researchers with RSA, card fraudsters are now selling credit and debit card credentials – and allied information – on a turnkey basis.
June 1, 2011
Can 'digital ants' protect computer networks?
Can 'digital ants' protect computer networks?
Apparently inspired by how ants protect their colony when it is threatened, a team of computer experts is testing software that they claim could offer foolproof protection against virus attacks.
June 1, 2011
United Nations web domain attacked by SEO poisoning, claims researcher
United Nations web domain attacked by SEO poisoning, claims researcher
A Websense associate security researcher claims to have detected a black hat SEO attack on a web domain that belongs to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
May 31, 2011