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Adobe admits to another PDF security vulnerability
Adobe admits to another PDF security vulnerability
Adobe has announced its latest zero-day security vulnerability in what has become a litany of such flaws this year - and this one won't be patched until halfway through January.
Dec. 17, 2009
Botnet numbers growing fourfold each year
Botnet numbers growing fourfold each year
The number of computers infected by botnet malware has almost quadrupled each year since 2004, according to a report to be released by Project Honey Pot next week.
Dec. 16, 2009
Spam volumes exceeded pre-McColo levels this year
Spam volumes exceeded pre-McColo levels this year
One year after the McColo shutdown, spam volumes have not only recovered, but have grown beyond what they were before the rogue ISP was taken offline.
Dec. 15, 2009
Encrypted MoD laptop stolen – along with encryption key
Encrypted MoD laptop stolen – along with encryption key
The UK Ministry of Defence says one of its encrypted laptops was stolen from its headquarters in Whitehall, central London in November – along with the laptop’s encryption key.
Dec. 14, 2009
Now Koobface creates its own malicious web pages
Now Koobface creates its own malicious web pages
Koobface - the long-running worm which first appeared 12 months ago - is being customised by hackers to crack security systems on website hosting services, and so allow it to auto-create its own web pages.
Dec. 14, 2009
Imperva reports major social networking hub site compromised
Imperva reports major social networking hub site compromised
Data security specialist Imperva has issued a warning after discovering a potentially serious SQL injection flaw with Rockyou.com, the social networking application development web portal.
Dec. 14, 2009
Two-factor authentication technology being compromised says Gartner
Two-factor authentication technology being compromised says Gartner
Just when the UK banks have started issuing two-factor authentication devices to a growing number of account holders, a report from the Gartner group claims to show that fraudsters have started to raid user accounts by beating the same technology.
Dec. 14, 2009
Microsoft fixes browser flaw
Microsoft fixes browser flaw
Microsoft’s last Patch Tuesday of the year saw the release of fixes for five flaws in its Internet Explorer browser, including a critical zero-day security vulnerability that was first publicly disclosed three weeks ago.
Dec. 11, 2009
Hacker makes plea bargain
Hacker makes plea bargain
The hacker accused of helping to perpetrate the largest credit card theft in US history has agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea bargaining deal with federal prosecutors.
Dec. 11, 2009
House of Lords hears evidence on risk of cyberterattacks
House of Lords hears evidence on risk of cyberterattacks
The House of Lords has heard evidence from a number of high-ranking IT experts about the risk of cyberattacks to the IT and communications infrastructure of the UK, and what might happen if a natural disaster interrupts the internet in a major way.
Dec. 10, 2009
Koobface rises again - this time it's a Christmas greeting
Koobface rises again - this time it's a Christmas greeting
Reports are coming in of a new variant of the Koobface worm doing the rounds of PCs connected to the internet. This latest variation of the long-running criminal-driven malware uses a Christmas greeting to spread infections via the Facebook social networking portal.
Dec. 10, 2009
SecureWorks scoops up UK's dns in private cash and stocks deal
SecureWorks scoops up UK's dns in private cash and stocks deal
SecureWorks, the US managed information security services specialist, has acquired dns, its UK-based rival, in a cash-and-stock deal that remains private between the two companies.
Dec. 10, 2009