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Gumblar goes into overdrive
Gumblar goes into overdrive
The Gumblar botnet has moved into overdrive, changing its operating model to dramatically increase its infection rates, according to the latest monthly threat report from ScanSafe.
Nov. 19, 2009
Los Alamos fails to toe information security line again
Los Alamos fails to toe information security line again
Los Alamos National Laboratory has spent $45 million on information security for its classified computer network in the past eight years, but it is still inadequate, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office.
Nov. 18, 2009
T-Mobile confesses guilt over customer data theft
T-Mobile confesses guilt over customer data theft
In what some communication security experts are calling a classic data theft resulting from one or more rogue employees, T-Mobile has admitted its staff sold private details of customers to a third party for use when selling mobile phone deals.
Nov. 18, 2009
Couple arrested in Manchester over alleged Zbot trojan distribution
Couple arrested in Manchester over alleged Zbot trojan distribution
Reports are coming in of an important arrest in connection with the now-infamous Zbot group of trojan malware.
Nov. 18, 2009
Four men sentenced in banking trojan case
Four men sentenced in banking trojan case
A gang of four men have been sentenced to 13 years in prison for their role in using the PSP2-BBB trojan to steal hundreds of thousands of pounds from UK bank accounts.
Nov. 18, 2009
Ex-MIMEsweeper veteran reveals next-gen management security technology
Ex-MIMEsweeper veteran reveals next-gen management security technology
David Guyatt, one of the co-founders of MIMEsweeper, the IT security company acquired by Baltimore Technologies and later, Clearswift, has a new IT security company, Osirium.
Nov. 17, 2009
Astaro offers free firewall version of its UTM system
Astaro offers free firewall version of its UTM system
Unified threat management firm Astaro is offering a free version of its UTM product, focusing on firewall functions and targeting SMBs.
Nov. 17, 2009
Microsoft discovers Windows 7 zero-day flaw
Microsoft discovers Windows 7 zero-day flaw
Microsoft has discovered a zero-day denial of service vulnerability in the server message block (SMB) protocol used in Windows 7.
Nov. 17, 2009
Sophos warns against Tamiflu scam
Sophos warns against Tamiflu scam
Sophos has warned internet users against buying Tamiflu online, the drug designed to help stop people getting infected by the H1N1 virus also known as the swine flu.
Nov. 17, 2009
Verbatim introduces AES-256 equipped Secure ExpressCard solid state drive
Verbatim introduces AES-256 equipped Secure ExpressCard solid state drive
Verbatim has taken the wraps off a Secure ExpressCard-based solid state drive (SSD) with onboard 256-bit hardware encryption.
Nov. 17, 2009
PandaLabs reveals password-stealing fake Facebook pages
PandaLabs reveals password-stealing fake Facebook pages
PandaLabs, the malware labs division of Panda Security, has encountered a fake Facebook page designed to steal passwords from users of the social networking portal.
Nov. 17, 2009
Zbot trojan targets Vodafone and Verizon mobile phone customers
Zbot trojan targets Vodafone and Verizon mobile phone customers
The Zbot trojan - which typically distributes itself via emails pointing at or supplying an infected download - has been spotted targeting customers of the Verizon and Vodafone mobile phone networks on both sides of the Atlantic.
Nov. 16, 2009