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Philippines inks Cyber Crime Prevention Act
Philippines inks Cyber Crime Prevention Act
The Phillipines has signed the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 into law, meant to curtail and punish a range of internet-related offenses, from libel to hacking and cybersex to spamming.
Sept. 17, 2012
Microsoft kills most of Forefront portfolio
Microsoft kills most of Forefront portfolio
In an effort to align its security and protection portfolio with the workloads and applications they protect, Microsoft is eliminating several of its Forefront products.
Sept. 14, 2012
Pre-installed malware in production lines spurs Microsoft's 3322.org takedown
Pre-installed malware in production lines spurs Microsoft's 3322.org takedown
Microsoft digital crime investigators have purchased several PCs from stores in China, finding that 20% were already infected with Nitol botnet.
Sept. 14, 2012
BlackHole 2.0 now available, with a raft of hacker upgrades
BlackHole 2.0 now available, with a raft of hacker upgrades
Fave hacker toolkit BlackHole has gotten an upgrade. Version 2.0 of the exploit kit is now available to mine security holes for opportunities to infect machines with slew of malicious programs. It adds a host of new features, at the same pricing as before.
Sept. 14, 2012
GCHQ Academic research institute to investigate the “Science of Cyber Security”
GCHQ Academic research institute to investigate the “Science of Cyber Security”
Yesterday the UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ – one of the UK’s three intelligence agencies) announced that it has set up “a new academic Research Institute to improve understanding of the science behind the growing Cyber Security threat.”
Sept. 14, 2012
AlienVault doxes the man behind the PlugX RAT
AlienVault doxes the man behind the PlugX RAT
AlienVault has been tracking the PlugX remote access trojan for some months, and following extensive detective work has now uncovered enough information to name the person behind it.
Sept. 14, 2012
Chip & PIN’s unpredictable numbers are predictable
Chip & PIN’s unpredictable numbers are predictable
Professor Ross Anderson at Cambridge University's Computer Laboratory has a long-standing interest in bank systems and bank cards, repeatedly showing they are not as secure as claimed.
Sept. 13, 2012
Anonymous criticizes the world’s media
Anonymous criticizes the world’s media
Anonymous has rebuked the media, effectively accusing it of being Indecisive Dave – the Fast Show character (Brilliant in the US) who continually changed his opinion to agree with the most recent comment he heard.
Sept. 13, 2012
Twitter must hand over OWS user data
Twitter must hand over OWS user data
Twitter must hand over the subpoenaed tweets of OWS protestor Malcolm Harris by Friday or face a monetary penalty for contempt, declared Manhattan Supreme Court Judge Matthew Sciarrino.
Sept. 12, 2012
Treasure trove of opinion on the Communications Bill
Treasure trove of opinion on the Communications Bill
The Joint Committee on the UK government’s Draft Communications Data Bill has published the written evidence submitted to its public consultation on what has generally become known as the government’s proposed snooper’s charter.
Sept. 12, 2012
Hackers serve up account details from Dominos India
Hackers serve up account details from Dominos India
Online ordering may have revolutionized food delivery for couch potatoes everywhere, but for pizza lovers in India the convenience has turned into a bad breadstick all around.
Sept. 12, 2012
Dubai looks to shore up government cybersecurity policy
Dubai looks to shore up government cybersecurity policy
With the Middle East becoming a hotbed for cyber terrorism and hacktivists, the Dubai government has taken another step toward developing an integrated strategy for information security in the emirate.
Sept. 12, 2012