Infosecurity News
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Security at the dawn of a new age in computing
A new age of “anytime” and “anywhere” computing, combined with “any device” has brought with it new challenges for enterprise security. Join Infosecurity for our Virtual Conference session on “Security in the Age of *Any* Computing” to explore this timely topic.
Were RSA hackers behind Lockheed Martin breach?
RSA hackers might have been behind the recent information security incident at defense contractor Lockheed Martin, according to security experts.
Donbot dumps fake AV spam – pitches gambling site instead
It looks as though the infamous Donbot botnet – which has been around for more than two years – has dumped its fake AV software spamming promotions in favour of online casinos.
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).
Federal networks attacked 15,000 per day in 2010, says DHS official
US government networks received an average of 15,000 cyber attacks per day last year, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official.
Honda admits to data breach affecting 283,000 customers
Honda Canada said that a data breach exposed personal information of 283,000 customers.
Renowned security experts talk CNI and cyber war at upcoming Virtual Conference
With all the hype in the media these days surrounding the concept of cyber war, Infosecurity has put together a panel of experts to discuss this topic and more during our upcoming Global Virtual Conference.
Kaspersky Lab warns on "dangerous" Windows rootkit
Kaspersky Lab has issued a warning about a multi-purpose rootkit that targets 32- and 64-bit Windows users, one variant of which attempts to download and install fake antivirus software.
Another Comodo partner attacked using SQL injection
Reports are coming in that another Comodo digital certificate partner has suffered an SQL injection attack, reportedly allowing customer data to be viewed by the hackers.
Chrome OS not as secure as it looks, says Trend Micro
Google's Chrome operating system (OS) is not as secure at it might look at first glance, says Rik Ferguson, director of security research at Trend Micro.
Insider data breach costs Bank of America over $10 million, says Secret Service
The US Secret Service estimates that a data breach at Bank of America in California and other western states cost the bank at least $10 million.
Cross-site scripting attack on Hotmail highlights personal e-mail risk to business
A vulnerability in the Hotmail site has enabled hackers to steal an unknown number of messages from users' accounts, according to security firm Trend Micro
iPhone theft vigilante attacks wrong person
There have been several reports of iPhones being successfully tracked down by owners using the handset's on-phone GPS facility and suitable software, but now a cautionary tale comes from New Jersey, in which an apparently irate owner attacked the person he thought had stolen his phone - and was arrested for his trouble.
Report warns on growing risk of fake URL shortening services
The latest MessageLabs Intelligence Report from Symantec has warned internet users to beware the increasing problem of fake URL shortening services, especially against the backdrop of Twitter's popularity and the fact that the microblogging service limits messages to 140 characters or so.
New England works to coordinate government-industry response to cyber attacks
Three New England states – Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island – have teamed to develop a coordinated government-industry plan for responding to network interruptions caused by cyberattacks or natural disasters.
