Infosecurity News
Russian hacker pleads guilty in $10m WorldPay scam, but escapes jail
A Russian hacker has pleaded guilty to stealing $10m from the WorldPay online transactions service, spending the proceeds on two apartments and a luxury car. And, incredibly, he has escaped a jail sentence.
Heavy rain causes computer virus infection
An Australian newspaper has reported on the case of 93-year-old woman who was told by 'Microsoft' that she had a virus infection on her PC and that she would need to disinfect it.
Businesses must learn how to defend against cyberattack, says McAfee
Cybercrime has thrived over the past decade according to recent reports from security firm McAfee, but business can expect even more dramatic change in the next ten years, researchers say.
Adobe fixes critical flaws in Acrobat and Reader updates
Adobe is releasing updates to its Adobe Acrobat and Reader for Windows and Mac designed to fix “critical” security issues, the company said.
ICO hits Ealing and Hounslow councils with £150,000 fines for laptop theft
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has imposed monetary penalties on Ealing and Hounslow Councils following the loss of two unencrypted laptops.
Turning the tables on SpyEye as it comes out of its hiding place
Hard on the heels of the source code of Zeus being reportedly put up for sale at $100,000 it looks like SpyEye will become the malware of choice amongst cybercriminals. But, according to Mickey Boodaei, CEO of Trusteer, there are now new ways to defeat SpyEye.
Kaspersky plan move into SaaS managed services
14 years after launching its popular range of IT security applications in the marketplace, Kaspersky Lab is reportedly planning to diversify into the area of managed security services, the company revealed at its C3 Americas annual partner conference earlier this week.
Federal agencies get until March 31 to implement secure ID card program
Federal agencies will have until March 31 to have in place a standard secure ID that can be used across agencies, as required by the Homeland Security Presidential Directive-12, according to a draft Department of Homeland Security (DHS) memo.
Australia's defense agency plans to beef up cybersecurity training
The Australian Department of Defence plans to conduct a department-wide review of its personnel’s cybersecurity knowledge and offer targeted training modules to fill in identified knowledge gaps.
Government misses deadline for first round of IT reform plans
The government has missed the deadline on nearly all its commitments to IT reform due to be implemented last month.
Microsoft Patch Tuesday update excludes fix for MHTML flaw
Microsoft is to address 12 security issues in its February Patch Tuesday.
Say hello to the dark side of Google Android
A senior malware analyst has warned that the new version of Android Market – an online hub that allows developers to sell Google Android apps to users of Android devices – offers users the ability to install apps directly from a desktop PC browser.
Zeus source code for sale for $100,000
Reports are coming in that Slavik, the author of the infamous Zeus trojan, is now offering to sell the complete source code of the malware for $100,000.
Hotmail debuts alias feature to foil spammers
Hotmail has introduced an alias feature which Microsoft said would enable users to manage their online identities.
Drug cartels supplying malware-infected pirated software, Microsoft warns
Criminal syndicates and drug cartels are building large-scale software pirating operations and selling that software – which is likely to contain malware – to fund their operations, warned David Finn, associate general counsel at Microsoft.
Hackers jack up their exploits of vulnerabilities in January
Hackers exploited close to twice as many vulnerabilities as usual in January, half of those being “critical”, according to Fortinet’s monthly threat landscape report.
FTC requires credit report resellers to beef up data security after breaches
The Federal Trade Commission is requiring three credit report resellers to strengthen their data security procedures and submit independent audits every other year for 20 years as part of a settlement with the agency.
Microsoft patch will lead to 900 million reboots
Next week's patch Tuesday will, says Lumension, lead to 900 million reboots of Windows machines around the world. Sadly, whilst this sounds a rather large power-draining volume of unnecessary PC actions, the reality is that it's not that abnormal.
Adobe Reader X stops malicious PDF spam, says Sophos
It looks as though Adobe's new Reader X incorporates a number of security features that block exploits that cybercriminals have tapped in previous Reader viewer applications. Sophos is reporting that its research team has tested the viewer and found that it locks down malicious PDF spam in is tracks.
FBI to roll out its super-Google search engine
The N-DEx search engine, which the FBI revealed back in 2008 as a means for US law enforcement agencies to carry out Google-style searches on multi-agency databases, is about to go live in the US.
