Infosecurity News
One in eight malware attacks are via a USB device, study shows
A growing number of malware attacks are using plug-in USB devices, according to researchers at security firm Avast Software.
Tokyo police probe leak of anti-terror informant information
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police is investigating a large leak of sensitive international anti-terrorism documents – including names and addresses of informants – that were placed on the internet, according to Japanese press reports.
Google wins court approval for $8.5m settlement of Buzz privacy case
Google has won preliminary court approval to settle a class-action lawsuit related to alleged privacy violations caused by its Buzz social networking service.
Center for Internet Security updates information security metrics
The Center for Internet Security (CIS) released an updated version of its information security metrics developed through the consensus of 150 information security experts in the public and private sectors.
FBI arrests California man in internet "sextortion" case
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 31-year-old California man for hacking into victims’ computers, downloading explicit photos, and then using the photos to extort more photos and videos from the victims, who were usually teenage girls.
SCADA systems can be located via public search engine says CERT
The Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued an industry alert to SCADA systems operators and other interested parties that many SCADA installations can now be located on the web using the SHODAN public search engine.
Idappcom introduces freeware IP traffic analysis software
Vulnerability specialist Idappcom has released a freeware version of its Traffic IQ Pro security audit and penetration testing software.
Politically motivated denial of service attacks on the rise
A new distributed denial of service (DDoS) trojan, which attacks blogs and forums that criticize the Vietnamese Communist Party, is part of an increasing trend of politically motivated cyber attacks, according to Joe Stewart, director of malware analysis at SecureWorks’ Counter Threat Unit.
Webroot buys Prevx
Internet security firm Webroot has acquired Derby, UK-based anti-malware cloud provider Prevx.
Webroot buys Prevx
US internet security firm Webroot has acquired Derby-based anti-malware cloud provider Prevx.
Google offers bounty for web application bugs
Google is expanding its reward program to compensate security researchers who find flaws in Google’s web applications, such as YouTube, Blogger, and Orkut.
Facebook developers who sold user identification suspended for violating privacy policies
Facebook has revealed it has suspended an unspecified number of developers for selling user identification numbers (UIDs) to an unnamed data broker.
Facebook developers who sold user identification suspended for violating privacy policies
Facebook has revealed it has suspended an unspecified number of developers for selling user identification numbers (UIDs) to an unnamed data broker.
Council launches "Neighborhood Watch" to stem identity theft
The Identify Theft Council, a recently launched consortium of businesses, community groups, and law enforcement based in San Francisco, is proposing a “Neighborhood Watch” program for identity theft modeled on the programs designed to reduce neighborhood crime.
Black Hat Abu Dhabi to demo ATM hacking and cellular phone phreaking
Black Hat Abu Dhabi takes place at the Emirates Palace on November 8/11.
BredoLab downed botnet linked with Spamit.com
A man arrested in Armenia last week in connection with the operation of the BredoLab botnet - which the Dutch authorities recently shut down - has been revealed to be a major affiliate of the Spamit.com group.
Cyber security study reveals mismatch between awareness and preparedness
Most organisations acknowledge they are part of the critical national infrastructure (CNI) and believe a cyber attack could disrupt their country's mission-critical systems in the next two years, but are not well prepared for it, a study has revealed.
Worldwide risk on the web is rising, says McAfee
The overall risk on the web is rising, with 6.2% of the 27 million websites surveyed by McAfee posing a security risk in 2010, up from 5.8% of the websites surveyed last year, according to the security firm’s Mapping the Mal Web report.
LinkedIn September attack one of largest targetted spamfests ever
Last month's spam attack on the LinkedIn business social networking site's members was one of the largest attacks of its type in history, according to the latest monthly spam report from Kaspersky Lab.
Avalanche spam gang taps the power of ZeuS to boost cybercrime earnings
Reports that the Avalanche gang, now the world's most prolific phishing group, have diversified their operations over from conventional phishing emails to distributing the ZeuS Trojan, is another sign that hackers are becoming incredibly sophisticated, says Imperva, the data security specialist.
