Infosecurity News
HM Courts Service staff breached government database of personal information
Staff working for Her Majesty's Courts Service have breached security on the government database that stores personal data about everyone in the UK.
New zero-day flaw hitting Windows users
Hard on the heels of a raft of WinXP patches and updates on Tuesday of this week, it seems that a nasty USB-based zero-day flaw is hitting users of the popular operating system.
e-Crime is a growing problem says online safety summit survey
Research published in parallel with the opening of today's e-Crime summit in Wales, claims to show that online crime now costs the UK economy £10bn a year and is a growing threat to businesses that are becoming ever more dependent on IT and online systems.
Financial hackers attacking Visa/MasterCard users with fake 3-D Secure logins
Criminal hackers are using more advanced methods of trying to extract users card credentials, the latest attack vector being malware that launches a fake Visa/MasterCard 3-DSecure screen.
Amazon and Apple iTunes' credibility tapped by hackers spreading new back door trojan
Researchers from Symantec claim to have seen a back door trojan, Trojan.Sasfis, which is being actively promoted under headings such as Amazon_Tracking_Number and iTunes_certificate.
Microsoft shares source code with Russian government
Microsoft has signed an agreement with Russia to share the source code of multiple products, according to US reports.
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on July 13 is small, with only four bulletins
Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday to fix zero-day vulnerabilities
Microsoft's monthly Patch Tuesday security update due for release on 13 July is small with only four bulletins
Symbian smartphones infected with botnet virus
A mobile security research firm claims that botnets have been discovered 'in the wild' which are targetting large numbers of Symbian Series 60 operating system smartphones.
A more secure BlackBerry? There's an app for that
Users of the BlackBerry smartphone will no longer have to stare enviously at the security apps for Android handsets and Apple iPhones, as RIM has developed a native security app for its popular business smartphone.
Microsoft integrates Facebook and Windows Live Messenger with Outlook
Microsoft has integrated Facebook and Windows Live Messenger into its Outlook email application.
US announces infrastructure cybersecurity programme
The National Security Agency within the US Department of Defense has announced a programme to mitigate cyber attacks on critical infrastructure such as power plants and the electricity grid.
Ransomware takes a new turn as victims asked to pay a cellular phone bill
Whilst most 'ransomware' tries to extract money from the victim's account into the users' bank account, often using a payment card or bank-to-bank transfer mechanism, a new type of scamware appears to try to get users to top up the criminal's mobile phone accounts.
Sourcefire offers cloud-based security via Amazon Web Services
Sourcefire, the creator of Snort, the open source intrusion detection software, has launched a cloud-based intrusion prevention service using the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud platform.
Fake Adobe Flash updates lure the unwary
Barracuda Networks has warned internet surfers to be wary of fake Adobe flash updates, after it uncovered a number of compromised sites in the wild which present unwary visitors with an official-looking Adobe Flash update page.
Newspaper reveals how your Apple iPhone spies on you
As would-be iPhone users reportedly continue to queue in stores to buy new iPhone 4 handsets with two year airtime contracts costing large sums of money, the Daily Telegraph has revealed how the iPhone is logging a lot more information on its owners than they realise.
Government unveils plans for national infrastructure cybersecurity
The federal government is reportedly working on an ambitious plan to detect and defend against cyberattacks on the US critical national infrastructure, which includes national electricity and telecoms grids, as well as other systems important to the defense of the nation.
Fortify warns iPhone users to think before Frashing
Software security assurance specialist Fortify, has warned iPhone and smartphone owners to think carefully before installing cracked software on their handsets.
Cloud computing services to be sold via resellers
Cloud computing services have, to date, largely been sold by specialist firms, or direct to companies and end users.A cloud specialist – which supplies services to eBay and Paypal – is now developing a cloud offering that can be sold via resellers.
Botnet malware targets Symbian smartphones
New botnet malware is attacking Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson smartphones running Symbian operating systems, mobile security firm NetQin has warned.
