Hackers: Georgia on my mind - SC Magazine US
A distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack brought down a government website in
the country of Georgia this weekend.The official site of Georgia's president,
Mikheil Saakashvili, was taken down by the attackers on Saturday and Sunday,
say researchers. The attacks were first recorded in the early hours of Saturday
morning and continued into Sunday.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Escaping the phishing net - Express Computer
Escaping the phishing net - Express Computer
Phishing has become a serious problem in India. Leading banks, or rather their
depositors, have been targeted over the past year and the biggest challenge
faced is the lack of awareness that Indian Net banking users have about such
fraudulent practices. This lets phishers lay their traps and scam ignorant Net
banking users. With the success rate being high, phishing attacks have multiplied
and become more refined. Sphere: Related Content
Phishing has become a serious problem in India. Leading banks, or rather their
depositors, have been targeted over the past year and the biggest challenge
faced is the lack of awareness that Indian Net banking users have about such
fraudulent practices. This lets phishers lay their traps and scam ignorant Net
banking users. With the success rate being high, phishing attacks have multiplied
and become more refined. Sphere: Related Content
Credit card firms investigate fraud at Canadian airport kiosks
Credit card firms investigate fraud at Canadian airport kiosks
Low-cost Canadian airline WestJet Airlines Ltd. has temporarily stopped the practice of allowing customers to use credit cards as identification when checking into flights at self-service kiosks at all Canadian airports.
The move, which was announced yesterday, was prompted by fears of fraud related to the use of credit cards at self-service kiosks in Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
A spokeswoman for the Calgary, Alberta-based airline said today that Visa Inc. had recently informed WestJet about investigations related to the "potential possibility of fraud" stemming from the use of credit cards at Pearson's self-service check-in kiosks. Sphere: Related Content
Low-cost Canadian airline WestJet Airlines Ltd. has temporarily stopped the practice of allowing customers to use credit cards as identification when checking into flights at self-service kiosks at all Canadian airports.
The move, which was announced yesterday, was prompted by fears of fraud related to the use of credit cards at self-service kiosks in Toronto's Pearson International Airport.
A spokeswoman for the Calgary, Alberta-based airline said today that Visa Inc. had recently informed WestJet about investigations related to the "potential possibility of fraud" stemming from the use of credit cards at Pearson's self-service check-in kiosks. Sphere: Related Content
How secure is secure enough?
How secure is secure enough?
If there is a Holy Grail in the information security industry, it surely is the answer to the question,
"How secure is secure enough?"
It's a question that many security managers have either avoided answering altogether or
tried to quickly sidestep by throwing a fistful of mainly pointless operational metrics at anyone
who cared to ask. Sphere: Related Content
If there is a Holy Grail in the information security industry, it surely is the answer to the question,
"How secure is secure enough?"
It's a question that many security managers have either avoided answering altogether or
tried to quickly sidestep by throwing a fistful of mainly pointless operational metrics at anyone
who cared to ask. Sphere: Related Content
'World's cheapest laptop' now available - Network World
'World's cheapest laptop' now available - Network World
A company is now selling what it calls the "world's cheapest laptop," which at $130, is not a bad deal if you can bear some hardware limitations.
The Impulse NPX-9000 laptop has a 7-inch screen and comes with the Linux OS. It has a 400MHz processor, 128M bytes of RAM, 1G byte of flash storage and an optional wireless networking dongle. It includes office productivity software, a Web browser and multimedia software. Sphere: Related Content
A company is now selling what it calls the "world's cheapest laptop," which at $130, is not a bad deal if you can bear some hardware limitations.
The Impulse NPX-9000 laptop has a 7-inch screen and comes with the Linux OS. It has a 400MHz processor, 128M bytes of RAM, 1G byte of flash storage and an optional wireless networking dongle. It includes office productivity software, a Web browser and multimedia software. Sphere: Related Content
Monday, July 28, 2008
Computerworld > Kaspersky Lab's Malaysian website hacked
Computerworld ; Kaspersky Lab's Malaysian website hacked
Russian security company Kaspersky Lab's website for Malaysia was defaced on Saturday along with one of its online shopping sites, according to Zone-H, an organisation that documents such attacks.
The attacker, nicknamed "m0sted," wrote that the site was compromised through SQL injection, wrote Roberto Preatoni on a Zone-H posting. Sphere: Related Content
Russian security company Kaspersky Lab's website for Malaysia was defaced on Saturday along with one of its online shopping sites, according to Zone-H, an organisation that documents such attacks.
The attacker, nicknamed "m0sted," wrote that the site was compromised through SQL injection, wrote Roberto Preatoni on a Zone-H posting. Sphere: Related Content
China forms anti-phishing alliance - People's Daily Online
China forms anti-phishing alliance - People's Daily Online
In order to tackle phishing activities using CN domain names and to protect online safety, Anti-phishing Alliance of China (APAC) was founded on July 18, 2008. Its founding members include Chinese banks, securities companies, e-commerce companies, CN registry and registrars, as well as scholars. CNNIC, the registry of .CN, was appointed as the secretariat of APAC. Sphere: Related Content
In order to tackle phishing activities using CN domain names and to protect online safety, Anti-phishing Alliance of China (APAC) was founded on July 18, 2008. Its founding members include Chinese banks, securities companies, e-commerce companies, CN registry and registrars, as well as scholars. CNNIC, the registry of .CN, was appointed as the secretariat of APAC. Sphere: Related Content
It's a crime-filled week in IT land - Network World
It's a crime-filled week in IT land - Network World
In an unusual week for IT news, headlines were dominated by alleged crime, actual crime and crime that could be in the offing. Technical details of the dreaded DNS flaw were inadvertently released, leading to publication of the attack code, there were more twists and turns in the story of the jailed San Francisco network administrator, and a convicted spammer who walked away from a minimum-security prison apparently killed his wife, their young daughter and himself. And, we sadly learned that Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch died -- he inspired countless people with his "Last Lecture" that is a YouTube classic. Sphere: Related Content
In an unusual week for IT news, headlines were dominated by alleged crime, actual crime and crime that could be in the offing. Technical details of the dreaded DNS flaw were inadvertently released, leading to publication of the attack code, there were more twists and turns in the story of the jailed San Francisco network administrator, and a convicted spammer who walked away from a minimum-security prison apparently killed his wife, their young daughter and himself. And, we sadly learned that Carnegie Mellon professor Randy Pausch died -- he inspired countless people with his "Last Lecture" that is a YouTube classic. Sphere: Related Content
Friday, July 25, 2008
Online banking fraud falls despite phishing surge News - PC Advisor
Online banking fraud falls despite phishing surge News - PC Advisor
In 2007, total losses for online banking fraud were £22.6m - a decrease of 33 percent from 2006, when they totalled £33.5m.
But, while losses from bank fraud have fallen, the numbers of targeted phishing attacks and spyware scams has exploded this year. The UK payments association said there were 20,682 reported phishing incidents in the first half of 2008 - an increase of more than 180 percent from the same period last year.
Fraudsters are turning to phishing attacks to trick online banking customers into divulging their account details, because the banks' own systems have proved difficult to attack, Apacs said. Spyware is another popular method for criminals to retrieve online banking details from unsuspecting users. Sphere: Related Content
In 2007, total losses for online banking fraud were £22.6m - a decrease of 33 percent from 2006, when they totalled £33.5m.
But, while losses from bank fraud have fallen, the numbers of targeted phishing attacks and spyware scams has exploded this year. The UK payments association said there were 20,682 reported phishing incidents in the first half of 2008 - an increase of more than 180 percent from the same period last year.
Fraudsters are turning to phishing attacks to trick online banking customers into divulging their account details, because the banks' own systems have proved difficult to attack, Apacs said. Spyware is another popular method for criminals to retrieve online banking details from unsuspecting users. Sphere: Related Content
Online banking fraud falls despite phishing surge News - PC Advisor
Online banking fraud falls despite phishing surge News - PC Advisor
In 2007, total losses for online banking fraud were £22.6m - a decrease of 33 percent from 2006, when they totalled £33.5m.
But, while losses from bank fraud have fallen, the numbers of targeted phishing attacks and spyware scams has exploded this year. The UK payments association said there were 20,682 reported phishing incidents in the first half of 2008 - an increase of more than 180 percent from the same period last year.
Fraudsters are turning to phishing attacks to trick online banking customers into divulging their account details, because the banks' own systems have proved difficult to attack, Apacs said. Spyware is another popular method for criminals to retrieve online banking details from unsuspecting users. Sphere: Related Content
In 2007, total losses for online banking fraud were £22.6m - a decrease of 33 percent from 2006, when they totalled £33.5m.
But, while losses from bank fraud have fallen, the numbers of targeted phishing attacks and spyware scams has exploded this year. The UK payments association said there were 20,682 reported phishing incidents in the first half of 2008 - an increase of more than 180 percent from the same period last year.
Fraudsters are turning to phishing attacks to trick online banking customers into divulging their account details, because the banks' own systems have proved difficult to attack, Apacs said. Spyware is another popular method for criminals to retrieve online banking details from unsuspecting users. Sphere: Related Content
Big Brother's new software - Network World
Big Brother's new software - Network World
A recent report by ABI Research projects that revenue generated from surveillance software will more than triple from $245 million this year to $900 million-plus in 2013. Technological breakthroughs have added several more capabilities to surveillance cameras in recent years, from face-recognition software to cameras designed to mesh with radio-frequency identification tags.
Added to this, ABI Vice President and Research Director Stan Schatt says that the advent of Wi-Fi has made it possible to place wireless cameras just about anywhere while still being able to send footage back to a central location. Sphere: Related Content
A recent report by ABI Research projects that revenue generated from surveillance software will more than triple from $245 million this year to $900 million-plus in 2013. Technological breakthroughs have added several more capabilities to surveillance cameras in recent years, from face-recognition software to cameras designed to mesh with radio-frequency identification tags.
Added to this, ABI Vice President and Research Director Stan Schatt says that the advent of Wi-Fi has made it possible to place wireless cameras just about anywhere while still being able to send footage back to a central location. Sphere: Related Content
Attack code released for new DNS attack - Network World
Attack code released for new DNS attack - Network World
The attack code was released Wednesday by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit.
Internet security experts warn that this code may give criminals a way to launch virtually
undetectable phishing attacks against Internet users whose service providers have not
installed the latest DNS server patches. Sphere: Related Content
The attack code was released Wednesday by developers of the Metasploit hacking toolkit.
Internet security experts warn that this code may give criminals a way to launch virtually
undetectable phishing attacks against Internet users whose service providers have not
installed the latest DNS server patches. Sphere: Related Content
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Computerworld > Details of major internet flaw posted by accident
Computerworld > Details of major internet flaw posted by accident
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed. Sphere: Related Content
A computer security company on Monday inadvertently published details of a major flaw in the internet's Domain Name System (DNS) several weeks before they were due to be disclosed. Sphere: Related Content
Sunday, July 20, 2008
New Sabah Times
Man hacked over row with neighbour - New Sabah Times
KOTA BAHARU: A row over a cow that strayed into a neighbour’s compound led to the bovine’s elderly owner being hacked to death.
The incident happened at Kampung Lundang Paku, near Mulong on Friday.
The victim, Arifin Awang Hamat, 65, is believed to have had an argument with his neighbour after his cow had strayed into the suspect’s orchard. Sphere: Related Content
KOTA BAHARU: A row over a cow that strayed into a neighbour’s compound led to the bovine’s elderly owner being hacked to death.
The incident happened at Kampung Lundang Paku, near Mulong on Friday.
The victim, Arifin Awang Hamat, 65, is believed to have had an argument with his neighbour after his cow had strayed into the suspect’s orchard. Sphere: Related Content
Hackers snoop on mobile phones-India Business-Business-The Times of India
Hackers snoop on mobile phones-India Business-Business-The Times of India
NEW DELHI: Planning to buy that fancy smart phone? A word of caution: Internet-enabled phones have gaping security weaknesses waiting to be exploited, warn cyber security experts. Any smart phone — including Blackberry, Windows Mobile, iPhone and Symbian phones — can be hacked by a nerd with a little bit of code and some cunning. Sphere: Related Content
NEW DELHI: Planning to buy that fancy smart phone? A word of caution: Internet-enabled phones have gaping security weaknesses waiting to be exploited, warn cyber security experts. Any smart phone — including Blackberry, Windows Mobile, iPhone and Symbian phones — can be hacked by a nerd with a little bit of code and some cunning. Sphere: Related Content
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Free software unveiled to help track lost laptops - SC Magazine US
Free software unveiled to help track lost laptops - SC Magazine US
The driving force behind developing “Adeona” was to address privacy issues often coupled with device trackers, Gabriel Maganis, one of the software developers and a research engineer at the University of Washington in Seattle, told SCMagazineUS.com on Monday. Sphere: Related Content
The driving force behind developing “Adeona” was to address privacy issues often coupled with device trackers, Gabriel Maganis, one of the software developers and a research engineer at the University of Washington in Seattle, told SCMagazineUS.com on Monday. Sphere: Related Content
Computerworld > Credit union offers free online transaction security
Computerworld > Credit union offers free online transaction security
Australian regional credit union Bananacoast Community Credit Union (BCU) has launched an
Australian first initiative that sees the internet security solution, TrustDefender, provided
free of charge to its online customers. Sphere: Related Content
Australian regional credit union Bananacoast Community Credit Union (BCU) has launched an
Australian first initiative that sees the internet security solution, TrustDefender, provided
free of charge to its online customers. Sphere: Related Content
Report: IT admin locks up San Francisco's network - Network World
Report: IT admin locks up San Francisco's network - Network World
A network administrator has locked up a multimillion dollar computer system for San Francisco that handles sensitive data and is refusing to give police the password, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday.
The employee, 43-year-old Terry Childs, was arrested Sunday. He gave some passwords to police, which did not work, and refused to reveal the real code, the paper reported. Sphere: Related Content
A network administrator has locked up a multimillion dollar computer system for San Francisco that handles sensitive data and is refusing to give police the password, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday.
The employee, 43-year-old Terry Childs, was arrested Sunday. He gave some passwords to police, which did not work, and refused to reveal the real code, the paper reported. Sphere: Related Content
Friday, July 11, 2008
Dear Sir or Madam: Lottery scams proliferate - Network World
Dear Sir or Madam: Lottery scams proliferate - Network World
Tom Ericson, a retired bank employee who lives in Denmark, still can't get over how he lost about €60,000 (US$90,000) in a bogus lottery.
Ericson (not his real name) now knows there's no such thing as a "Microsoft Lottery," and that the e-mail he responded to is just one of millions sent every day by scammers perpetrating advanced fee frauds, where victims are duped into sending money in exchange for a service or prize that never arrives. Sphere: Related Content
Tom Ericson, a retired bank employee who lives in Denmark, still can't get over how he lost about €60,000 (US$90,000) in a bogus lottery.
Ericson (not his real name) now knows there's no such thing as a "Microsoft Lottery," and that the e-mail he responded to is just one of millions sent every day by scammers perpetrating advanced fee frauds, where victims are duped into sending money in exchange for a service or prize that never arrives. Sphere: Related Content
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Internet bug fix spawns backlash from hackers | ITworld
Internet bug fix spawns backlash from hackers ITworld
IDG News Service —
Hackers are a skeptical bunch, but that doesn't bother Dan Kaminsky, who got a lot of flack from his colleagues in the security research community after claiming to have discovered a critical bug in the Internet's infrastructure.
Kaminsky made headlines on Tuesday by talking about a major flaw in the DNS (Domain Name System), used to connect computers to each other on the Internet. In late March he grouped together 16 companies that make DNS software -- companies like Microsoft, Cisco and Sun Microsystems -- and talked them into fixing the problem and jointly releasing patches for it. Sphere: Related Content
IDG News Service —
Hackers are a skeptical bunch, but that doesn't bother Dan Kaminsky, who got a lot of flack from his colleagues in the security research community after claiming to have discovered a critical bug in the Internet's infrastructure.
Kaminsky made headlines on Tuesday by talking about a major flaw in the DNS (Domain Name System), used to connect computers to each other on the Internet. In late March he grouped together 16 companies that make DNS software -- companies like Microsoft, Cisco and Sun Microsystems -- and talked them into fixing the problem and jointly releasing patches for it. Sphere: Related Content
The Manila Times Internet Edition | TECH TIMES > Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web
The Manila Times Internet Edition TECH TIMES > Internet flaw could let hackers take over the Web
Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Major software and hardware makers worked in secret for months to create a software "patch" released on Tuesday to repair the problem, which is in the way computers are routed to web page addresses.
"It's a very fundamental issue with how the entire addressing scheme of the Internet works," Securosis analyst Rich Mogul said in a media conference call. Sphere: Related Content
Computer industry heavyweights are hustling to fix a flaw in the foundation of the Internet that would let hackers control traffic on the World Wide Web.
Major software and hardware makers worked in secret for months to create a software "patch" released on Tuesday to repair the problem, which is in the way computers are routed to web page addresses.
"It's a very fundamental issue with how the entire addressing scheme of the Internet works," Securosis analyst Rich Mogul said in a media conference call. Sphere: Related Content
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Monday, July 7, 2008
Microsoft warns of new Access attack - Network World
Microsoft warns of new Access attack - Network World
Cybercriminals are exploiting a bug in software used by Microsoft's Access database program in a new online attack, Microsoft warned Monday.
The flaw lies in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control, which ships with "all supported versions of Microsoft Office Access except Microsoft Access 2007," Microsoft said in a security advisory, published Monday. Sphere: Related Content
Cybercriminals are exploiting a bug in software used by Microsoft's Access database program in a new online attack, Microsoft warned Monday.
The flaw lies in the Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control, which ships with "all supported versions of Microsoft Office Access except Microsoft Access 2007," Microsoft said in a security advisory, published Monday. Sphere: Related Content
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
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