Thursday, 11 October 2012

US agencies seize 686 websites accused of selling fake drugs

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US agencies seize 686 websites accused of selling fake drugs

10.04.2012 2:50 PM

Two U.S. agencies have seized 686 websites accused of selling counterfeit and illegal medicines as part of an international crackdown on online sales of fake drugs.

Hacker is sentenced in NASA, Pentagon break-ins

10.05.2012 10:33 AM

Romanian national Manole Rzvan Cernaianu, known online as TinKode, received a two-year suspended prison sentence for hacking into computer systems owned by Oracle, NASA, the U.S. Army and the U.S. Department of Defense and was ordered to pay damages totaling more than $120,000.

 
 

How to defend against malnets

10.05.2012 3:30 PM

Since 2011, security firm Blue Coat Systems has been tracking malnets: extensive distributed network infrastructures embedded in the Internet and designed to deliver mass-market attacks on a continuous basis. These malnet infrastructures are like the proverbial Lernaean Hydra--chop off one head, like a botnet it has produced, and two more spring up to take its place.

Authentication takes center stage for mobile device security

10.05.2012 4:00 PM

Microsoft and Apple have both made recent acquisitions aimed at bolstering authentication technology and providing better security for mobile devices.

Cybercriminals plotting massive banking Trojan attack, security firm warns

10.05.2012 4:03 PM

An international gang of cyber crooks is plotting a major campaign to steal money from the online accounts of thousands of consumers at 30 or more major U.S. banks, security firm RSA warned.

Supreme Court refuses to hear NSA, AT&T wiretapping case

10.10.2012 4:15 PM

The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to overturn legal immunity for telecom carriers that allegedly participated with a U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program during the last decade.

Your hotel room can be hacked with a dry erase marker

10.08.2012 1:52 PM

Depending on what type of key system is used at the hotel youre staying in, it might be possible for someone with a dry erase marker to bypass the door key system and walk right in.

Facebook's phone search can be abused to find people's numbers, researchers say

10.08.2012 3:50 PM

Attackers can abuse Facebook's phone search feature to find valid phone numbers and the name of their owners, according to security researchers.

Microsoft speeds up IE10 Flash patching, matches Google

10.08.2012 4:25 PM

Adobe today issued a surprise update for Flash Player that patched 25 critical vulnerabilities in the ubiquitous media software.

Windows 7 malware infection rates balloon 182% in 2012

10.09.2012 6:21 AM

Windows 7's malware infection rate climbed by as much as 182% this year, Microsoft said today.

Cost of cyber attacks $8.9 million, up 6%

10.08.2012 6:15 AM

According to a survey of 56 corporate and governmental organizations conducted by the Ponemon Institute, the average amount they paid for all the costs associated with cybera ttacks was $8.9 million during the past year. That's up 6% from the previous year's study.

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