Go Daddy goes phishing
The breach of websites hosted by Go Daddy was likely the result of a phishing attack, said Nicholas Percoco, head of Trustwave SpiderLabs.
Author: CySecBot
Arrested LulzSec suspect was looking for position with US Department of Defense
As reported elsewhere over the weekend, a 23-year-old Arizona man was arrested late last week in connection with the hack of Sony Pictures Entertainment in May and was, according to security researcher Brian Krebs, a model student who saw himself one d…
Trend Micro expert calls new Facebook interface a ‘stalker enabler’
If you use Facebook, you’ll undoubtedly have noticed a series of major changes to your web interface over the last few days. According to a Trend Micro solutions architect, users should not lose sight of the fact that the underlying data remains intact…
Apple OS X Lion passwords cracked
It looks as though the security of the password system on Apple’s OS X Lion operating system has been compromised, with a security researcher claiming that there is a workaround that allows users to crack the password on a Mac system that has been pass…
Avast acquires Android software vendor ITAgents
Avast, the central European IT security vendor, has acquired ITAgents, an Austrian developer of Google Android apps, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition has already completed, Infosecurity understands.
Cybersecurity startups fail to hit venture capital sweet spot
Cybersecurity startups often fail to attract venture capital (VC) because investors want to invest in companies that will makes millions quickly, but not all information security startup are interested in that model, observed Chris Wysopal, founder and…
SQL injection attacks increasing in number, sophistication and potency, researchers find
The prevalence and intensity of SQL injection attacks are increasing, according to Imperva’s Hacker Intelligence Initiative (HII) report.
Researchers claim to have broken SSL/TLS encryption
Two security researchers claim to have found a way of breaking the SSL/TLS encryption that is widely used to guarantee the reliability and privacy of data exchanged between web browsers and servers.
CA Technologies opens European research centre in Barcelona
CA Technologies has announced the creation of a European research centre in co-operation with Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya BarcelonaTech (UPC).
Check Point says social engineering attacks now a business reality
Research just released from Check Point claims to show that 42% of UK firms experienced 25 or more social engineering attacks in the last two years, including targeted attacks such as spear phishing.