SCADA software, used for industrial control mechanisms in utilities, airports, nuclear facilities, manufacturing plants and the like, is increasingly a target for hackers looking to exploit what appear to be growing numbers of vulnerabilities – giving …
Yahoo! mail exploit on sale for $700
A new zero-day vulnerability in Yahoo! Mail has given rise to a $700 exploit for sale in the hacking underground.
Europol and ICE seize 132 domain names on Cyber Monday
The US Operation In Our Sights temporarily morphed into Project Cyber Monday 3 – with a European Project Transatlantic offshoot – and netted a combined haul of 132 seized counterfeiting website domains.
High-end Citadel financial malware overtakes Zeus as king
Citadel, which researchers say is essentially the Lamborghini of the financial information-stealing malware scene, is well on its way to overtaking Zeus and SpyEye as the go-to banking trojan after only being discovered earlier this month.
Go Daddy DNS hack spreads ransomware
Go Daddy, the world’s largest internet domain host and registrar, may soon be known for more than those racy Super Bowl ads featuring Danica Patrick: ransomware is being spread across its footprint.
OFCOM suggests ISPs must decide who is a subscriber in relation to 3-strikes
Just as the US voluntary six-strike infringement code is about to begin, the UK’s statutory three-strike regime inches closer with an OFCOM study into piracy and guidance on what constitutes a subscriber.
Greek man arrested over theft of 9 million personal data details
While European eyes are focused on the increasing political unrest in Greece, it has taken US reporters to notice a small detail: a Greek man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing 9 million personal data files.
(ISC)² looks to address security expertise gap with 2013 scholarships
It’s no secret that with the ever-rising tide of cyber threats there comes a need for additional security expertise to adequately combat the scope of attacks. Many IT departments suffer from a human capital resource issue, and it’s not always funding-r…
New Linux rootkit delivering drive-by infections discovered
Eight days ago an ‘anonymous victim’ posted details of a new Linux rootkit to the Full Disclosure mailing list, asking for information. The rootkit was adding an iFrame into HTTP responses returned by the victim’s web server.
Quantum cryptography for all takes a giant leap closer
Toshiba Research Europe, working with the Cambridge University Engineering Lab, has today announced a breakthrough in quantum cryptography; bringing the potential for secure communications for everyone closer to reality.