Details are emerging of a major hack of Coca-Cola by Chinese criminals in 2009, where internal emails and documents were stolen, and malware compromised access to all Microsoft Windows servers, work stations and laptops on the network .
ISF will open up its library to (ISC)² for certification development
Faced with an age of unprecedented growth and scope of cyberthreats, the Information Security Forum (ISF) has reached an agreement with the (ISC)² to provide its extensive research library for use in development of (ISC)² examinations and official educ…
Lawsuit for South Carolina tax agency breach expands to security firm
In the wake of a massive security breach at the South Carolina tax collection agency, a former South Carolina state senator has expanded a class-action lawsuit over the exposure of millions of state tax returns to include those responsible for providin…
Lumension buys CoreTrace – adds Bouncer whitelisting to its portfolio
Lumension announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of CoreTrace IP, suggesting that it was prompted by growing concerns over APTs and increasing interest in whitelist defenses.
New Gh0st-related malware discovered
New malware, backdoor.ADDNEW, has been identified. It is based on the Russian DaRK DDoSer malware and has a surprising link with the Gh0st RAT trojan.
NullCrew hacks MoD – leaks thousands of plaintext credentials
NullCrew remembered the 5th of November by breaking into mod.co.uk and stealing and dumping more than 3400 email addresses and passwords. While the date of the breach cannot be verified, it does look as if it happened on the Guy Fawkes anniversary.
UK public sector tops £2m in data handling fines
Public sector organizations in the UK are leaking money thanks to a full £2 million in fines that councils, the NHS, police forces and others have seen in response to poor data handling.
Apple releases update for iOS addressing iPhone, iPad critical flaws
Apple has released a new iOS, version 6.0.2, that addresses a handful of vulnerabilities in the system affecting iPhone 3GS and later, the iPod touch fourth generation and later, and the iPad 2 and later devices.
Team GhostShell declares war on Russia – leaks 2.5 million records
Announcing its Project Hellfire back in August, hacking group Team GhostShell warned, “Two more projects are still scheduled for this fall and winter. It’s only the beginning.” Now it introduces Project BlackStar with an initial leak of 2.5 million rec…
ASIS revamps POA reference for security professionals
Security professional organization ASIS International has released a new edition of its Protection of Assets (POA) reference series, to dovetail with its 35h certification program anniversary and a stepped-up focus on global collaboration.