Darkmegi, malware that uses a kernel rootkit component to infect computers, has begun exploiting a flaw in Java to conduct drive-by attacks, according to McAfee Labs.
Iranian software manager hacks and dumps card details of 3m Iranians
Khosrow Zarefarid found and reported a flaw in the Iranian POS system. He reported it, but was ignored – so he used it and hacked 3 million Iranian debit card details.
Dutch Pirate Party forced to take its Pirate Bay proxy off-line
In a move that will be monitored by the UK’s music industry association (BPI), its Dutch equivalent BREIN (translates as ‘Brain’) has obtained a court injunction forcing the political party, the Pirate Party, to take down the proxy site that was allowi…
Los Alamos subjected to ‘maelstrom’ of simulated cyberattacks
Los Alamos National Laboratory, the government lab responsible for the security of the US nuclear stockpile, recently conducted a vigorous cyber exercise involving more 100 participants from a number of federal agencies.
Tunisian government to beef up security after cyberattacks
After suffering a series of cyberattacks, the interim Tunisian government is taking steps to solidify the security of government email accounts and websites.
Boston police release unredacted Facebook data of ‘Craigslist killer’
The complete Facebook account of Philip Markoff, in hard copy and including friend IDs, was given by the Boston Police to the Boston Phoenix newspaper.
City trader fined £450,000 by the FSA
“For the reasons given in this Notice…”, says an FSA Decision Notice, “…the FSA has decided to impose on Mr Ian Charles Hannam a financial penalty of £450,000.”
Dirt Jumper DDoS bot family has over 300 varieties
The Dirt Jumper distributed denial of service (DDoS) bot family has evolved into over 300 varieties of bot packages, explained Curt Wilson of Arbor Networks.
ISO issues interorganizational communication security standards
The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has published new standards for interorganizational and intersector communications, including data exchanges for critical infrastructure.
US to fast-track cyber weapon development
The US plans to fast-track the development of cyber weapons to give it the ability to create the means to attack specific targets within months, and even days.