Tim Berners-Lee, father of the worldwide web, has supported a group putting pressure on the US government over the proposed PIPA Act, which aims to impose restrictions and censorship on the internet.
US expels Venezuelan diplomat over cyber plot against nuclear plants
The US government has expelled Venezuelan diplomat Livia Acosta Noguera for allegedly assisting the Iranian government in a plot to launch cyber attacks against US nuclear power plants.
Spam site becomes one of the most popular locations on the web
Typosquatting has led to a spam site becoming one of the highest ranking sites on the internet, according to Alexa.
Security concerns are slowing but won’t stop the growth of instant messaging
“I would not be surprised to see the demise of email by the end of this decade.” This surprising but potentially realistic statement was made by Graeme Codrington, a futurist at the TomorrowToday consultancy.
Endpoint attacks cost firms close to half a million dollars annually
Attacks against endpoints are costing the average organization around $470,000 annually, according to a survey sponsored by Symantec.
Internet action against SOPA under discussion within Net Coalition
Opposition to SOPA and PIPA (the anti online piracy acts) continues to grow. Net Coalition reports on Al Gore’s reservations, while also threatening its own internet blackout.
Pastebin shut down twice in a week by DDoS attacks
Pastebin.com, a favorite venue for hacktivists, was shut down twice this week by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks.
Google plugs three high-risk holes in latest Chrome browser
Google has fixed three high-risk vulnerabilities in the latest version of its Chrome browser.
Vietnam doles out fines for theft of personal information
The Vietnamese Communication Security Agency has fined three individuals for stealing personal information on millions of people and selling it online, the first time fines have been issued for such activity in the country.
New variant of Ramnit financial malware targeting Facebook users
Ramnit is not a new worm, as it was first reported back in April 2010. Last summer it evolved into financial malware. Now its developers are specifically targeting Facebook users.