Russian password recovery specialist has enhanced its Phone Password Breaker software to crack encrypted media cards for the BlackBerry smartphone. The password recovery specialist claims the software’s password recovery rate on the BlackBerry is in th…
Laptop heist exposes personal data on 16,000 patients at Minneapolis hospitals
Personal information of more than 16,000 patients at two health facilities in the Minneapolis area have been compromised as the result of a stolen laptop, the facilities admitted this week.
Superbotnet poised to be unleashed by cybercriminals
A cybercriminal organization is creating a superbotnet by sending out billions of malware-laden emails for an unknown purpose, according to Commtouch researcher Avi Turiel.
Superbotnet poised to be unleashed by cybercriminals
A cybercriminal organization is creating a superbotnet by sending out billions of malware-laden emails for an unknown purpose, according to Commtouch researcher Avi Turiel.
MySQL.com web site hacked to serve up malware
Reports are coming in that the MySQL.com site was hacked and booby-trapped to serve up malware earlier this week – unconfirmed reports from security researcher Brian Krebs suggest that hacked access to the site was sold by cybercriminals for $3,000.
Two million Massachusetts citizens affected by data breaches since January 2010
Around two million Massachusetts citizens, one out of every three state residents, had personal information compromised through data theft or loss since the beginning of 2010, according to Attorney General Martha Coakley.
Dutch government revokes DigiNotar’s CA root certificates
The Dutch government is revoking the DigiNotar’s subordinate certificate authorities (CAs) under the Staat der Nederlanden root certificates.
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.
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…