On Monday a few TV stations in Michigan, California, Montana and New Mexico broadcast a warning “the bodies of the dead are rising from their graves and attacking the living.”
Jeremy Hammond’s legal team seeks judge’s recusal
Hacker Jeremy Hammond is accused of being part of the Stratfor breach. Presiding judge Loretta Preska’s husband, Thomas Kavaler, appears on a list of Stratfor ‘victims’. Hammond’s legal team says this creates an appearance of partiality, and has demand…
Healthcare data breaches wane in 2012
Healthcare breaches were among the most high-profile of data leakage incidents last year, but a new study in the US found that the damage is actually lessening year-over-year.
Security is not my responsibility
At least, it is the security team’s responsibility while I am at work, although it is my responsibility while I am at home – concludes a new survey into attitudes toward phishing.
Reveton ransomware gang busted by Europol
The new European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) at Europol, working with the Spanish police and Interpol, has made its first major bust: the Reveton ransomware gang.
Research shows “dramatic growth” in global cyber attacks
Data from Websense Labs has identified a dramatic increase in cyber attacks during 2012, led by an astounding 600% increase in malicious web links detected by the company’s ThreatSeeker monitoring network.
Infosecurity Magazine Launches Information Security Hub on The Guardian website
Information security is rapidly moving up the board agenda, particularly in light of proposed EU legislation that would compel companies to report cyber breaches. Neelie Kroes, Digital agenda commissioner has said that Europe needs to improve how it de…
Former Symantec CEO joins FireEye board
Enrique T. Salem, former Symantec president and CEO, has joined the FireEye board of directors, the company announced today
Five-month malvertising campaign serves up silent infections
A large malvertising campaign has been serving up malware infections via web advertisements from online marketing services for at least five months, a Symantec investigation has revealed.
The biter bit – Bit9 hacked
On Friday whitelist security firm Bit9 admitted that it had been compromised, and that its code-signing certificates had been forged to attack a small number of its customers.