A fake iPhone was sold for £95.00 to a worker standing outside a restaurant in Stoke-on-Trent. Unfortunately for the purchaser, Yasir Hussain, by the time he realised it was a fake, the man and his van that sold him the mobile had driven off.
58% of UK office workers losing track of files on computers
Research just published suggests that many of us are struggling to keep track of files on our office PCs, with 58% admitting to have struggled to find important files or documents they thought had been saved on their work computer.
Researcher claims Rustock botnet author looked for Google job
Security researcher Brian Krebs has made the interesting assertion that the suspected Rustock botnet creator has been looking for a job with Google.
Can ‘digital ants’ protect computer networks?
Apparently inspired by how ants protect their colony when it is threatened, a team of computer experts is testing software that they claim could offer foolproof protection against virus attacks.
Credit card darkware shops selling card details on turnkey basis
According to researchers with RSA, card fraudsters are now selling credit and debit card credentials – and allied information – on a turnkey basis.
Security at the dawn of a new age in computing
A new age of “anytime” and “anywhere” computing, combined with “any device” has brought with it new challenges for enterprise security. Join Infosecurity for our Virtual Conference session on “Security in the Age of *Any* Computing” to explore this tim…
Were RSA hackers behind Lockheed Martin breach?
RSA hackers might have been behind the recent information security incident at defense contractor Lockheed Martin, according to security experts.
Donbot dumps fake AV spam – pitches gambling site instead
It looks as though the infamous Donbot botnet – which has been around for more than two years – has dumped its fake AV software spamming promotions in favour of online casinos.
United Nations web domain attacked by SEO poisoning, claims researcher
A Websense associate security researcher claims to have detected a black hat SEO attack on a web domain that belongs to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Federal networks attacked 15,000 per day in 2010, says DHS official
US government networks received an average of 15,000 cyber attacks per day last year, according to a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official.