The reputation of the ChronoPay e-money service took a battering last year when security researcher Brian Krebs revealed the backers of the service had questionable links with cybercriminal sites.
Infected Angry Birds apps discovered on Google Android Market
Despite a number of infected apps appearing on the official Android Market – the equivalent of the Apple iTunes store – earlier in the year, Google still appears to have an infected apps problem, with one US researcher having spotted infected bonus ver…
Execs still worried about moving critical applications to virtual, cloud environments
C-level executives are concerned about moving business-critical applications into virtual and clouds environments due to the challenges of security, reliability, availability, and performance, according to a recent survey sponsored by Symantec.
Skype protocol hack could have been prevented claims StarForce
The widely reported cracking of the Skype protocol – a process that will eventually allow tech-savvy hackers to eavesdrop on Skype IP data streams, whether or not compact headers are used – could have been prevented, says StarForce Technologies, the Ru…
EU prepares to set up Computer Emergency Response Team
The European Union has set up a team to establish a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to counter the threat of cyber attacks against EU institutions, bodies and agencies.
Control systems, smart meters could be vulnerable to smart grid attack
Power plant control systems and smart meters are two components of the smart grid that could be particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks, says Ulf Lindqvist, program director at SRI International’s Computer Science Laboratory.
18-year old Interpol/FBI systems hacker arrested in Greece
Greek police have arrested an 18-year-old hacker suspected of breaking into the website of Interpol, the FBI and number of US state agencies.
Canadian iPhone heist caught on video
A Canadian cellular phone dealer was recently ripped off by a trio of thieves in his store, resulting in the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Apple iPhones. But the manager of the Teleco store in Winnepeg managed to collate all the CCTV videos fr…
Security researcher reveals the new face of cybercrime: pay-per-install
Security researcher Brian Krebs has completed his latest research into a relatively new type of crimeware called PPI – pay-per-install – where criminal gangs are now paying commissions to third parties for any malware infections they achieve.
Google doles out $10,000 in bounties for fixes in latest Chrome browser
Google has awarded researchers close to $10,000 for identifying security flaws in its Chrome web browser; version 12 fixes 15 vulnerabilities in total.