The Guardian newspaper has made the interesting assertion that the FBI has used the threat of prison to create an army of informants amongst hackers, with one in four US hackers now recruited by the law enforcement agency.
More infected Android apps appear in the wild
A Tokyo-based Symantec researcher claims to have discovered another batch of infected Google Android apps, subverted by what he calls the follow-up to the now-infamous DroidDream malware.
China fingered as possible source of RSA, defense contractor attacks
China may be behind the hack of RSA’s SecurID database and defense contractors that depend on the SecureID token for secure remote access by employees, according to security analysts.
Advanced worm uses built-in DHCP server to propagate
An advanced version of the Alureon (aka TDDS) rootkit worm is reported to have been enhanced by the addition of an in-worm DHCP server.
New Android app allows automated WiFi cookie intercepts
A new Android app – FaceNiff – has been released that is claimed to allow automated cookie interception over public-access WiFi connections.
Internet safety message must be simplified, Sophos tells cybersecurity summit
Cyber safety is more about awareness than technology, but that message is not being communicated effectively, says James Lyne, director of technology strategy at Sophos.
LulzSecurity hands Sony its hat while company tells Congress networks are secure
While a Sony representative was telling a House panel that its networks were secure, hacker group LulzSecurity was releasing a file containing personal information on over one million Sony customers.
MI6 attacks al Qaeda magazine; infects site with cupcake recipes
UK spy agency MI6 is reported to have hacked one of the Jihadist publications that supports al Qaeda’s cause, replacing bomb making recipes with ingredient and cooking instructions for that most dastardly of culinary weapons: cupcakes.
Latest Google attack highlights problems ahead for cloud operators, say experts
This week’s attack – allegedly from China – against users of Google’s email account servers has highlighted the dangers ahead for cloud service operators, according to Node4, a hosted IT systems specialist.
Fake iPhone sold for £95.00 in Staffordshire
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.