US defense firm ManTech has acquired technology security firm HBGary, which was at the center of a controversy last year when it claimed to have infiltrated Anonymous and was then attacked by the hacktivist group.
Global Payments cops to 1.5 million total on credit card breach
Global Payments, a third-party payment card processor, has admitted that around 1.5 million credit card numbers may have been stolen in a massive data breach last month, up significantly from the original report of 50,000.
California child services loses storage devices with info on 800,000 people
Computer storage devices containing personal information on 800,000 California residents were lost following a disaster recovery exercise held by IBM and Iron Mountain on behalf of the California Department of Child Support Services (DCSS).
Imperva analyzes LulzSec’s attack tool
In its latest Hacker Intelligence Initiative report, Imperva analyzes remote and local file inclusion (RFI/LFI) attacks as favored by LulzSec.
GCHQ to get real-time access to personal traffic data
The EC Data Retention Directive is already in force in the UK as a Statutory Instrument – The Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009. A proposed new bill will now force ISPs and telecommunications providers to make this data available to law en…
Payment processor suffers data breach that exposes 50,000 credit card numbers
Global Payments, an Atlanta-based credit and debit card processor for banks and merchants, has suffered a security breach that has exposed information on at least 50,000 cardholders, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Blackhole: the 1-day exploit kit
ESET has reported on the latest version of the Blackhole exploit kit, noting that it has been updated to include a recent Java vulnerability.
Our expert is better than your expert, says Hotfile to Warner Bros
Hotfile is being sued by Warner Bros (and others) – the MPAA – for copyright infringement; Hotfile is countersuing for bogus copyright infringement claims.
Yahoo commits to honoring Do-Not-Track
Do-Not-Track (DNT) is the evolving standard that will provide internet users with greater control over their privacy on the internet. “Yahoo websites worldwide will comply with visitors’ Do-Not-Track preferences starting later this year,” said the comp…
Mediyes trojan underscores need for proper key management
The discovery of the Mediyes trojan using a valid digital signature has raised concerns about the need for proper key management, noted John Grimm with Thales e-Security.