The US Senate’s Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee is warning that an Al Qaeda video calling for the “covert Mujahidin” to commit “electronic jihad” against the US demonstrates the urgency of enacting cybersecurity legislation.
Hacker group steals half million client records from billing firm
The hacker group UGNazi was able to infiltrate the billing system database of WHMCS, a billing and customer support provider, and steal 500,000 client records, including credit card details.
Monday Mail Mayhem: Anonymous dumps 1.7GB from the DoJ
Monday Mail Mayhem was this week launched by Anonymous starting with the Pirate Bay dump of a 1.7GB database stolen from the Department of Justice, and the release of the traditional Anonymous video announcement.
Diablo III gaming accounts hacked, servers taken offline
Blizzard Entertainment’s newly launched Diablo III video game was hacked within a few days of its launch, and servers in Europe were taken offline for four hours on Sunday.
Bomb threat halts construction of NSA top-secret cybersecurity center
A bomb threat halted construction of the National Security Agency’s top-secret cybersecurity intelligence center being built at Camp Williams, Utah.
Sensitive data on British Army snipers end up in trunk of used car
Sensitive information about British Army snipers was found in the trunk of a used car, according to press reports.
Indian CERT handled over 13,000 cybersecurity incidents in 2011
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) handled 13,301 cybersecurity incidents in 2011, up from 10,315 incidents in 2010 and 8,266 incidents in 2009.
TeliaSonera sells black boxes to dictators
While the UK awaits details on how the proposed Communications Bill will force service providers to monitor internet and phone metadata, Sweden’s TeliaSonera shows how it could be done by selling black boxes to authoritarian states.
Opfake malware being disguised in Android games
Symantec researchers recently discovered several dummy sites being used to peddle the Android.Opfake malware, which is being disguised as games such as Temple Run and Cut the Rope.
China’s ZTE admits to backdoor in mobile phone model
China mobile phone maker ZTE admitted that one of its mobile phone models sold in the US contains a backdoor that could enable someone to take control of the device.