Hacker conferences, like Black Hat and DEFCON, are notorious for highlighting the security missteps of attendees. Before the show, which takes place in Las Vegas next week, IT security professionals should take every security precaution to prevent bein…
Lakeland Kitchenware Hacked with Java 0-Day
The Lakeland kitchenware online store has emailed its customers with a warning that two of its databases were breached by hackers late last week, and that it was resetting all customer passwords.
iOS and Android VoIP Service Viber Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army
The pro-Assad hacking group Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) yesterday defaced the Viber subdomain support.viber.com and pasted a screenshot of user information supposedly taken from a breached database.
Global Cybercrime, Espionage Costs $100–$500 Billion Per Year
Cyber-crime and espionage is clearly a costly scourge for businesses and governments, factoring in data theft, clean-up costs, brand damage, customer losses, and so on. In total, the range for cybercrime loss to the global economy is between $100 billi…
UAE Fends Off Cyber-Attacks Originating in Egypt
The United Arab Emirates has successfully fought off a series of cyber-attacks that it was able to trace back to Egypt.
Report: China Uses Taiwan as Test-Bed for US Cyber-Espionage Attacks
Disputed ex-Chinese province Taiwan is reportedly playing a big role in the global cyberwar. Security experts say the island is a proving ground for Chinese hacker-spies, who attack its IT infrastructure on a regular basis with hundreds of attempts per…
Web Applications Attacked 26 Times Per Minute
A new web application attack report reveals that retailers suffer twice as many SQL injection attacks as other industries, and that one website received 94,000 attack requests in 24 hours – or 26 attack requests per minute.
Cameron on Internet Porn: Global Alliance to “Stamp Out Vile Images”
Prime Minister David Cameron’s expected statement on internet porn was duly delivered yesterday, and led to immediate accusations of being confused, unworkable, and the beginning of online censorship.
Royal Baby: Exclusive Pics! – Don’t Fall for It
When Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, went into labor with the child who recently became third in line for the throne of England, the event immediately had millions of royal-watchers riveted – and, apparently, plenty of spammers ready to lever…
SIM Cards Cracked; Hundreds of Millions of Phones Vulnerable
The SIM card – long considered the uncrackable heart of the mobile phone – can finally be rooted. Details will be presented by a German researcher at Black Hat on 31 July. Meanwhile estimates put the number of vulnerable phones at either 500 million or…