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Grey Goose 2 ties Kremlin more closely to Georgia cyber-attacks
The follow-up to the Grey Goose cyberwar document has more closely linked Russia to the cyberwar against Georgia. The Kremlin’s FSB tried to cloak its operations by mimicking the activities of loosely-connected criminal group the Russian Business Netwo…
Russians hack Diebold ATM software
The act of ATM Card skimming and shoulder surfing – used by criminals the world over to create cloned cards from users of bank cash machines – has entered a new dimension.
Expert calls for cyberspace “Monroe doctrine”
A mixture of private sector and congressional witnesses slammed the US for a lack of cohesion in its cyber security stance this week, calling for better leadership in the defense of the country’s “cyber turf”.
Google Docs leaks out private data
The security rating of cloud computing has taken a battering with news that users of Google’s online word processing service – Google Docs – may have shared their data with unauthorised users.
Google Docs leaks out private data
The security rating of cloud computing has taken a battering with news that users of Google’s online word processing service – Google Docs – may have shared their data with unauthorised users.
New version of L0phtCrack to be unveiled next week
Seasoned penetration testers and security experts will recall that L0phtCrack, a seriously heavy-duty password testing utility, was quietly withdrawn by Symantec in 2006, after the IT security vendor reportedly became worried about export regulations o…
Google: crack our native client and win $8,192 (£6,000)
Google is challenging the cracking community to rip apart its ActiveX alternative called Google Native Client.
Council staff breach security of National ID database
The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) have admitted that 33 public sector workers across 30 local authorities have accessed the Customer Information System (CIS) “without business justification”.
European Union to investigate internet telephony eavesdropping
Against a backdrop of the increasing use of internet telephony (aka voice over IP) by criminals as a way of avoiding wiretaps, the European Union has thrown its weight behind research into how to monitor internet telephony calls on a cost-effective basis.