The solution to bad publicity is to own it, not inflate it. That’s what SkyTech has done with the Canadian student who found flaws in its software: first he was threatened and expelled, but now he’s been offered a scholarship and part-time job.
Foxit fixes PDF reader security vulnerability
Foxit has released a new version of its PDF viewer, Reader 5.4.5, which fixes a web browser plugin vulnerability that would allow attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Cyber risk is not translating into boardroom discussion
Responsibility for cyber risk starts and stops with the board, says GCHQ; cyber attack is the most likely technology risk incident says the World Economic Forum; but the board isn’t taking it seriously, suggests Trustwave.
PCI Council announces new board seats, working groups and Asia-Pac event
The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is tapping the payments community to participate in the 2013–2015 Board of Advisors election process, fresh PCI Special Interest Groups (SIG) and the 2013 PCI Community Meetings.
FAKEM RATs disguise their network traffic as legitimate
While well known remote access trojans such as Gh0st, PoisonIvy, Hupigon, and DRAT produce network traffic that is easily detectable, a new family of malware dubbed FAKEM seeks to disguise its presence by making the traffic look like a legitimate proto…
Spam campaign makes offerings to Zeus
The widespread banking trojan/botnet known as Zeus is continuing to throw its malware-infested thunderbolts at unsuspecting users, this time through a wide-net spam campaign.
Shylock malware dials up Skype
The banking trojan known as Shylock is calling up more victims, thanks to a new propagation tactic of using Skype. It’s also added a few new features to worsen the infection.
Credit card-stealing malware infests nearly 100 Zaxby’s chicken restaurants
Hackers have already been shown to have a taste for Subway, but they apparently have a hankering for fried chicken too. A new criminal attack has potentially compromised credit card data at almost 100 locations of Zaxby’s, a Southern, chicken-centric r…
Red October analysis reveals complex, two-stage attack
In the wake of the discovery of Red October, a complex, in-depth cyber-espionage campaign going back at least five years, security researchers have published a comprehensive analysis of the breadth and depth of the operation, uncovering a two-pronged a…
Anonymous Mexico hits defense ministry in support of Zapatistas
South-of-the-border members of the hacktivist collective Anonymous have claimed responsibility for a cyber attack on the Mexican defense ministry that brought down its website temporarily this week.