Nearly three-quarters of Americans have never installed data protection applications or security software on their smartphones to protect against data loss or malware, according to a survey sponsored by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and M…
Anonymous threatens Sony over SOPA support
Anonymous is entering the US legislative fray by targeting Sony over its support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) being considered by the US House.
Law enforcement union calls for legislative probe into Anonymous hack
The Peace Officers of California (POC) group is demanding a legislative investigation into the handling of an Anonymous hack of the California State Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) website.
Lilupophilupop: Tongue-twister SQL injection attacks pass one million mark
The lilupophilupop.com SQL injection attacks, first analyzed by the SANS Internet Storm Center in early December, have topped one million infected pages.
WordPress 3.3 has XSS vulnerability, say Indian researchers
Indian researchers Aditya Modha and Samir Shah have uncovered a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in WordPress 3.3.
Stuxnet and Duqu were produced by the same malware team
Kaspersky’s lengthy investigation into the Duqu worm concludes that it comes from the same developers as Stuxnet. This, potentially, has serious implications.
Leveson Inquiry shows government should concentrate RIPA reforms on the media
A UK lawyer has called on the government to redirect its reforms of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (RIPA) away from local authorities and toward journalism.
Care2 fails to take care of members’ personal information
Online community Care2 has notified its close to 18 million members that the site’s servers were attacked, resulting in a security breach.
Hackers celebrate New Year’s by breaching Philippine government websites
The PrivateX hacker group breached two Philippine government websites, the Office of the Vice President (OVP) and the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI), on New Year’s Day.
Service wipes data from government PCs with degaussing
PC Recycler provides electronics recycling services to a number of US government agencies, using degaussing to wipe data from the devices before destruction.