Threat News

• Watch out for waterhole attacks -- hackers' latest stealth weapon
  Hackers lurk on websites frequented by targeted victims
  2013-05-25 - InfoWorld
• Only 36% of small firms apply security patches.
  FSB says business is "on it's own" when cyberattack threatens
  2013-05-24 - Sophos
• Fake ebay deals look just like the real thing - but aren't
  Convincing deal emails appeal to bargain hunters, steal their passwords
  2013-05-23 - Barracuda Labs
• Apache Darkleech PDF and JavaScript attacks infect hundreds more websites
  Websites served up with a side of malware redirection
  2013-05-22 - V3
• Microsoft tells Office users to apply those security patches, already!
  CVE-2012-0158 still widely exploited after being patched for a year
  2013-05-21 - V3
• Hackers From China Resume Attacks on U.S. Targets
  Unit 61398 is at it again
  2013-05-20 - NYT
• Hotel locks still being hacked
  Products from lock firm Onity still vulnerable
  2013-05-19 - Forbes
• Utilities Rising Target of Hackers With Warnings of Dire Results
  Companies, Government, still not on same page
  2013-05-18 - Bloomberg
• The illegal drug purveyor who stung Google for 500 Million
  Scammer turned informant revealed blatent AdWord abuses
  2013-05-17 - Wired
• Spammers attach malware to bogus Dun & Bradstreet business complaints
  emails similar to bogus BBB complaint campaign
  2013-05-16 - Barracuda Labs
• Hackers call to ensure you open their malware
  technique significantly improves infection rate
  2013-05-15 - Computerworld
• Cyberattacks Against U.S. Corporations Are on the Rise
  Atypical attacks appear to be from Middle East
  2013-05-14 - NY Times
• Barracuda Warns of Auto Wrap Scam
  Money-making offer results in check fraud
  2013-05-13 - eSecurityPlanet
• Domain registrar Name.com hacked
  emails, passwords, CC data stolen
  2013-05-12 - H Security
• Hackers gain access to all .edu domains
  zero-day exploits compromise wide variety of sites
  2013-05-11 - H Security
• Email phishing spam switches from ReMax to Coldwell Banker
  Real estate deal is offered, email password is stolen
  2013-05-10 - Barracuda Labs
• Microsoft rushes out CVE-2013-1347 "Fix it" for the latest Internet Explorer zero-day
  Exploit has been seen in the wild
  2013-05-09 - Sophos
• Eight changed in $45 Million cyber bank theft
  Global crime ring hacked into debit card systems
  2013-05-08 - CNN Money
• Bill Gates says iPad users are 'frustrated'
  says Apple's tablets not complete enough device
  2013-05-07 - Business Insider
• Hacker covers National Republican Congressional Committee website with Viagra ads
  Hack follows site redesign
  2013-05-07 - Daily News
• Ultra-hackable Google Glass could be a security nightmare
  Glass is distressingly vulnerable
  2013-05-06 - Register
• One fifth of UK PCs infected by malware
  Panda AV says 1/3 of PCs in the world are infected in some way
  2013-05-06 - V3
• New vulnerability appears in Internet Explorer 8
  Exploit is delivering Poison Ivy backdoor
  2013-05-05 - Register
• Wash. Hospital Hit By $1.03 Million Cyberheist
  Work-at-home scam sites ferried money to Ukraine
  2013-05-04 - Krebs
• Java applets run wild inside Notes
  Tech says "Javascript in email attributes is considered 'bad'"
  2013-05-03 - Register
• Reputation.com latest to suffer password breach
  Names, addresses and other personal info taken
  2013-05-02 - Sophos
• Cyber crooks dupe victims with bogus Microsoft security alerts
  malware claims computer is infected
  2013-05-01 - V3

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