Threat News

• 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
• The world's biggest cyber attack. A Concise summary.
  The Spamhaus attack in detail
  2013-04-30 - concise courses
• Thousands of Apache web servers backdoored
  advanced threat leaves little trace on system
  2013-04-29 - V3
• LivingSocial customer data stolen
  passwords of 50 million hacked
  2013-04-26 - Register
• Cyber war the new normal: Google
  Eric Schmidt warns of permanent low-grade cyber-war
  2013-04-25 - Financial Review
• China accounts for 41 percent of global computer attack traffic
  U.S. is in second place
  2013-04-24 - ZDNet
• Yet another unpatched security hole found in Java
  affects all versions of Java SE 7
  2013-04-23 - Naked Security
• Understanding what motivates Chinese hackers
  Things go better when you know the other person's story
  2013-04-22 - Tech Republic
• Bank Sues Cyberheist Victim to Recover Funds
  legal firm disagrees with bank about 'loan' after theft
  2013-04-21 - Krebs
• Boston bombing spam attack morphs into Texas explosion spam attack
  ongoing attack expands to other disasters
  2013-04-20 - Barracuda Labs
• Massive Vulnerability CVE-2013-0027 Owns/Strikes Internet Explorer 6 to 10
  Specially crafted HTML code allows complete compromise
  2013-04-19 - InfoSecInstitute
• What's old is new again - the Password Minder
  never forget a password again!
  2013-04-18 - IEEE security
• Malware pushers have no shame - Boston Marathon bombing spam rampant
  emails deliver java exploit
  2013-04-17 - Barracuda Labs
• Maintaining A Publicly Available Blacklist - Mechanisms And Principles
  a list maintainer presents his pointers
  2013-04-16 - Peter Hansteen
• How to use Dropbox to penetrate corporate networks
  home computers linked via Dropbox used as intrusion vector
  2013-04-15 - TechRepublic
• Google introduces Inactive Account Manager
  allows you to continue sharing AFTER you die
  2013-04-14 - Register
• Nigerian-style 419 scammers exploit Syrian conflict
  Middle east civil war the latest one abused by money scammers
  2013-04-13 - Barracuda Labs
• Andrototal scans suspicious APKs
  like a Virustotal for Android
  2013-04-13 - Andrototal
• Huge Wordpress botnet being assembled
  Hosting sites witness arising of a 90K strong botnet zombie army
  2013-04-12 - Krebs
• Spam is more Dangerous than ever before (PDF)
  every third spam is infected with malware
  2013-04-12 - AV-Test
• Oregon business sues bank over cyberheist
  Argues multi-factor authentication was flawed
  2013-04-12 - Krebs
• Obama budges makes cybersecurity a top priority
  Pentegon cybersecurity spending to increase 21%
  2013-04-11 - ZDNet
• How to phish your own company
  Phishing training can reduce susceptibility by 80%
  2013-04-11 - DarkReading
• Top porn sites pose malware risk
  many sites found to contain malvertising
  2013-04-11 - BBC
• Why you need a Honeypot
  Easy to set up asset is low-noise, high-value
  2013-04-10 - Infoworld
• Silent Circle offers transparently encrypted email
  Inventor of PGP rolls out private email
  2013-04-09 - Register
• Spear-phishing emails targeting energy companies
  Meeting attendee list published, spear phishing ensues
  2013-04-08 - HelpNet Security
• Users of Paypal's BillMeLater service targeted
  Convincing phish contains malware
  2013-04-07 - Barracuda Labs
• Fraudsters Steal Yahoo Passwords and Block Accounts
  Phishing emails slam Yahoo users
  2013-04-06 - HotForSecurity
• Microsoft is Dead
  Gartner dis's, says MS soon to be an also-ran
  2013-04-05 - Computerworld
• Two steps to radically better computer security
  Focus on this low-hanging fruit and you'll be a hero
  2013-04-04 - Infoworld
• Malware attacks hitting firms every three minutes
  Businesses need to adopt new strategies to fight back
  2013-04-04 - V3
• Five myths about Chinese hackers
  Hype is overblown, the Post says
  2013-04-03 - Washington Post
• University's email blacklisted after spammers hijack student accounts
  U of Ill students fell for phishing attacks
  2013-04-02 - Techworld
• China's Internet is better than yours
  implementing advanced internet at an accelerating pace
  2013-04-02 - Quartz
• Smelling is Believing
  Google Nose - the new scentsation in search
  2013-04-01 - Google

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