Infosecurity News
Rogue anti-virus up and Kelihos botnet is back
GFI Software’s report for February highlights two main issues: the incidence of rogue anti-virus is continuing to increase; and the Kelihos botnet ‘taken down’ last year is resurgent.
Today's #FFF hack by Anonymous is a police equipment store
Anonymous has vowed to do a hack every Friday, calling it the #FFF campaign. Today AntiSec defaced the New York Ironworks, a police equipment supplier that describes itself as ‘NYC's finest police equipment & tactical op’s gear store.’
Kaspersky perplexed by Duqu code
Kaspersky Lab researcher Igor Soumenkov is asking for help in identifying a mystery code in the Duqu virus, the follow-on to Stuxnet uncovered last year.
Heat wave: US administration tries to 'simulate' support for Senate cybersecurity bill
The Obama administration on Wednesday simulated a cyber attack on the New York City power grid during a summer heat wave in an effort to convince US senators to pass comprehensive cybersecurity legislation.
CPA may help local authorities reduce data loss
Becrypt’s DISK Protect full-disk encryption product is the first commercial product to be granted CPA certification. By encrypting local authority laptops, it may help prevent the continuous leakage of personal data.
Trustwave to acquire M86 Security
Trustwave, a Chicago-based security company with offices around the world, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire M86 Security, which is based in Irvine California and has international headquarters in London and R&D in California, Israel and New Zealand.
Only one-third of firms can quantify the financial impact of a data breach
Only 34% of companies are strongly confident about quantifying the potential financial impact of a data breach, according to a report by security firm McAfee.
Successful bank phishing attacks target compromised infrastructure
Nearly all of the successful phishing attacks against US banks exploit compromised infrastructure, according to data compiled by email security firm Agari.
Trust in communications is decreasing
While the UK is becoming increasingly better connected, trust in those connections is declining.
THOR: a new P2P botnet for sale
A new botnet is nearing completion and is being offered for sale on the hacking underground at $8000.
India/Bangladesh cyberwar moves to a new level
The ongoing cyberwar between India and Bangladesh has escalated with Teamgreyhat, in support of “our Indian brothers”, moving from commercial to economic targets.
Cyber churn at DHS: And Schaffer makes six
Greg Schaffer is leaving his post as head of the US Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, marking the sixth high-ranking cyber official to leave the agency since June 2011.
Twitter complies with court order – hands over account details
Guido Fawkes in the UK is the pseudonym of an award-winning anti-establishment blog operated by Paul Staines. In the US it is a name associated with a Twitter account handed over to law enforcement. Around the world is has become associated with the Anonymous movement.
Cable modem hacker convicted of defrauding cable firms out of $1 million
Ryan Harris, known as the cable modem hacker, was convicted on seven counts of wire fraud by a federal court in Boston for helping users steal internet access that cost cable companies $1 million in lost revenues.
RSA 2012: Top G-Man says Anonymous, not Al-Qaeda, will be top security threat
Cybersecurity threats will overtake terrorism as the top US national security concern, FBI Director Robert Mueller told the RSA Conference on Thursday.
Infosec professionals unsure about abilities to stop cyber attacks
Three-fourths of information security professionals lack confidence in their ability to address cybersecurity threats, according to a survey by LogRhythm.
“ACTA’s harm greatly exceeds its potential benefits...”
Yesterday the Directorate General for External Policies at the European Parliament held a workshop on the The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA).
Compromised websites leading to banking malware
M86 Security is warning that recent spam campaigns are luring victims to compromised websites that redirect to malicious Phoenix-hosting sites, which in turn seek to infect the visitor with the Cridex trojan.
The ten most important security events and issues from 2011, and what they presage for the future
Kaspersky Lab’s analysis of the ‘evolution of malware’ during 2011, from the rise of hacktivism to the emergence of Mac malware; and the consequent lessons for the future.
RSA 2012: Hacking, external actors dominate 2011 data breaches
A full 86% of the data breach cases investigated by Verizon Business in 2011 originated from hacking, and 92% were carried out by an external agent rather than an insider or partner, according to select findings from its 2012 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) released at the RSA Conference.
