Infosecurity News
German hackers convicted of pirating unpublished pop songs using trojans
A landmark digital and security piracy case in Duisburg, Germany, has resulted in the conviction of two men - aged 18 and 23 - in connection with the trojan-assisted piracy of unpublished songs of Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and other musicians.
52% of PC users run AV software when their PC runs slow
Research just released by memory supplier Crucial claims that, when faced with a sluggish PC, 52% of users run their AV software, whilst 53% start compressing their files.
Eight NHS laptops - one with 8.6m patient records - go missing
Reports are coming in that eight laptops - one containing the medical records of 8.63 million patients - went missing three weeks ago from an NHS storeroom at NHS North Central London Health Authority.
Core Security director slams ITsec professionals over recent breaches
Mike Yaffe, director of enterprise marketing with Core Security, has launched what appears to be a thinly-veiled attack on the IT security professionals defending the systems that have been hacked in recent weeks and months by hacktivist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec.
Cellcrypt releases encrypted voice telephony app for Android
Cellcrypt has taken the wraps off an encrypted telephony app for Google Android smartphones and tablets. Compatible with the firm's existing Symbian and Blackberry apps, as well as its commercial systems, the app supports 2048-bit RSA encryption.
Officials to review security after LulzSec hacks Senate website
US Senate officials have ordered a security review after hackers from LulzSecurity broke into the chamber's website over the weekend.
Security researcher reveals shady links of Russia's ChronoPay
The reputation of the ChronoPay e-money service took a battering last year when security researcher Brian Krebs revealed the backers of the service had questionable links with cybercriminal sites.
Infected Angry Birds apps discovered on Google Android Market
Despite a number of infected apps appearing on the official Android Market - the equivalent of the Apple iTunes store - earlier in the year, Google still appears to have an infected apps problem, with one US researcher having spotted infected bonus versions of Angry Birds early last week.
Execs still worried about moving critical applications to virtual, cloud environments
C-level executives are concerned about moving business-critical applications into virtual and clouds environments due to the challenges of security, reliability, availability, and performance, according to a recent survey sponsored by Symantec.
Skype protocol hack could have been prevented claims StarForce
The widely reported cracking of the Skype protocol - a process that will eventually allow tech-savvy hackers to eavesdrop on Skype IP data streams, whether or not compact headers are used - could have been prevented, says StarForce Technologies, the Russian copy protection specialist.
EU prepares to set up Computer Emergency Response Team
The European Union has set up a team to establish a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to counter the threat of cyber attacks against EU institutions, bodies and agencies.
Control systems, smart meters could be vulnerable to smart grid attack
Power plant control systems and smart meters are two components of the smart grid that could be particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks, says Ulf Lindqvist, program director at SRI International’s Computer Science Laboratory.
18-year old Interpol/FBI systems hacker arrested in Greece
Greek police have arrested an 18-year-old hacker suspected of breaking into the website of Interpol, the FBI and number of US state agencies.
Canadian iPhone heist caught on video
A Canadian cellular phone dealer was recently ripped off by a trio of thieves in his store, resulting in the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Apple iPhones. But the manager of the Teleco store in Winnepeg managed to collate all the CCTV videos from the store and turn it into a mini-documentary.
Security researcher reveals the new face of cybercrime: pay-per-install
Security researcher Brian Krebs has completed his latest research into a relatively new type of crimeware called PPI - pay-per-install - where criminal gangs are now paying commissions to third parties for any malware infections they achieve.
Google doles out $10,000 in bounties for fixes in latest Chrome browser
Google has awarded researchers close to $10,000 for identifying security flaws in its Chrome web browser; version 12 fixes 15 vulnerabilities in total.
Citigroup admits to data breach affecting 210,000 credit card customers
Roughly 1% of Citigroup’s 21 million North American customers’ credit card accounts were hacked, the bank has admitted.
Privacy groups voice concerns over Facebook face-recognition feature
European Union data protection regulators have called for an investigation into a Facebook feature using face-recognition software to help tag people in images on the social media website.
Biometrics system failure in Malaysia causes chaos
The high profile failure of a state-of-the-art biometrics system at a major international travel hub in Malaysia last weekend has sent shockwaves throughout the global biometrics industry.
Bank dodges legal bullet over Zeus trojan lawsuit
Ocean Bank is not legally responsible for a cyber heist of $588,000 from a customer’s online account using the Zeus trojan, according to a ruling by a judge in Maine.
