Infosecurity News
For $1,000, new portal allows rumours to be quashed
In what sounds like an April Fool, but isn't, a new site allows internet users prepared to stump up $1,000 to deny accusations on other websites. The site – iCorrect – reportedly has 35 founder members, most of whom are celebrities.
Google reportedly developing facial recognition smartphone technology
Google is reportedly developing an app that uses facial recognition to overlay existing apps and offer auto-identification of users on the internet.
Android trojan publicly ridicules downloaders
Google Android users are being warned about a 'free' version of the popular Walk and Text app, a piece of software that allows users to view what is in front of them whilst they are texting.
Chinese RSA attack domains designed to taunt US government
The silence from RSA over the hack of its servers a couple of weeks ago has been close to deafening, but now it seems that the rumours surrounding the attack are starting to gel. According to one security researcher, the domain names used for the RSA attack were clearly designed to taunt the current US administration.
Comodo admits two more registration authorities hacked
Digital certificate authority Comodo has admitted that two more of its registration authorities (RAs) have been hacked. The hacks appear to be separate from the so-called Iranian lone hacker incident earlier in the month when at least five accounts were compromised.
BBC news and iPlayer portals go down for 65 minutes – not a DDoS attack says the corporation
Proof that even the largest organisation can be hit by unexpected downtime came on Tuesday overnight as the BBC iPlayer, BBC news portal and several other services crashed for just over an hour.
European IBM Institute for Advanced Security debuts
IBM has announced it is sponsoring the creation of a heavy-duty IT security research operation that will operate on a cross-company initiative to assist in helping secure cyberspace.
Relatives lose out as deceased IT users take their passwords with them
A report just issued claims that, whilst 80% of adults in the UK own digital assets – ranging from iTunes libraries to online bank accounts – only 9% actually 'leave' these assets to their friends and relatives when they die.
Comodo admits two more Registration Authorities hacked
US digital certificate authority Comodo has admitted that two more of its Registration Authorities (RAs) have been hacked. The hacks appear to be separate from the so-called Iranian lone hacker incident earlier in the month when at least five accounts were compromised.
ANSI, Shared Assessments to study financial impact of patient data breaches
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Shared Assessments Program have launched a study examining the financial impact of patient data breaches.
Australian prime minster involved in email hack
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is investigating a major hack of the government's email systems down under.
Boston-based restaurant firm agrees to pay $110,000 for credit card data breach
The Briar Group, a Boston-based operator of restaurants and bars, has agreed to pay a $110,000 fine for failing to protect credit card information, the first penalty levied under Massachusetts’ new data privacy law.
BP loses laptop containing details of 13,000 oil spill victims
Oil giant BP has caused a stir by revealing it has lost a laptop containing the personal details of 13,000 victims of last year's Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
39% of mobile phone users would not spot their mobile missing within an hour
Research published today claims to show that 39% of mobile phone owners in the UK would not spot their handset missing within an hour.
Australian PM's emails hacked
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) – the equivalent of the UK's MI5 operation – is investigating a major hack of the government's email systems down under.
Was SpamIT closure the root cause of Rustock's demise?
It looks as though Microsoft is quietly tracking down the cybercriminals behind the infamous Rustock spam botnet, following the software giant's court-approved seizure of several command-and-control servers.
Scammers use current events to steal money, personal information
Scammers are increasingly using current events, such as the Japan earthquake and tsunami, to trick people into donating money to bogus organizations or clicking on bogus news reports that contain embedded malware.
Amex leapfrogs Visa in secure micropayments market
American Express has neatly leapfrogged Visa's P2P micropayment gameplan by announcing plans to launch its own service, months ahead of Visa, and offering the service on the web, as well as on Apple iPhone, Android and BlackBerry handsets.
iPhone falls 1,000 feet – tracked down by owner using GPS
How robust is an Apple iPhone? Very, judging from a report from US Air Force combat controller Ron Walker, whose iPhone fell out of his jumpsuit pocket – from 1,000 feet in the air.
Maine state park visitors may have had credit card data exposed
Around 970 visitors to Maine state parks, between March 21 and Dec. 22, 2010, may have had their credit card numbers exposed as the result of a malware attack against the online state-park pass system, the Maine Conservation Department announced.
