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Privacy: Google Says IP Addresses Aren?t Personal
2008-02-23 08:52:00 "Google has responded to European regulators who have suggested that Internet Protocol addresses of users be considered personally identifiable information. Not surprisingly, it disagrees. ShareThis Possibly relatedPrivacy : IP addresses could become “personal information” in EuropeHow Internet Censorship WorksPrivacy groups vow to fight Microsoft-Yahoo dealPrivacy: Facebook faces privacy questionsCredit card data breach could affect 650,000 More About: Personal
Hacked: Researchers figure out how to crack GSM phone security
2008-02-23 08:49:00 "Two enterprising researchers claim to have figured out a way to eavesdrop on calls made using GSM mobile phones, cracking open its much-vaunted encryption. ShareThis Possibly relatedA History of Hacking CultureHacking: DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogsHacking: Vista’s Growing Popularity Draws Hackers’ MaliceHacking: Attackers Abuse Google BloggerHacking: 51 Percent Of Malicious Web Sites Are Hacked More About: Security , Phone , Crack , Figure
Malware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?
2008-02-23 08:47:00 "The Google-backed StopBadware .org group has explained the thinking behind its decision to slap the "badware" label on two versions of RealNetworks’ RealPlayer software, insisting there are serious problems with the installation process and behavior of the products. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnetsMayDay! Sneakier, More Powerful Botnet on the LooseRealPlayer ... More About: Malware , Label
Security: Disk encryption may not be secure enough
2008-02-23 08:45:00 "Computer scientists have discovered a novel way to bypass the encryption used in programs like Microsoft’s BitLocker and Apple’s FileVault and then view the contents of supposedly secure files. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?Security : Behind the Scenes at Microsoft’s Secure Windows InitiativeSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnetsWhitelisting of software ... More About: Encryption , Disk
A History of Hacking Culture
2008-02-23 08:20:00 "The appearance of professional Internet criminals was predicted in fiction long before the Internet became a mass medium. During the early years of the Web, we spent a great deal of time and energy looking for ways to defeat the professional thief. The mischief maker, the prankster, and the juvenile delinquent were overlooked. Then a ... More About: Culture , History
Vulnerabilities: Serious Browser Bugs Spoil Opera Tune
2008-02-23 08:14:00 "Opera has shipped a high-priority update to its flagship Web browser to correct multiple flaws that put Windows users at risk of malicious hacker attacks. ShareThis Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Spam: Five Things You Should Know About Fighting SpamHacking: Hackers go after ExcelWidespread encryption heralds new attacksA History of Hacking CultureMalware: Mobile worm spreads through ... More About: Vulnerabilities , Bugs , Browser , Tune
Spam: Mega spammer arrested in Japan for sending 2.2 billion emails
2008-02-23 08:11:00 "A 25-year-old Japan ese man has been arrested in Tokyo for allegedly sending 2.2 billion spam messages advertising gambling and dating services under the guise of a fake identity, according to Japanese media reports. ShareThis Possibly relatedBeware unexpected e-Valentines, FBI saysSpam : Five Things You Should Know About Fighting SpamHacking: Hijacking Printers For Spamming More About: Arrested , Emails , Mega
Security: Behind the Scenes at Microsoft?s Secure Windows Initiative
2008-02-23 08:09:00 "Microsoft ’s Secure Windows Initiative unit has emerged from the shadows, promising a new level of transparency, as well as details of software vulnerabilities and security bulletins. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware: Does RealPlayer Deserve Badware Label?Security : Disk encryption may not be secure enoughSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnetsSecurity: Microsoft wants to worm its way ... More About: Behind The Scenes
Hacking: DoS attack prevents access to WordPress.com blogs
2008-02-23 08:07:00 "The WordPress.com blog-hosting service suffered a DoS (denial-of-service) attack that began Saturday and was still preventing users from logging in or posting to their blogs on Tuesday. ShareThis Possibly relatedHacked: Researchers figure out how to crack GSM phone securityA History of Hacking CultureHacking: Vista’s Growing Popularity Draws Hackers’ MaliceHacking: Attack ers Abuse Google BloggerHacking: 51 Percent Of Malicious ... More About: Wordpress , Blogs , Access
Malware: Russian hosting network running a protection racket
2008-02-23 08:01:00 "The Russian Business Network , a notorious hacker and malware hosting network, runs a protection racket that extorts as much as $2,000 a month in fees for "protective Web services" from borderline sites, a researcher alleged today. ShareThis Possibly relatedMalware : An Inside Look at the Russian Business NetworkMalware: Fight Malware With Exposure, Group Advises More About: Hosting , Running
Security: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of botnets
2008-02-23 07:55:00 "Researchers at Georgia Tech have published a paper on BotSniffer?a program they’ve designed to detect and disable botnets. Botsniffer is not the only bot-detection program available, but the Georgia Tech research team believes that the program’s approach to the botnet issue results in a better correlation rate and a lower number of false positives. ShareThis Possibly ... More About: Security , Malware , Botnets
How Internet Censorship Works
2008-02-23 07:49:00 "One of the early nicknames for the Internet was the "information superhighway" because it was supposed to provide the average person with fast access to a practically limitless amount of data. For many users, that’s exactly what accessing the Internet is like. For others, it’s as if the information superhighway has some major roadblocks in ... More About: Censorship , Anonymity , Works
Security: How secure is a Gmail account?
2008-02-23 07:43:00 "At the last DefCon event, one of the attendees, ‘Hamster’ showed off how the cookies sent by your computer when signing into a Google account can be copied, allowing the account to be cloned by the hacker, and all the implications that carried. ShareThis Possibly relatedGoogle Mail vulnerable to sidejacking despite SSL More About: Security , Gmail , Secure , Account
Security: Limelight kills botnets better than cops do
2008-02-23 07:38:00 "Botnet operators have become public enemy number-one as consumers, businesses and governments fall foul to identity theft, DDoS attacks and spam. Yet no one appears to be able to stop the spread of bots — except maybe the media. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity : What IT can learn from botnetsSecurity: New BotSniffer better able to detect foul stench of ... More About: Malware , Cops , Limelight , Botnets
Security: What IT can learn from botnets
2008-02-23 07:36:00 "Josh Corman is the host protection architect for Internet Security Systems, Inc. (ISS), with more than eight years of experience in security and networking software. What was refreshing was Corman’s out-of-the-box thinking on the distributed networks currently being used by online criminals. Of the most popular of these networks, he said "Storm did a ... More About: Malware , Learn , Botnets
Security: Microsoft wants to worm its way into your PC
2008-02-23 07:31:00 "Microsoft is taking a leaf out of the virus writers’ handbook, hoping to use friendly "worms" to distribute software patches surreptitiously. ShareThis Possibly relatedSecurity : Behind the Scenes at Microsoft’s Secure Windows InitiativeMicrosoft Issues Biggest Patch Update in a YearMicrosoft slates 12 patches for next weekanti-CAPTCHA operations by spammers on Microsoft Windows Live MailTips: How to Minimize Risk ... More About: Worm
The Anonymity Experiment
2008-02-15 07:26:00 "During a week of attempting to cloak every aspect of daily life, our correspondent found that in an information age, leaving no trace is nearly impossible…. ShareThis Readers who viewed this page, also viewed:Vulnerabilities: RealPlayer flaw raises security flagsStorm’s Creators IdentifiedTips: How to Minimize Risk from Zero Day AttacksMalware: Malware writers gear up for bumper 2008Hacking: Legitimate ... More About: Experiment , Privacy , Anonymity
Websense: Google IE toolbar 404 hijacking
2008-02-15 07:20:00 "…Another point of interest is how the toolbar handles connection failures. Google says, ?When your server is unreachable, the Google Toolbar will automatically display a link to the cached version of your page.? We have previously written about how Google services are being targeted by the black hats for use as a resource to launch ... More About: Security , Websense
Whitelisting of software is the way to go
2008-02-15 07:03:00 "Anti-virus and anti-spyware technologies, which are packaged as ‘blacklist’ solutions, are gradually giving way to what security experts claim is a far more effective IT security technology based on ‘whitelist’ solutions. However, a comprehensive IT security solution would imply that vendors take care of the root cause rather than just specific problems which the lists ... More About: Software
Mozilla raises Firefox security bar
2008-02-15 06:56:00 "Firefox 3.0’s new anti-malware blocker, a tool that prevents some malicious pages from loading, is the browser upgrade’s most important new security feature, Mozilla Corp.’s head of engineering said today. ShareThis Possibly relatedMozilla Dismisses New Firefox Flaw WarningMozilla patches 11 Firefox bugsMozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerabilityA Malware Victim’s StoryFirefox 3 beta 3 polishes ... More About: Security
A Malware Victim?s Story
2008-02-15 06:55:00 "When you have spinal and liver cancer, computer infections are the least of your worries. But even the least of worries can diminish your quality of life. Tim, a resident of Aberdeen, Wash., just wanted to play some online games, his friend Sharon explained over the phone on Tuesday. Sharon provided her last name and ... More About: Story , Malware , Victim
Ben Edelman: C-NetMedia?s Anti-Spyware Offerings and Advertising Practices
2008-02-15 06:49:00 "Not every "anti-spyware" program is what it claims to be. Some truly have users’ interests at heart — identifying and removing bona fide risks to privacy, security, stability, or performance. Others resort to a variety of tricks to confuse users about what they’re getting and why they purportedly need it. ShareThis Readers who viewed this page, also ... More About: Anti Spyware , Spyware , Advertising , Anti-spyware , Anti
Is it time to consider PDF a threat?
2008-02-15 06:45:00 "Adobe released patches for its Reader and Acrobat programs last Wednesday, but there’s reason to suspect that the company has closed the barn door long after the cattle fled. According to a blog entry at the SANS Internet Storm Center, this particular vulnerability has been exploited in the wild for several weeks. In this case, ... More About: Time , Threat
Beware unexpected e-Valentines, FBI says
2008-02-15 06:42:00 "When the FBI issues a press release about Valentine’s Day, you can guess it?s not good news. The feds are warning Internet users about electronic Valentines that are booby-trapped with a computer virus. Computer security firms confirm that they have seen many variations of the virus, which often arrives in e-mail bearing loving subject lines ... More About: Phishing , Beware
Hackers turn to drive-by downloads
2008-02-15 06:40:00 "Organised criminal hackers are waging a highly sophisticated war by exploiting vulnerabilities in end users’ web browsers using drive-by downloads, security experts warn. ShareThis Possibly relatedWidespread encryption heralds new attacksHacking: Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst SaysHacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks More About: Downloads , Drive , Turn
Microsoft Issues Biggest Patch Update in a Year
2008-02-13 08:20:00 "Microsoft on Tuesday rolled out 11 security updates that patch 17 vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Internet Information Server (IIS) and several other components and technologies. It was the most patch bulletins Microsoft’s has issued since February 2007, even though it yanked one expected update — scheduled last week to fix problems in VBScript ... More About: Issues , Update , Patch , Year
Firefox 3 beta 3 polishes rough edges
2008-02-13 08:17:00 "Mozilla has announced the official release of the third Firefox 3 beta, which includes many user interface improvements and a handful of new features. Firefox 3 is rapidly approaching completion, and much of the work that remains to be done is primarily in the category of fit and finish. There will likely only be one ... More About: Beta
Top 11 Malware Threats To Watch Out For
2008-02-13 08:14:00 "By the end of 2008, McAfee Avert Labs predicts it will have identified some 550,000 malicious programs, a 54% increase from 2007. With all the new malware emerging, we can expect new terminology to describe these constantly morphing threats. Here, then, is our only slightly tongue-in-check attempt to predict some of the rising threats ... More About: Watch , Malware , Threats
Mozilla Dismisses New Firefox Flaw Warning
2008-02-13 08:07:00 "Published reports of an information leakage vulnerability affecting fully patched versions of the open-source Firefox browser have been greatly exaggerated, according to Mozilla chief evangelist Mike Shaver. ShareThis Possibly relatedMozilla patches 11 Firefox bugsMozilla confirms Firefox proof of concept information leak vulnerabilityFirefox 3 beta 3 polishes rough edgesVulberabilities: ID Theft Vulnerability Haunts Firefox More About: Warning
Widespread encryption heralds new attacks
More articles from this author:2008-02-13 08:05:00 "Hackers will become more skilled at using encryption as the technology becomes more widespread, and could use it to launch new forms of attacks, according to security experts.. ShareThis Possibly relatedTrueCrypt 5 releasedHacking: Hackers Have Attacked Foreign Utilities, CIA Analyst SaysHacking: Analysts warn of Mac hack attacks More About: Encryption , Attacks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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