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Latest News

Student fined 1,100 euro for DoS attack on key sites in Estonia

Jim Carr January 28, 2008

A 20-year-old Estonian student has been fined 1,100 euro ($1,626) for launching a wave of DoS attacks against key websites in Estonia, including the site for the political party of Estonia's prime minister, in April and May of last year.

Super Bowl blitz begins: Bogus sites with malware pop up

Jack Rogers January 28, 2008

Security researchers have warned that malware-laced fake Super Bowl websites have begun appearing, the first wave of what is expected to be a major campaign of game-related cyberattacks.

DDoS hack attack targets Church of Scientology

Dan Kaplan January 25, 2008

Disruptions against the Church of Scientology's official website have been mounted by a hacker group that announced intentions to shut down the controversial organization.

Analysts: French bank could have stopped $7 billion insider fraud

Jack Rogers January 25, 2008

Leading security analysts say a major French bank could have prevented a $7 billion insider fraud with better password controls, and software that tracks transactions from workstations.

Florida woman accused of deleting $2.5 million in data

Frank Washkuch Jr. January 25, 2008

A Florida woman, fearing she was about to be fired from her job, was arrested this week for allegedly deleting seven year's worth of her employer's architectural data.

Cisco, Sun patch flaws, including 370 bugs in JavaSE

Jim Carr January 25, 2008

Cisco and Sun Microsystems have released patches - the latter's covering more than 370 bugs in its JavaSE Runtime Environment software - fixing a wide range of vulnerabilities.

Rogue trader conceals fraud costing French bank $7 billion

Jack Rogers January 25, 2008

A rogue trader at Societe Generale used his knowledge of the French bank's computer security system to conceal fraudulent transactions that resulted in losses of more than $7 billion, the bank has confirmed.

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Odds favor Super Bowl cyberattacks, security expert says

Jack Rogers January 24, 2008

The Super Bowl presents a ripe target for cybercriminals intent on maximizing the impact of their scams, and the biggest question at this time - aside from which team will win the big game - is what form these attacks will take.

New Firefox flaw deemed low-risk threat

Dan Kaplan January 24, 2008

Mozilla officials are investigating a new vulnerability in Firefox that could be exploited by attackers to steal files from a victim's machine.

Microsoft: Vista safer in first year than other operating systems

Frank Washkuch Jr. January 24, 2008

Microsoft defended the security posture of its Vista operating system (OS) this week, claiming the platform has had a safer first year in terms of vulnerability management than any of its competitors.

Mass attack on Apache servers can be stopped: SecureWorks

Jim Carr January 24, 2008

Security vendor SecureWorks says a mass attack launched against Apache servers running Linux, which has now infected 10,000 websites, can be thwarted by disabling dynamic loading in the server configuration.

Fortinet: Symbian OS worm spreading in mobile networks

Jack Rogers January 23, 2008

Fortinet researchers have discovered a new socially engineered Symbian OS worm they say is actively spreading on mobile networks as users unwittingly send the malware to their unit's entire address book.

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