In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, FBI cyber chief Shawn Henry said that the US is "not winning" the war waged by hackers on corporate networks……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Ice IX Malware Tricks Facebook Users Into Exposing Credit Card Details, Says Trusteer
A new configuration of the Ice IX malware attempts to trick its victims into exposing their credit card details when they try to access their Facebook accounts, according to security firm Trusteer. The new Ice IX variant displays a Web form inside a browser pop-up window when users log into…
Firm dropped by Visa says under 1.5 million card numbers stolen
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Visa Inc has dropped payment processor Global Payments Inc from its list of approved service providers after a major cyber intrusion that could expose Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Discover card holders to fraud. Global Payments said it believes less than 1.5 million credit card numbers…
Philippines top cyber attack source, says Russian security firm
The Philippines has been tagged one of the world’s top sources of a dangerous kind of cyber “attack” designed to take down entire computer networks and shut down key consumer services. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
California Says Child Welfare Data Is Missing
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Hacker Intrusion Worries Slow Mobile Banking, Fed Official Says
U.S. consumer concerns that hackers may gain access to private financial information are slowing use of smartphones and mobile devices for personal banking, said Sandra Braunstein, director of the Federal Reserve’s consumer and community affairs division. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Security Council alarmed at Sudan-South Sudan border clashes which it says could reignite war
UNITED NATIONS – The U.N. Security Council expressed deep alarm Tuesday at military clashes along the border between Sudan and newly independent South Sudan which it said are threatening to reignite their civil war. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
U.S. Defense Department Needs Industry’s Help to Catch Cyber Attacks, Commander Says
WASHINGTON | The U.S. Defense Department needs private-sector cooperation in reporting computer network attacks in real time to stop what has been the “greatest transfer of wealth in history” that… View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
FBI’s Top Cyber Cop Says U.S. Outgunned In Hacker War
WASHINGTON – The Federal Bureau of Investigation's top cyber cop offered a grim appraisal of the nation's efforts to keep computer hackers from plundering corporate data networks: "We're not winning," he said. View full post on cyber crime hacking – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber…
Tech firm says NDP vote hit with hundreds of thousands of malicious requests
OTTAWA – The company that ran the NDP leadership vote says more than 10,000 “malevolent” Internet addresses were used in an effort to jam the online voting system in a denial-of-service attack. View full post on Security News Headlines – Yahoo! News View full post on National Cyber Security