Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Experts in South Korea estimate that North Korea’s hacker army numbers more than 6,000 people and earns $866 million US per year through online gambling websites and cyber espionage. Officials at a South Korean information security conference yesterday warned that North…
U.S. grapples with controlling ‘cyber-munitions’ while recruiting 6,000 new cyber-warriors
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Clicks and keystrokes can now crash economies and burn governments faster than fighter jets and firearms. So-called ‘cyber-munitions’ are technological products and protocols with both offensive and defensive capabilities, little-known to the public, and hotly debated by digital security experts. The…
Town of Bertioga hacked, 6000+ clear text account credentials leaked
The Brazil government has come under attack from a hacker using the handle JUMP!N PROXY. The attack has been aimed at the town of Bertioga’s website (http://www.bertioga.sp.gov.br) which hosts information and links to services for the local town area. View full post on Cyber War News View full post on The…
Google pays out $6,000 in bounties in Chrome 16 update
Google has patched 15 vulnerabilities in Chrome, paying $6,000 in bounties to bug hunters who reported some of them, and updated the browser to version 16. The one new feature in the upgrade that Google called out was multi-user synchronisation of bookmarks, passwords and apps. Google last refreshed Chrome on…
New Kingston DataTraveler 6000 nearly identical to old model
Kingston has announced the DataTraveler 6000, a ruggedised titanium-coated USB stick for high-end security use by businesses and government which comes with a single added benefit not everyone will need – FIPS 140-2 Level 3 compliance. The specification sheets sounds identical to the previous model, the DataTraveler 5000, launched in…