The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) has admitted losing 280 computers in the last 18 months but claimed that in almost all cases encryption would have been in place to ensure data security. In a blog post, the Ministry reacted to defence secretary Andrew Robathan’s revelation in a parliamentary written…
Pentagon admits to building cyber arms
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Valve admits Steam accounts hacked by attackers
The apparently low-key attack on Valve’s Steam gaming distribution network reported last week has turned out to be much more serious with attackers breaking into its user database, the company has now admitted. First indications were that attackers had simply defaced the forum website on 6 November, causing it to…
Iran battling Duqu malware, official admits
The Duqu malware, linked by some experts to last year’s notorious Stuxnet attacks, has struck Iran an official in the country has told local news sources. The scale of the attack is unclear, but looks to be on a much smaller scale than Stuxnet in 2010, which many experts have…
German government admits using Skype spy Trojan
Officials in a number of German state governments have owned up to using the Quellen-TKÜ Trojan Horse software in criminal investigations to intercept encrypted telecommunications on PCs. At least one state said it has suspended use of the software, after the Chaos Computer Club discovered that it could be controlled…
German state admits to use of controversial spy software
Officials in the southern German state of Bavaria confirmed late Monday that their agencies have been using a controversial spyware program since 2009. Bavarian Interior Minister Joachim Herrmann said in a statement that they had acted within the law, and he promised a review of the software’s use. Computer security experts and German…
Former Naples bank manager admits stealing more than $200,000
A 33-year-old former Naples bank manager who took out more than $212,000 in credit using wealthy customers’ names because she’d just had a baby and her husband was unemployed pleaded no contest today to a fraud charge. View full post on credit report fraud – Yahoo! News Search Results View…
Adobe admits Google engineer responsible for Flash Player bug patches
Adobe last week acknowledged that as many as 80 bugs in Flash Player were reported by a Google security engineer, as it continued to defend its decision not to spell out details of the vulnerabilities. Google also cited the same number, apparently putting to rest the spat between the engineer,…
Malware Comes with Many Gadgets, Homeland Security Admits
A top Homeland Security Official admitted to Congress that electronics and software sold in the United States are sometimes preloaded with spyware, malware, and other nasty security-compromising components by unknown foreign parties. Greg Schaffer, DHS assistant secretary for cybersecurity and communications, testified to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee…