A botnet that was crippled by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September is spamming once again and experts have no recourse to stop it. The Kelihos botnet only infected 45,000 or so computers but managed to send out nearly 4 billion spam messages a day, promoting, among other things, pornography,…
Hacker Arrested After Stealing Confidential Information From NASA And Pentagon
A Romanian hacker by the name of Razvan Manole Cernaianu, also known by his nickname TinKode, was arrested after he hacked into NASA and Pentagon. Governments take hacking very seriously as for one, confidential information is hidden on servers and two, if it’s known that they can be hacked, well, that…
Taking Action: Morgan County Woman Warns of Scam After Using Credit Card to Place Puppy Ad
The Huntsville Times confirms they've contacted Huntsville Police A Morgan County woman, who placed an ad in The Huntsville Times, says she stumbled onto a scam that police are now investigating. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Lucky escape after Zeus Trojan leaves $13 million untouched
The finance department of a New Jersey County has had a lucky escape after criminals hacked its online bank account, stealing only $19,000 (£12,000) from an account that held millions. The theft from Salem County occurred in December after malware believed to be the Zeus banking Trojan nabbed the logins…
Texas deputy critical after hit-and-run
By PoliceOne Staff WACO, Texas — Authorities searched on the ground and from the air Tuesday for a driver whose truck struck a McLennan County sheriff’s deputy Monday and drove away. Deputy Tyrone Tyson Caldwell, 41, was reportedly walking with an unidentified woman when a red pickup truck travelling south…
Taking Action: Morgan County Woman Warns of Scam After Using Credit Card to Place Ad
The Huntsville Times confirms they've contacted Huntsville Police. A Morgan County woman, who placed an ad in The Huntsville Times, says she stumbled onto a scam that police are now investigating. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Justice Department Website Goes Down After Megaupload.com Arrests
The Justice Department website failed to load on Thursday, and the Internet hacker group Anonymous took credit for the apparent cyberattack, according to a news report. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Symantec admits security source code stolen after network hack
Symantec has admitted its own network was compromised having previously denied the source code of some of its flagship security products was stolen. In a statement provided to Reuters, the security software giant acknowledged that hackers had broken into its network when they stole source code of some of the…
Non-US customers kept in dark as Zappos cleans up after data breach
Online shoe and apparel shop Zappos.com is advising over 24 million customers to change their passwords following a data breach, but its website is currently inaccessible to people outside the U.S. Zappos employees received an email from CEO Tony Hsieh on Sunday, alerting them about a security breach that involved…
Austrian school principal warned for going after exam cheaters with cellphone jamming device
SALZBURG, Austria – An Austrian high school principal narrowly escaped legal action after going after potential exam cheaters with a high-tech — but illegal — idea. View full post on cellphone security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security