Jacob Goodwin Top Priority Sector: disaster_preparedness_emergency_response As part of its effort to feed victims of Hurricane Sandy on Long Island and in New Jersey, FEMA plans to procure 120,000 kosher meals for delivery on Nov. 2 The agency issued a solicitation on Oct. 31, and informed prospective suppliers that they…
Fake BBB, LinkedIn E-mails Used to Distribute Malware
The e-mails link to compromised WordPress sites that host the BlackHole Exploit Kit. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Spammers pretend to be popular developers to distribute rogue Android apps
Spammers are impersonating well-known Android software developers in order to distribute rogue apps through the official Android Market. Security researchers from antivirus firm Trend Micro have identified a developer named Rovio MobiIe Ltd. in the Android Market, which had a significant number of rogue applications in its portfolio. Some users…
Unpatched WordPress blogs distribute malware
WordPress bloggers have a reason to be a little happier in the world with the introduction of its latest version, WordPress 3.2, which comes with a much steeper security update than previous versions. But Chester Wisniewski, of the security site Sophos, still cautions that, “As big a step forward as this is,…