Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor the the World Wide Web, has slammed the UK government’s plans to allow intelligence agencies to monitor digital communications, and has called for the proposed legislation to be halted. In an interview with The Guardian newspaper, Berners-Lee said the extension of the state’s surveillance powers would…
Hacker hits The Desmond
Posted at: 04/13/2012 5:24 PM | Updated at: 04/13/2012 6:19 PM By: Abigail Bleck COLONIE–Guests who stayed at The Desmond from May to March are being asked to double check their statements and contact their credit card companies if they notice a problem. The stolen financial information was sold and used to make retail purchases. …
‘Protest’ hits Home Office website
The Home Office website has gone down after an apparent cyber attack in protest against Government surveillance plans. View full post on cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Nationwide Credit Card Scam Hits Decatur
DECATUR, Ill. — Police say scammers have taken millions of people's credit card data from across the country, and it's happening to people right here in Central Illinois. It could involve up to ten million View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
Security breach hits US card processors, banks
31-Mar-12, 9:30 AM | Reuters Tweet InterAksyon.comThe online news portal of TV5 The US Secret Service is investigating a major cyber intrusion at an Atlanta-based payment processor that could expose millions of MasterCard, Visa, American Express and Discover cardholders to fraudulent charges. Processor Global Payments Inc. said on Friday it…
Microsoft hits Zeus botnet cybercrime servers and domains
Microsoft and several of its partners have disrupted a number of cybercrime rings that used the Zeus malware to steal an estimated $100 million over the last five years. The company said a consolidated legal case has been filed in the US against those allegedly responsible that for the first…
Spyware hits Russian opposition
(CNN) — A computer virus campaign is targeting opponents of Russian President-elect Vladimir Putin, according to anti-virus software maker Symantec. “A wave of spam e-mails promoting a rally” against the newly elected president is delivering the spyware as an attachment that appears to be a Word document. In reality, the…
Mobile malware hits new high as cybercrims get smarter
Mobile malware hits new high as cybercrims get smarter Peter DinhamThursday, 16 February 2012 23:01 Business IT – Security Last year saw a record number of mobile malware attacks, with Google’s Android platform high on the target list, and with a new security report warning that cybercriminals are smarter than…
DRUID HILLS | Credit card scam hits small business
A new credit card scam is sweeping through small businesses in DeKalb County. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
CORRECT: Brazil Hacker Group Continues Wave Of Attacks, Hits Central Bank
CORRECT: Brazil Hacker Group Continues Wave Of Attacks, Hits Central Bank View full post on bank security hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security