SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a cautionary tale for users of social-networking sites, a California man has admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into women’s e-mail accounts, then send nude pictures of them to everyone in their address book. The California attorney general’s office said Friday…
Email hacker sends out victims’ nude pics
In a cautionary tale for users of social-networking sites, a California man has admitted using personal information he gleaned from Facebook to hack into women’s email accounts, then send nude pictures of them to everyone in their address book. The California attorney general’s office said Friday that George Bronk, 23,…
Computer Worm Used Against Iran
Taegan D. Goddard is the founder of Political Wire, one of the earliest and most influential political web sites. Goddard spent more than a decade as managing director and chief operating officer of a prominent investment firm in New York City. Previously, he was a policy adviser to a U.S….
Aussies worry about malware and security for home PCs
Aussies worry about malware and security for home PCs By Stephen WithersMonday, 17 January 2011 12:33 Your IT – Home IT More than four out of five Australian families apparently worry about malware and data security. So why aren’t the rest of us bothered? Forrester: boost earnings by $220,643Data loss…
Israeli-US cyber attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities heads off US strike
The Irish Times – Monday, January 17, 2011 EWEN MacASKILL in Washington THE CHANCES of a military strike against Iran this year are receding because of the success of a joint Israeli-US cyber attack on the country’s nuclear facilities, according to officials and analysts with knowledge of the clandestine operation….
Iran’s nuclear program and a new era of cyber war
Just a few months ago, U.S. and Israeli officials were warning that Iran was a year away from having the capability to rapidly build a nuclear weapon. Speculation was intensifying that Israel would launch airstrikes to prevent that from happening. But as the new year dawned, Western officials, with little…
Cyber attacks could create "perfect storm"
Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause global catastrophe, but only in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said in a report on Monday. Skip related content The study, part of a wider OECD project examining possible “Future Global Shocks” such…
Cyber attacks could lead to a global catastrophe
Related US struggling to ward off cyber threat US stiffens cybercrime penalties Attacks on computer systems now have the potential to cause a global catastrophe, a new report says. The damage could only occur, however, in combination with another disaster, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said. The study,…
Israel’s Dimona Nuclear Facility Splits Time as Cyberweapon Testing Ground [Cyber Warfare]
Stuxnet, the complex computer worm that nearly crippled Iran’s still-functioning nuclear program, didn’t just sprout from the ether. It was created, by Man, and was probably tested in Israel at the massive (and oft-unacknowledged) Dimona nuclear facility. Previously, Dimona was the center of Israel’s super secret nuclear arms program. Located…
Backup Exec 2010 and Remote Tape Drives
I have a W2K8R2 server running Backup Exec 2010. Tags: 2010, another-server, backup, backup and archiving, backup exec, currently-setup, tape, the-backup Category: Cyber Security Alert, Cyber Security Tips, Email/Phishing Alerts Scams, Internet Saftey, Security News, Security Threats, Virus/Malware, Vulnerabilities/Exploits