Reuters – Britain will try to bolster defenses against cyber attack by encouraging companies to overcome their reluctance to admit computer security breaches and share their experiences with each other, the government said on Friday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security…
British police investigating climate email hackers (Reuters)
Reuters – British police will examine a batch of email exchanges between climate scientists which appeared on the Internet on Tuesday as part of an inquiry into the hacking of the private documents, police said on Wednesday. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National…
Reuters On the “Payment Protection” Scam
Reuters puts the spotlight on the scam that is the multi-billion-dollar credit-card insurance industry, which promises to cover payments if a cardholder gets sick or loses her job. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Qihoo Q3 beats, sees Q4 revenue above estimates (Reuters)
Reuters – China-based Qihoo 360 Technology Co posted better-than-expected quarterly results and forecast strong revenue for the current quarter as the provider of antivirus software draws more money from online advertising. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans | LinkedIn…
Iran says has detected Duqu computer virus (Reuters)
TEHRAN (Reuters) – Iran said on Sunday it had detected the Duqu computer virus that experts say is based on Stuxnet, the so-called “cyber-weapon” discovered last year and believed to be aimed at sabotaging the Islamic Republic’s nuclear sites. The head of Iran’s civil defense organization told the official IRNA…
Seven charged in alleged Internet ad fraud scam (Reuters)
Reuters – U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged seven people living in Estonia and Russia with using malicious software to hijack millions of computers worldwide to redirect Internet searches toward online ads. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Duqu hackers shift to Belgium after India raid (Reuters)
Reuters – Hackers used a server in Belgium to collect data stolen from machines infected with the Duqu computer virus, after authorities shut down another rogue collection system in India, according to security experts. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory…
Microsoft software bug linked to “Duqu” virus (Reuters)
(Reuters) – Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to infect computers with the Duqu virus, which some security experts say could be the next big cyber threat. “We are working diligently to address this issue and will release a security update for…
Microsoft software bug linked to “Duqu” virus (Reuters)
Reuters – Microsoft Corp said hackers exploited a previously unknown bug in its Windows operating system to infect computers with the Duqu virus, which some security experts say could be the next big cyber threat. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security
Talk of controls, double standards at cyber meet (Reuters)
Reuters – Britain and the United States rejected calls from China and Russia for greater Internet controls on Tuesday at the opening of a major cyberspace conference, but Western states faced accusations of double standards. View full post on Yahoo! News: Security News View full post on National Cyber Security…