Trend Micro is reporting a Chinese Android malware that operates partly under the command and control of a blog. The ANDROIDOS_ANSERVERBOT.A malware is disguised as an e-book reader offered on a third-party Chinese app store. It uses two command and control servers, one of them served out of a blog…
Deputy Pentagon chief says cyber and other top priorities may be excluded from budget cuts
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon’s No. 2 official says that spending on cyber programs and counter-terrorism operations is likely to remain stable or possibly rise, even as the Defense Department looks for more than $450 billion in cuts over the next 10 years. View full post on cyber terrorism – Yahoo!…
Man accused of hacking into county computers speaks in Santa Cruz; Commander X of Anonymous says he’s innocent
SANTA CRUZ — A homeless activist facing federal charges for allegedly hacking Santa Cruz County computers in December is out of custody. View full post on federal hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security Gregory Evans | LinkedIn Interview With Gregory Evans Gregory Evans…
US says new ‘connected’ power grid equipment is at risk – and ‘there have been intrusions’
Utilities such as water supplies and the power grid face a rising number of cyber break-ins by attackers using sophisticated attacks. View full post on america cyber attack – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Android devices are growing target of malware, says IBM
Mobile exploits have doubled this year as opposed to 2010 and we should particularly watch out for mobile applications that are really malware, says IBM’s X-Force security research team. Those are two warnings from the “X-Force 2011 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report“, which says that mobile application markets are a…
PRESS RELEASE: DOJ Says Former CME Group Employee Indicted For Theft Of Trade Secrets
PRESS RELEASE: DOJ Says Former CME Group Employee Indicted For Theft Of Trade Secrets View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Chavez Says Adios to Critics — in 140 Characters
An unknown hacker has hijacked the accounts of at least nine well-known critics of Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, posting curse-filled insults, threats and slogans such as “Long live Chavez.” View full post on cyber pirate – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Video: Arrest of photojournalist justified, Chief says
By PoliceOne Staff MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The arrest of a photojournalist could have been avoided if he had followed instructions from police, Milwaukee Police Chief Ed Flynn said Wednesday. Photojournalist Clint Fillinger was videotaping a house fire on Sunday when he was told to move away from police tape that…
Control room engineer says Iran’s glitch-prone nuclear reactor a product of poor oversight
WASHINGTON – A Russian engineer who worked on Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant during the final stages of construction says inexperienced workers, poor oversight and layers of bureaucracy contributed to a rash of equipment failures that delayed the reactor’s startup for almost a year. A U.S. expert said the engineer’s…
Don’t trust SSL certificates, says US cybersecurity adviser
Former White House cybersecurity adviser Richard Clarke views hacktivist group Anonymous “more positively than most people”, and insists that digital SSL certificates cannot be trusted. The 60-year-old, who served for 19 years in the Pentagon, intelligence community and State Department, was a special adviser to President George W Bush on…