Trend Micro researchers have discovered a piece of malicious software that automatically uploads its stolen data cache to the SendSpace file-sharing service for retrieval. Malware authors have used file-hosting and sharing servers for that purpose before, but this is the first time malware has been noticed to do that automatically,…
Make sure the site you’re ordering from protects your information crossing the Internet
View full post on SANS Institute Security Awareness Tip of the Day View full post on National Cyber Security
Make sure the site you’re ordering from protects your information crossing the Internet
View full post on SANS Institute Security Awareness Tip of the Day View full post on National Cyber Security
Make sure the site you’re ordering from protects your information crossing the Internet
View full post on SANS Institute Security Awareness Tip of the Day View full post on National Cyber Security
Stratfor relaunches site as CEO accuses attackers of censorship
Stratfor Global Intelligence CEO George Friedman on Wednesday blasted those responsible for a December attack on the global intelligence firm’s website that compromised credit card information and emails belonging to thousands of subscribers. In a YouTube video linked to the company’s freshly relaunched site, Friedman accepted responsibility for Stratfor’s failure…
Readers and Experts Weigh In on a Site Owner vs. Google
Malware may be the digital equivalent of bedbugs: suddenly ubiquitous, hard to treat and a real menace for those infested. That might explain why a Bits post on Thursday, “One Man’s Fight With Google Over a Security Warning,” stoked such impassioned responses. One commenter likened Dr. Epstein’s predicament with malware…
Australian E*Trade site felled by DDoS attack
The Australian ANZ E*Trade share trading website has admitted it suffered serious disruption for over the Christmas period after being hit by a DDoS attack. The attack appears to have started affecting mostly overseas customers around 19 December, leaving some unable to access the platform for up to two weeks….
Amnesty International Site Infected with Malware
The site serves a malicious Java applet that retrieves a Trojan. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Square Enix shuts fan site after Japanese game developer hacked
Japanese game developer Square Enix announced today that a server for a fan site with information on 1.8 million users had been hacked, but it was unclear if any of the data had been stolen. The company said it noticed that unknown parties had accessed the server for its free…
Security Expert Gregory Evans’ Blog Site Pawned With Timthumb Exploit
Just today, Gregory Evan’s Blog site has been defaced by Tha L ( a defacer from ‘the hackers army’). Gregory Evans is a Security Expert who appeared on TV and Radio more than any security consultants in the world. In fact he was said to be world’s no. 1 Security…