Vigilante hacker collective Anonymous made public personal information of Oakland, Calif. city officials Tuesday, in response to what the group calls violent behavior toward Occupy Oakland protestors. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Facebook malware scam takes hold
A “worrying number” of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday. If users who follow the link then click to play what purports to be video coverage of the attack,…
Facebook takes on ‘clickjacking’ spammers in court
SEATTLE, Jan 27 — Facebook and the state of Washington sued a company yesterday they accused of a practice called “clickjacking” that fools users of the world’s top social network into visiting advertising sites, divulging personal information and spreading the scam to friends. The scheme, also known as “likejacking” because…
Cyber Security Takes Center Stage In Miami
Citing South Florida, in particular Miami-Dade, as hot bed for identity theft, the U.S. Homeland Security Department is putting on a series of cyber security events this week to spread awareness of the problem. View full post on homeland cyber – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…
Video game sting takes down embattled Mo. chief
Justice Department Documents and Publications ST. LOUIS — The former police chief for the Village of Alorton and the City of East St. Louis pled guilty in United States District Court in East St. Louis on January 19, 2012, to felony charges of stealing evidence and making false statements to…
Facebook takes action after computer worm siphons 45,000 login details
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook has acted to stop the spread of a new computer worm that has stolen over 45,000 login credentials. According to computer security experts, the Ramnit worm has been spreading since April 2010, but was only recently adapted to target Facebook details. A…
Facebook takes action after computer worm siphons 45,000 login details
London, Jan 7 (ANI): Social networking giant Facebook has acted to stop the spread of a new computer worm that has stolen over 45,000 login credentials. According to computer security experts, the Ramnit worm has been spreading since April 2010, but was only recently adapted to target Facebook details. A…
Hacker Takes Credit for Wave of Cyber Attacks on Israel
AP JERUSALEM – A hacker claiming to be Saudi is taking credit for the wave of thefts in Israel over the past week, Reuters reported. A hacker posted credit card information of thousands of Israelis on the Internet, credit card companies said Tuesday, in what appeared to be a politically…
AlarmWATCH, Inc. Takes Security Technical & Sales Training Workshops On the Road
Central Monitoring Station Serves Up New Competitive Advantages for U.S. Alarm Dealers(PRWEB) December 31, 2011 AlarmWATCH, Inc., a Maryland-based security business partner and one of the largest UL-certified central monitoring stations serving independent alarm dealers nationwide, will take its custom ‘AlarmWATCH University’ (AWU) workshops on the road in 2012 to…
Airport security takes passenger’s cupcake
PEABODY, Mass. — A woman who just flew back home from Las Vegas says an airport security officer confiscated her frosted cupcake because he thought the icing on it could be a security risk. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National…