A simple Facebook impersonation attack was used to tempt personal data from military and government associates of NATO’s supreme Commander James Stavridis, news sources have reported. Despite NATO staff having been warned about fake Facebook pages in the past, The Daily Telegraph reports that “senior British military officers and Ministry…
Anti-Putin protesters targeted by data-wiping malware
Criminals with an apparent grudge against demonstrators opposing Russian President Vladimir Putin are targeting the country’s citizens with data-wiping malware, Symantec has reported. The attack uses the lure of one of a number of Russian-language protest subject lines, including, ‘Meeting for equal elections,’ and ‘all to demonstration,’ offering instructions in…
Military commander targeted in Facebook scam
A US commander of NATO forces has fallen victim to a Chinese spy scam on the social network, Facebook. View full post on social media scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Entire town targeted by credit card scam
IT'S a sleepy little country town just north of Brisbane. But Kilcoy, home to 1500 unsuspecting locals, has been duped. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Delta State targeted in credit card scam
Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann has released a fraud warning to all Mississippi universities concerning a credit scam targeting schools with its latest target being Delta State University. View full post on credit card scam – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Hacker thieves targeted Anonymous allies: Symantec
Anonymous on Monday gave mixed reactions to a US computer security firm's report that backers of the notorious hacker group were suckered into downloading software that steals online banking information. View full post on anonymous hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
M86 Security Expands Malware Prevention and Content Security Strategy and Announces New Targeted Attacks Service
IRVINE, CA–(Marketwire -02/28/12)- RSA Conference® 2012 – Moscone Center – Booth #1017 — M86 Security, the global authority in malware prevention and content security, today announced its strategy to deploy its core malware and threat research capabilities for Web and email into the cloud, beginning with the launch of the…
Facebook users targeted in Carberp man-in-the-browser attack
Facebook users are being targeted in a new man-in-the-browser (MitB) attack that attempts to steal money by duping the user into redeeming an e-cash voucher. The malware is a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan, according to security firm Trusteer. Carberp replaces any Facebook page the user navigates to with…
Microsoft ASP.Net flaw targeted by hacker exploit code
Exploit code for a recently patched denial-of-service vulnerability that affects Microsoft’s ASP.NET web development platform has been published online, therefore increasing the risk of potential attacks. The vulnerability, identified as CVE-2011-3414, was disclosed in December at the Chaos Communication Congress, Europe’s largest and oldest hacker conference. Shortly afterward Microsoft published…
Stratfor apparently targeted again by hackers
Hackers appear to have struck Stratfor again. View full post on lulzsec hacker – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security