Lots of big brands are in hot water right now witness the many rapid-fire hits Toyota’s taken in recent weeks. Now it turns out the beloved Energizer Bunny may himself be a malicious hacker. The company’s Duo product is a convenient little device that re-charges batteries from either a wall outlet or a USB port [...]
The Department of Justice recently charged a former Transportation System Administration (TSA) employee, Douglas James Duchak, with trying to inject malicious code into TSA’s internal database, the implications of which could be disastrous to the safety of the United States. Duchak worked in TSA’s Colorado Springs Operations Center from August 2004 to October 2009 where [...]
A hacking incident on an Iowa homeland security Web site last week has been linked to a foreign attacker who gained access through a security vulnerability, a state official said Wednesday. This hacker used an “abstract, colorful” image to deface the site operated by the Iowa Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said Robert [...]
An 18-year-old Cy-Fair High School student accused of hacking into the school district’s computer system was arrested Tuesday at the school, Precinct 4 Constables said. On Feb. 10, Richard Urban deleted the computer records of 15 teachers and gave all students at the high school complete access to Cy-Fair Independent School District computers, investigators said. [...]
Researchers at Rutgers University in the US have developed a proof-of-concept rootkit capable of compromising most aspects of a smartphone. They have shown how a software attack could cause a smartphone to eavesdrop on a meeting or track its owner’s location. Unlike viruses, rootkits attack operating systems and can be detected only from outside a [...]
12 March 2010
RESEARCHERS have taken a leap into the world of science fiction by creating a computer program that “reads minds”. British scientists used the software to tell which of three film scenes volunteers were thinking about by analysing their brain activity. And their work could lead to better ways of helping people who suffer memory loss [...]
12 March 2010
PayPal users have reacted angrily to the suspension of Cryptome’s account by the e-payment company and are using Cryptome’s website to display their emails, cancelling their PayPal accounts. Although PayPal has now restored Cryptome’s account, it was suspended for several days following Microsoft’s action against the whistle-blowing site and the temporary shutdown of Cryptome by [...]
12 March 2010
Recently a report claimed that Cyber thefts have caused enterprises huge revenue loss and cyber attack is bigger threat then terrorism for them. So market is overflowing with the opportunity for security providers as more and more business are going under the roof of cyber space. Looking at the market potential and demand Unistal Systems [...]
12 March 2010
The Internet security firm, Sunbelt Software, in the 1st week of March 2010, published its Top Ten List of e-threats for February 2010. The ThreatNet cell of Sunbelt found that 7 of the ten most prevalent malware programs continued from January 2010. Moreover, out of those ten threats, 8 were Trojans, underscoring the rise in [...]
12 March 2010
An integer overflow that could result in a heap buffer overflow exists in the handling of images with an embedded color profile. Opening a maliciously crafted image with an embedded color profile may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution. The issue is addressed by performing additional validation of color profiles. This [...]
12 March 2010
New capabilities are strengthening the Zeus botnet, which criminals use to steal financial credentials and execute unauthorized transactions in online banking, automated clearing house (ACH) networks and payroll systems. The latest version of this cybercrime toolkit, which starts at about $3,000, offers a $10,000 module that can let attackers completely take control of a compromised [...]
12 March 2010
$200 tablet PCs have been something of a pipe dream. There was the Crunchpad, which was supposed to be $200, but that didn’t last very long, coming out as the $400 Joo Joo. If what Freescale showed off at Mobile World Congress becomes reality, though, the dream may finally come true. What Freescale announced, and [...]
12 March 2010
The great attention Estonia puts on its world-famous IT sector found an important confirmation with the verdict pronounced on Wednesday the 10th by Harju County Court that punished Artur Boiko with two years and seven months of prison and an enormous fine for some cyber attacks occurred between 2004 and 2007. According to the charges, [...]
12 March 2010
Three months before the World Cup, internet or cybercrimes are reported to be on the increase in South Africa. Several individuals have already been duped of hundreds of thousands of Rands, as unsuspecting individuals easily fall prey to these internet criminals. The names of cellular mobile companies have been used by individuals pretending to be [...]
12 March 2010
South Korea said Friday it would launch a probe into security systems of major retailer Shinsegae and 24 other companies after private data on some 20 million customers was leaked. The move came a day after police arrested three South Koreans for selling private information, including IDs, passwords and addresses, of more than 20 million [...]
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