Huge Spamming Botnet Injured but Still Alive
A botnet responsible for a significant amount of spam has been crippled but may reconstitute itself in a matter of weeks, according to vendor M86 Security. The Pushdo or Cutwail network of hacked computers ranked in the top five or so botnets for spam, responsible for as much as 10 percent of all spam, said [...]
Hackers crack commercial quantum encryption systems
It’s just asking for trouble to describe an encryption system as ‘unhackable – and now a Norwegian team claims to have cracked what’s been hailed as the ultimate in secure communications, quantum cryptography. Quantum cryptography makes use of the Heisenberg uncertainty principle – observation causes perturbation – to reveal eavesdropping on an optical fiber. Any [...]
Misconfigured networks main cause of breaches
Responses to a survey from attendees of the DEFCON 18 conference revealed that 73% came across a misconfigured network more than three quarters of the time – which, according to 76% of the sample, was the easiest IT resource to exploit. Results revealed that 18% of professionals believe misconfigured networks are the result of insufficient [...]
CarderPlanet founder charged in $9.4m RBS WorldPay hack
A man accused of being one of the most prolific sellers of credit-card data has been charged with participating in the brazen hack of RBS WorldPay in 2008 that funneled about $9.4m out of the payment processor in just 12 hours. Vladislav Anatolievich Horohorin, 27, was already in the custody of French police following his [...]
Cars: The next hacking frontier?
Of course, your car is probably not a high-priority target for most malicious hackers. But security experts tell that car hacking is starting to move from the realm of the theoretical to reality, thanks to new wireless technologies and evermore dependence on computers to make cars safer, more energy efficient, and modern. “Now there are [...]
VMware buys software makers Integrien, TriCipher
01 September 2010
VMware Inc., a maker of computer virtualization software, said Tuesday it has bought two smaller companies — Integrien and TriCipher. Financial terms were not disclosed. Integrien makes performance analytics software and TriCipher’s technology helps manage online logins and user authentications. VMware makes virtualization software that allows one computer to function as several, helping businesses cut [...]
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AutoCAD returns to the Mac, mobile app offered
01 September 2010
After an absence of more than 15 years, AutoCAD is finally back on the Mac. Autodesk announced Tuesday the launch of AutoCAD for Mac, a new version of its popular design and engineering tool that will run natively on Mac OS X. AutoCAD for Mac will offer many of the features familiar to users of [...]
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Researchers slate ‘month of bugs’ launch for Wednesday
01 September 2010
A little-known group of security researchers will kick off a month of bug disclosures that target unpatched vulnerabilities in software from Adobe, Microsoft, Mozilla, Apple and others. But the researcher who came up with the idea of month-long bugfests four years ago isn’t optimistic that reviving the practice will have much of an impact on [...]
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Mariposa Botnets Could Control Cookies
01 September 2010
A Slovenian man, who was lately arrested for supposedly writing the malware used to build the now-infamous Mariposa botnet, also sold an extra attribute of his bot software, a type of cookie scam known as “cookie-stuffing”. Cookie-stuffing illegally gains control over cookie files and the user doesn’t even realize it. Cookie-staffing may lead to the [...]
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To Win Over Today’s Users, Gadgets Have to Be Touchable
01 September 2010
Whoever said technology was dehumanizing was wrong. On screens everywhere cell phones, e-readers, A.T.M.’s as Diana Ross sang, we just want to reach out and touch. Scientists and academics who study how we interact with technology say people often try to import those behaviors into their lives, as anyone who has ever wished they could [...]
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Snoop Dogg Raps About Cybercrime, B.B. King Collaboration
01 September 2010
Pimpin’ ain’t easy, and neither is recovering from cybercrime. That’s why Snoop Dogg decided to help spread the word about ways to prevent identity theft and other nefarious online practices. The legendary LBC rapper held court inside a Symantec Corporation 18-wheeler across from Bryant Park on Tuesday, where he spoke with press about his experiences [...]
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Too many disclose sensitive information on social networks
30 August 2010
Social networking users should be careful when accepting friend requests and to be conscious of the data they share. According to a new study by BitDefender, social network users do not appear to be preoccupied with the real identity of the people they meet online or about the details they disclose while chatting with total [...]
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Can Apple maintain iPod’s relevance?
30 August 2010
Long before the iPhone, the iPod was the device that helped transform Apple from computer company into a consumer electronics company. But today, the ubiquitous music player has become less relevant to the company that essentially owns that product category. Apple still sells three-fourths of all MP3 players sold, but multifunction gadgets like the iPhone [...]
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Intel Buys Infineon Wireless Unit For $1.4 Billion
30 August 2010
Intel Corp. (INTC) agreed to buy the wireless unit of Germany’s Infineon Technologies AG (IFX.XE) for $1.4 billion, or EUR1.1 billion in cash, both companies said Monday in a joint release. With the deal, Intel, the world’s largest semiconductor company, significantly strengthens its position in an area in which it has had limited success previously. [...]
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uTorrent patches application against DLL vulnerability
30 August 2010
The problem, known as DLL (dynamic link library) load hijacking, affects dozens of commonly used Windows applications. The flaw can allow an attacker to trick an application into downloading what it thinks is a DLL but actually is a malicious file. A DLL is a piece of code that can be used by more than [...]
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