Massive international identity theft operation shut down
111 individuals have been indicted in the largest identity theft takedown in U.S. history. The defendants, members of five organized forged credit card and identity theft …
U.S. military drones hit by computer virus
An unnamed virus with a “keylogger” payload has been found in the computers used to operate U.S. Air Force’s Predator and Reaper remotely operated drones. …
Virus Bulletin news tweets spread malware
Malware peddlers are known for using news of unfolding events as lures to trick curious users into clicking on an offered malicious link. This practice is most often seen on …
163 new advanced evasion techniques discovered
Stonesoft announced it has delivered 163 new advanced evasion technique (AET) samples for global vulnerability coordination. The new samples include AETs over a number of …
Android VPN client launches via fingerprint authentication
AuthenTec introduced a security solution that combines VPN client security with fingerprint recognition for Android smartphones and tablets. The QuickSec Mobile VPN Client 2.0 …
Government telecommunication-spying malware opens backdoor
The Chaos Computer Club claims that a government-made “lawful interception” Trojan has abilities that exceed those allowed by the nation’s legislature and …
Most social networks users don’t keep up with privacy settings changes
The proliferation and usage of mobile devices is exponentially growing, as is consumers’ dependence on the Web, causing many to lose sight of the importance of keeping …
Week in review: Patching strategies, HTC Android privacy flaw, and how well do you know SSL?
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, articles and podcasts: Serious disconnect between security perceptions and reality The …
Top DDoS attacks of 2011
There has been an increase in newer, intelligent application-layer DDoS attacks that are extremely difficult to identify “in the cloud,” and often go undetected …
MagicTree: Data management for penetration testers
Have you ever spent ages trying to find the results of a particular portscan you were sure you did? Or grepping through a bunch of files looking for data for a particular host …
Most trusted source for security training comes to London
In the last 12 months, we have seen a marked rise in hacktivism, financially motivated crime, and potentially state-sponsored cyber attacks. The range of targets has also …
Cloud-based anti-phishing software platform
FraudSense announced a public demo featuring its proprietary real-time anti-phishing detection algorithms. FraudSense identifies and disables fraudulent websites in real-time. …
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