DreamHost hacker accessed pool of unencrypted passwords
DreamHost, one of the world’s most popular and well-known web hosting providers, has sent a warning out to its customers saying that one of their databases containing …
Tool used in Anonymous Megaupload campaign
Once again, Anonymous is using the low orbit ion canon (LOIC) to DDoS websites. This tool was developed by white hat hackers to stress test websites. Not surprisingly, the …
New Infrastructure as a Service federation platform
6fusion released its next generation UC6 Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) federation platform. The new version features a completely redesigned web user interface, along …
Low Tech Hacking
Criminals using hacking techniques can cost corporations, governments, and individuals millions of dollars each year. While the media focuses on the grand-scale attacks that …
Data Privacy Day 2012 is upon us
Coordinated and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2012 will promote the importance of data privacy and encourage digital …
Week in review: Zappos, Symantec breaches, identities of Koobface gang revealed, and Megaupload shutdown
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and podcasts: Google Docs hosted phishing schemes abound Sophos has recently spotted two distinct …
Mozilla offers alternative to OpenID
Mozilla has been working for a while now on a new browser-based system for identifying and authenticating users it calls BrowserID, but its only this month that all of its …
McAfee closes spam-spewing hole in its anti-malware service
McAfee has patched a vulnerability in its SaaS for Total Protection hosted anti-malware service that seems to have been misused by spammers to make users’ computers spew …
Programmer steals US government software source code
A Chinese computer programmer has been arrested in New York for having allegedly copied and stolen the source code of software developed by the US Treasury Department, …
Megaupload shuttered, founders arrested, Anonymous retaliates with DDoS attacks
As the Internet-wide blackout in protest of the anti-piracy PIPA and SOPA legislations was slowly winding down, US authorities have announced the seizure and takedown of …
Qualys expands its FreeScan service
Qualys announced its new and improved FreeScan service to help SMBs audit and protect their web sites from security vulnerabilities and malware infections. The new FreeScan …
CIOs still sensitive about cloud adoption
More than 90% of CIOs and IT directors believe that data and its sensitivity level dictates the type of cloud solution they are considering when researching cloud vendors, …
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