MantisBT multiple vulnerabilities
Vulnerabilities have been reported in MantisBT, according to Secunia. These can be exploited by malicious people to conduct cross-site scripting attacks and disclose …
The Register, The Daily Telegraph, UPS hit by DNS hack
Readers of British technology news and opinion website The Register got an unwelcome surprise when they tried to access it yesterday: But, what at first looked like a …
BackBox Linux 2 for penetration testers
BackBox is a Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It has been developed to perform penetration tests and security assessments. Designed to be fast, easy to use and provide a …
Week in review: Anonymous arrests, Kernel.org and DigiNotar breaches, Google servers as a DDoS tool
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and interviews: Disaster preparedness tips for computers ISACA offers tips to the public and …
How the unredacted US cables were revealed to the public
It seems that the cat is out of the box. Only a few days after former WikiLeaks staffer Herbert Snorrason refused to say who inadvertently made public the password for the …
Alleged Anonymous members arrested in Ireland
Two more alleged Anonymous members have been arrested yesterday in Ireland in connection to the January defacement of the website belonging to the Fine Gael political party. …
Morto worm surprises again
As it turns out, the recently discovered Morto worm that has been spreading in the wild has more than one never-before-seen characteristic. Not only does it spread by using …
Has LulzSec member Kayla been arrested?
Two men were arrested yesterday by the Metropolitan Police Service’s Central e-Crime Unit in connection with cyber attacks executed by hacktivist groups Anonymous and …
SDHC memory card with wireless LAN
Toshiba will launch an SDHC memory card with embedded wireless LAN functionality to meet the SD Memory Card Standard. The new card, “FlashAir”, has an 8GB capacity …
Parallels Mobile app for iOS
The new Parallels Mobile app for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch gives users complete control of their Mac, including OS X Lion and Windows, plus all of their applications, files …
Blackhat SEO spam is a global problem
If you have wondered whether to switch your go-to search engine for another – perhaps more localized? – in order to avoid the seemingly ubiquitous poisoned search …
Cyber crooks misusing audit tool to breach VoIP servers
Every now and then, cyber criminals misuse “good” software in order to do bad things, and the latest instance of this modus operandi has been spotted by NSS Labs …