Kelihos, Waledac and Storm malware believed to have same author
The recent takedown of the Kelihos botnet by Microsoft has received a lot of attention, despite the fact that the botnet is rather small (around 41,000 computers located …
eBay hacker receives 3-year suspended sentence
The Romanian hacker who repeatedly hacked eBay servers, accessed parts of its sites that were off-limits to users and even accessed a number of eBay accounts has been handed …
Unique malware URLs increased 89 percent
Websites loaded with malware increased a massive 89 percent in the third quarter compared to Q2 2011. According to an IID report, the most impersonated organizations include …
Five million new malware samples
In the third quarter of 2011 alone, five million new malware samples were created. In addition, Trojans set a record for becoming the preferred category for cybercriminals to …
Carbonite privacy blunder results in spam
Popular online backup service Carbonite has made another privacy misstep. Computerworld blogger Richi Jennings, a self styled “anti-spam wonk”, has discovered that …
First joint EU-US cyber security exercise
The first joint cyber security exercise between the European Union and United States is being held today in Brussels, with the support of the EU’s Network and …
Fake AV peddlers change their tactics
There has been a decline in rogue AV schemes lately, and researchers chalk it up to a combination of law enforcement and security community efforts and an increased coverage …
Managing firewall risks in the cloud
67 percent of IT security respondents in a Ponemon Institute study, report that their organization is very vulnerable or vulnerable because cloud ports and firewalls are not …
Registry Decoder: Digital registry forensics
Registry Decoder is a free and open source tool for the acquisition, analysis, and reporting of registry contents. It comes with an online acquisition component and an offline …
Norton updates Tablet Security and Mobile Security
Symantec announced Norton Tablet Security and new updates for Norton Mobile Security, including a new “Scream” feature that helps users find a lost or stolen phone …
The value of digital content
Although 51% of Americans have experienced a computer crash where they lost all of their digital files, more than one-third (39%) admit they have never backed up their …
Duqu installer exploits zero-day bug in Windows kernel
An installer for the Duqu Trojan has been discovered by CrySys, the Hungarian firm that initially discovered the threat, and the file has shed some light onto how the threat …
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