Week in review: KHOBE attack, Facebook security and the biggest phishing crime syndicate
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: phpnuke.org compromised, serving exploits PHP-Nuke is a popular Web content …
Twitter-controlled botnet SDK at large
Huge armies of zombified computers unanimously executing the commands sent by their master – that’s what comes in the mind of a computer user at the sound of the …
Four things about Facebook most people aren’t aware of
With all the security bugs that Facebook has lately been experiencing and the new privacy settings changes it has made, you might be wondering if it isn’t the time to …
Facebook rolls out new security features
If you have wondered why you have lately been asked to register the computer from which you access your Facebook account, wonder no more! Facebook has announced new tools and …
Latvian “Robin Hood” hacker’s identity revealed
The identity of the Latvian hacker who, earlier this year, hacked and publicly disclosed tax office data showing that state officials were still getting a enormous salaries in …
Attack detectors on CPUs expose backdoors
How can you be sure that the CPU on your computer hasn’t been tampered with and is not stealthily collecting your data for someone else to use? Adam Waksman and Simha …
Counterfeit consumer electronics
Most people believe that if you want to be sure that you got an original product, you must buy it from a reputable retailer – especially if that product is an electronic …
Laptop theft exposes data on 207,000 army reservists
Personal data on 207,000 U.S. army reservists has recently been stolen along with three laptops from the offices of a government contractor (Serco Inc.). The U.S. Army Reserve …
Facebook’s changes clash with Europeans’ expectations of privacy
Europeans are well-known for their high privacy expectations and demands. Another proof of that is a letter that the Article 29 Working Party (an independent European …
Unsolicited fake CVs distributing malware
The global recession has brought a shortage of jobs, but job seekers are not the only ones who are targeted by malicious emails and scams. TrendLabs has recently spotted an …
Real-world data on software security initiatives
Cigital announced an updated release of the “Building Security In Maturity Model” (BSIMM) study, which significantly expands the data defining benchmarks for …
OneWay: Fast FTP, SFTP uploader for Mac OS X
OneWay is a contextual FTP, SFTP uploader for Mac OS X. You can upload files directly from the Finder. Save frequently used locations in your context menu for quick access. …
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