 Summary Box: New attack shows security chip hole
(AP)
AP - CRACKING THE UNCRACKABLE: A former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has found a way to break into a type of chip that protects the most important secrets inside many personal computers. |
Security chip that does encryption in PCs hacked
(AP)
 AP - Deep inside millions of computers is a digital Fort Knox, a special chip with the locks to highly guarded secrets, including classified government reports and confidential business plans. Now a former U.S. Army computer-security specialist has devised a way to break those locks.
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Chinese police shut down hacker training business
(AP)
AP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. |
China shuts down hacker training operation
(AFP)
 AFP - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training company that taught thousands of people how to launch cyberattacks and provided them with spy software, media reports said Monday.
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US faces 'serious' cyberspace threats: advisor
(AFP)
 AFP - The United States faces "serious and significant" threats within cyberspace, the White House's top counter-terrorism advisor said Sunday, adding it was an issue of national security.
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Kaspersky: Google Hack Takes Spotlight From Russia
(PC World)
PC World - Kaspersky Lab may not be a household name in the United States, but in some parts of the world, it's the most popular consumer antivirus software. In China the company boasts 100 million users, and the software is also popular in Germany, and, of course, Russia, where Kaspersky got its start in 1997. |
Pentagon seeks billions to battle terror abroad
(AP)
AP - The Obama administration is seeking billions in budget increases to target terror threats from abroad, especially Pakistan and Yemen, with boosts for surveillance and attack drones, special operations forces and a new military cyber command. |
Nigeria Uses Celebrity Power to Stem Cybercrime
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft and Nigeria have released a song and video as part of a campaign to dissuade people from getting involved in cybercrime. |
Hackers rigging blogs, email, websites: Websense
(AFP)
 AFP - Cyber crooks are rigging the Internet with booby-trapped blog commentary, chat rooms, email messages and websites, according to a Websense report released Thursday.
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Internet attacks breach EU carbon trading system
(Reuters)
Reuters - Cyber attacks on the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) have prompted the executive European Commission to revise its Internet security guidelines, the Commission said on Thursday. |
Google complaint highlights China-based hacking
(AP)
 AP - Google's accusation that its e-mail accounts were hacked from China landed like a bombshell because it cast light on a problem that few companies will discuss: the pervasive threat from China-based cyberattacks.
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IE Flaw Gives Hackers Access to User Files, Microsoft Says
(PC World)
PC World - Microsoft warned on Wednesday that a flaw in its Internet Explorer browser gives attackers access to files stored on a PC under certain conditions. |
Oracle database can be hacked remotely: researcher
(Reuters)
Reuters - A computer security expert has uncovered what he says are flaws in widely used software from Oracle Corp that could let hackers remotely access sensitive information in corporate and government databases. |
Fake Microsoft Outlook Update Installs Trojan
(PC World)
PC World - A malicious spam campaign caught by Panda Labs is using a fake Microsoft Update notice to trick victims into installing a Trojan. While well crafted, the attack still provides dead giveaways. |
Facebook Is a Cybercrime Danger Zone
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Facebook and Twitter were all the rage in 2009, and not just for social networkers. The sites were also extremely popular among hackers and thieves, IT security firm Sophos revealed Monday in its Security Threat 2010 report. |
Cyberthieves are hiring, using online ads
(Reuters)
 Reuters - The people who brought the world malicious software that steals credit card numbers from your personal computer and empties bank ATMs of their cash are hiring, and they're advertising online.
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Trends & Innovations - Tuesday
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - Social networks are attracting more users -- and cyberattacks -- according to a report by IT security firm Sophos. Cybercriminals have increasingly focused attacks on social networking users in the last 12 months, Sophos says. 57% of users say they've been spammed via social networking sites, up 70.6% vs. last year. 36% reveal they have been sent malware via such sites, a 69.8% rise from last year. |
US senator asks companies about China rights practices
(AFP)
 AFP - A US senator on Tuesday asked 30 leading companies, including Amazon, Apple, Facebook, IBM, Nokia and Twitter, for information about their human rights practices in China after Google's threat to leave the country over cyberattacks and Web censorship.
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Most web bank clients use same passwords elsewhere
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A vast majority of online banking customers use their login credentials to access other websites, sharply increasing risk of attack to their bank account, Internet security firm Trusteer said on Tuesday.
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China Works to Toughen Hacking Laws
(PC World)
PC World - Chinese police and judicial officials are formulating new measures that govern how hacking crimes are handled by courts, the country's latest step to strengthen its cyber laws, state media reported. |
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