Microsoft security center search results poisoned with malicious links
Microsoft suspended the search capability on its Safety & Security Center Web site after it was discovered cyber criminals poisoned the results with malicious links. Search result poisoning, technically known as black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO), is a common…
Top level domain explosion could wreak mayhem on net
A plan to populate the Internet with hundreds or thousands of new top-level domains has security researchers pondering some of the unintended consequences that could be exploited by online criminals. Mayhem might result from addresses that end in “exchange,” “mailserver,”…
Popular FTP package download tarball poisoned
A backdoor was discovered in the source code of a widely used FTP package. Version 2.3.4 of the source code for vsftpd – billed as probably the most secure and fastest FTP server for Unix-like systems – was replaced with…
Microsoft clarifies MBR rootkit removal advice.
Microsoft June 29 clarified the advice it gave users whose Windows PCs are infected with a new, sophisticated rootkit that buries itself on the hard drive’s boot sector. Several security researchers agreed with Microsoft’s revisions, but a botnet expert doubted…
Hackers steal info on military, defense personnel.
E-mail addresses and names of subscribers to DefenseNews, a highlyregarded Web site that covers national and international military and defense news, were accessed by hackers and presumed stolen, Gannett announced June 27. DefenseNews’ subscribers include active and retired military personnel,…
Anonymous and LulzSec Join Forces
Anonymous claims LulzSec members, steps up attacks. The decision by computer hacking group LulzSec June 25 to halt operations may be helping another online group, Anonymous, which stepped up attacks the weekend of June 25 and 26. Some members of…
Hackers attack Electronic Arts Website.
Cyber hackers breached an Electronic Arts (EA) Web site and may have taken user information such as birth dates, phone numbers, and mailing addresses, the company said on its Web site June 24. EA is the latest victim in a…
Feds going iOS
The Federal Government is pushing the Blackberry Devices out the door and brining in Apple Devices to replace them. Even President Obama has ditched the Blackberry for an iPad. This means two things. One there is higher demand for…
Flame virus, what is the reality?
Is Flame, the third series of viruses to attack Iran, the creation of gamers or cyber warriors? Then again, any story with the words “Iran,” “espionage” and “attack” are bound to attract attention. I have a question. Why would a…
Brand New 64-bit rootkit!
New 64-bit rootkit being used to steal banking credentials. Security researchers have come across a new rootkit designed specifically to infect 64-bit Windows systems and steal users’ online banking credentials. It is believed to be the first piece of malware…