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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A team of scientists at Germany’s Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are claiming a world record in data transmission with the successful encoding of data at a rate of 26 terabits per second on a single laser beam and transmitting…
The US revealed its “International Strategy for Cyberspace” (PDF) yesterday. It’s mostly blather about how terrific “cyberspace” is, but it gets more specific on a few key issues like national defense. Could our next war start because of a hack?…
As users become accustomed to ignoring one particular scam approach — and as Facebook is becoming more adept at spotting and blocking the rogue applications — the copy/paste script one is making a comeback. The most popular lure used by…