Posted February 22, 2012
Ushering in tax season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2012. Read the story on Naked Security.
Bogus Twitter and Wikipedia sites fined and booted offline
Posted February 17, 2012
Two typosquatting sites, “Wikapedia.com” and “Twtter.com,” have been forced offline and fined £100,000 ($156,000) each by a UK telephone regulatory agency. In this post, I pass along tips on how you can avoid falling victim to typosquatters. Here’s the Naked Security article.
Apple supplier Foxconn hacked not for bad factory conditions but for kicks
Posted on February 10, 2012
Foxconn, a Taiwanese manufacturer of Apple’s iPhone and iPad infamous for inhumane working conditions, has been hacked by a group calling itself Swagg Security. To read the full article, click here.
MegaUpload data could be deleted by Thursday
Posted January 31, 2012
According to reports, hosting companies may start deleting MegaUpload users’ content from their servers as soon as Thursday – regardless of whether or not the content is legal. Read the story.
Symantec: Stop using pcAnywhere, right now
Posted January 25, 2012
Symantec has admitted that blueprints for current versions of its pcAnywhere software were stolen in 2006 and that all users are at risk of attack and should pull the plug. Here’s the article.
File sharing sites snapping shut like scared clams in MegaUpload backwash
Posted January 24, 2012
File sharing sites appear to be panicking in reaction the the FBI’s shutdown of the MegaUpload file sharing site. Read the Naked Security piece for what each of them are doing to come into line with U.S. law.
Romanian NASA hacker gets suspended three-year sentence
Posted January 20, 2012
A Romanian who admitted to hacking into NASA servers has received a three-year suspended prison sentence. Being tried in the US wouldn’t have guaranteed jail time, so here’s hoping the Obama administration wins in its pursuit of a mandatory three-year prison term for hacking critical infrastructure. Read it.
Alleged Russian cybercriminal extradited to the US
Posted January 19, 2012
A suspected Russian cybercriminal arrived in Manhattan on Tuesday to face charges of security fraud, computer hacking and ID theft after being deported from Switzerland. Read all about it.
Trojan may have stolen data from Japanese space agency
Posted January 18, 2012
A data-stealing Trojan horse may have smuggled out login information to gain access to a cargo shuttle that carries food and equipment to the International Space Station (ISS). Read the full story here.
Stratfor’s back, defiant but blushing over unencrypted subscriber data
Posted January 12, 2012
George Fried,an, CEO of Stratfor, came forth with a public statement explaining what happened in the attacks against his company last December. He admitted fault, took responsibility and accused Anonymous of censorship that doesn’t come openly from governments, but rather from people hiding behind masks. I like Stratfor’s approach to owning up to the issues; it’s all too rare. Here’s the article.