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Attacks on health care organisations up 85 percent in past year 

Attacks on health care organisations up 85 percent in past year

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 15 February 2008 7:44 AM
Attempted cyberattacks on health care organisations have increased 85 percent in the past year, according to SecureWorks, a software-as-a-service vendor.
Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs 

Juvenile pleads guilty to infecting military, Sandia Laboratories PCs

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 13 February 2008 11:39 AM
A juvenile cohort of botmaster Jeanson James Ancheta pleaded guilty this week to using botnets to infect thousands of PCs, including those used by sensitive government agencies.
House bill mandates high-tech Social Security cards 

House bill mandates high-tech Social Security cards

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 13 February 2008 11:39 AM
Two Republican congressmen from Illinois have proposed legislation that would update the Social Security card for the age of cybercrime.
Mozilla plugs 10 Firefox vulnerabilities 

Mozilla plugs 10 Firefox vulnerabilities

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 11 February 2008 9:59 AM
Mozilla released Firefox version 2.0.0.12 on Thursday, fixing 10 vulnerabilities -- three critical -- in the alternative web browser.
Apple fixes HTTP-response vulnerability in QuickTime 

Apple fixes HTTP-response vulnerability in QuickTime

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 8 February 2008 9:53 AM
Apple on Wednesday released a new version of its QuickTime media player, patching a flaw in the application on both Windows and Mac OS X operating systems.
Atheists' MySpace page restored after hacking incident 

Atheists' MySpace page restored after hacking incident

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 7 February 2008 10:17 AM
The "Atheist and Agnostic Group" MySpace page has been reactivated, a month after the page was deleted following a November 2007 hacking incident where unauthorised users ...
Apple fixes iPhoto bug 

Apple fixes iPhoto bug

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 7 February 2008 10:17 AM
Apple this week released a security update for iPhoto, patching a flaw that could allow remote code execution.
Spammers plead guilty to "419" scams that netted US$1.2 million 

Spammers plead guilty to "419" scams that netted US$1.2 million

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 1 February 2008 9:55 AM
Three men pleaded guilty this week in New York to running get-rich-quick spam schemes - including a scam where one of the men claimed to have terminal throat cancer - targeting ...
Yahoo names VeriSign's Balogh CTO 

Yahoo names VeriSign's Balogh CTO

By Frank Washkuch, 31 January 2008 10:27 AM
In a move overshadowed by sizable layoffs announced this week, Yahoo has named VeriSign's Aristotle Balogh its new chief technology officer (CTO).
Barracuda claims Trend Micro patent complaint aims to stifle competition 

Barracuda claims Trend Micro patent complaint aims to stifle competition

In Hackers - By Frank Washkuch, 30 January 2008 10:05 AM
Officials from Barracuda Networks are suggesting that Trend Micro's patent complaint, which demands removal of virus-detection technologies from Barracuda and Panda firewalls, ...
Woman accused of deleting US$2.5 million in data 

Woman accused of deleting US$2.5 million in data

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 29 January 2008 11:27 AM
A Florida woman, fearing she was about to be fired from her job, has been arrested for allegedly deleting seven year's worth of her employer's architectural data.
PayPal to acquire Fraud Sciences for US$169 million  

PayPal to acquire Fraud Sciences for US$169 million

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 29 January 2008 11:25 AM
PayPal has agreed to acquire Fraud Sciences, a vendor of online transaction-verification tools.
Will Google search for more security during a US recession?  

Will Google search for more security during a US recession?

By Frank Washkuch, 25 January 2008 12:17 PM
Microsoft: Vista safer in first year than other operating systems 

Microsoft: Vista safer in first year than other operating systems

In Applications - By Frank Washkuch, 25 January 2008 9:47 AM
Microsoft defended the security posture of its Vista operating system (OS) this week, claiming the platform has had a safer first year in terms of vulnerability management than ...
Drive-by pharming attacks seen in the wild 

Drive-by pharming attacks seen in the wild

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 24 January 2008 10:35 AM
The first drive-by pharming attacks have been spotted in the wild, researchers said this week.
U.S.-based website distributing powerful encryption software for al Qaeda 

U.S.-based website distributing powerful encryption software for al Qaeda

In Messaging - By Frank Washkuch, 24 January 2008 10:11 AM
An al Qaeda-linked website is distributing formidable encryption software -- a sign that the group could be improving other technological capabilities, researchers have warned.
Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing 

Data of 650,000 customers of JCPenney, other retailers, at risk after backup goes missing

In Risk - By Frank Washkuch, 21 January 2008 12:39 PM
The personally identifiable information of about 650,000 customers of JCPenney and other retailers is at risk after a data tape went missing from storage vendor Iron Mountain.
Malware up 800 percent in 2007, says Panda 

Malware up 800 percent in 2007, says Panda

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 18 January 2008 4:08 PM
The amount of malware captured last year increased by 800 percent over 2006, researchers said this week.
Excel exploit targets vulnerability in the wild 

Excel exploit targets vulnerability in the wild

In Crypto - By Frank Washkuch, 17 January 2008 4:21 PM
Microsoft this week warned Windows and Mac users that cyberattackers are remotely exploiting a flaw in Excel to take over computers.
Year's first QuickTime vulnerability discovered 

Year's first QuickTime vulnerability discovered

In Crypto - By Frank Washkuch, 15 January 2008 4:28 PM
An Italian researcher has identified a flaw in Apple's QuickTime media application that can allow an attacker to perform a DoS attack or take control of an affected PC.
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