Sunday February 12, 2012  

EDITOR'S NOTE

Google has paid $381,000 under its bug bounty program since it began in November 2010. The money was paid to contributors who unveiled some 1100 vulnerabilities.

And researchers have found a botnet that they say earned criminal operators some $3 million a year.

-Darren

BREAKING NEWS

Google pays $381,000 in bug bounties

By Dan Raywood | February 12, 2012

Payments used to squash 1100 vulnerabilities since November 2010.

Crims make $3 million a year off Android botnet

By Dan Kaplan | February 12, 2012

Uni researcher finds world's biggest Android botnet.

DDoS attacks hit IPv6

By Dan Raywood | February 12, 2012

Hacktivists dominate DDoS.

Japanese Police arrest six over alleged virus scam

By Staff Writer | February 12, 2012

Suspected 1.1 million infections.

Splunk updates Enterprise Security product

By SC Staff | February 12, 2012

Launches version 2.0

Trojan leverages patched Microsoft Office flaw

By Dan Kaplan | February 12, 2012

The exploit arrives as an email.

Standards body to certify PCI end-user experts

By Dan Kaplan | February 12, 2012

Looks good on business cards.

Franchises make lucrative hack targets

By Dan Kaplan | February 12, 2012

Annual report

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