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Estonians arrested in massive, global clickjacking scheme
Six individuals charged with reaping more than $14 million in a fraud scheme that infected four million computers with malware were arrested in Estonia Tuesday, according to the FBI. In the United
Nasdaq attackers installed monitoring software to spy on 'scores' of directors
Additional details have emerged from the compromise of the Nasdaq network that took place last year. While the investigation is still ongoing, the prognosis is starting to look grimmer than initially
Security advice from ex-Anonymous 'hacktivist'
Protecting your company from the kinds of data breaches that groups like LulzSec and AntiSec are capable of is largely a matter of covering the basics, according to "SparkyBlaze," a former member of
Citigroup reports another data breach
Citigroup ( NYSE: C ) can't seem to catch a break when it comes to securing its data. About two months after its credit card database was breached this spring, data from its credit card division in
Still using WEP for your Wi-Fi network? You're asking for trouble
You may have seen the news of how a man who broke into his neighbor's Wi-Fi router has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his crimes . Of course, it should be noted that Barry Ardolf received
Recent high-profile hackings were preventable, says CWE/SANS list of widespread vulnerabilities
A new report backed by the United States Department of Homeland Security was released yesterday, and it looks like many of the high-profile hackings over the past year were preventable. The 2011
Mouse modified to hack into PC when plugged in
Hackers from security firm Netragard decided on a novel attack strategy when their client ruled out techniques like gaining unauthorized physical access and the use of social networks. The company
Are you still using the same password for everything?
If there is one lesson we can learn from the release of the 62,000 email addresses and unencrypted passwords by the LulzSec hackers last week, it's the danger of reusing passwords. As reported on
Will 'digital delinquents' like LulzSec rule the Internet?
The "digital delinquents" that hacked into Sony PlayStation, the U.S. Senate, PBS and the Spanish government are igniting outrage worldwide. But such anarchy online is going to get much worse before
IMF hack blamed on state-sponsored phishing
The cyber attack on the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which one official called a "very major breach," has been traced to an IMF computer infected with malware designed to steal information. The
