cybersecurity

Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks

"Apple has shipped iTunes 9.0.1to fix a critical security hole that puts Mac and Windows users at risk of computer takeover attacks. The vulnerability could be used by hackers to launch code execution attacks via booby-trapped ‘.pls’ files, Apple warned in an advisory." (Source: Critical iTunes flaw exposes Mac, Windows to hacker attacks | Zero Day | ZDNet.com) ›
CyberCRIME

D.C. tech office employee pleads in kickback scheme

"A D.C. government technology worker has pleaded guilty for her role in a multimillion-dollar embezzlement scam that rocked the city's computer office and once threatened to unseat President Obama's top technology official. Tawanna Sellmon, a project manager in the District's Office of the Chief Technology Officer, is the latest name to surface in the bribe ›
CyberCRIME

FBI: Former Plymouth inmate peads guilty to hacking prison computers - Boston's Online Magazine

"A former prison inmate at Plymouth County Correctional Facility pleaded guilty to the federal crime of damaging the prison’s computer systems. Acting US Attorney Michael K. Loucks and Warren T. Bamford, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation-Boston Field Division announced September 15 ›
CyberSECURITY

MI5 ropes in teenage hackers to combat cyber terrorism

"British intelligence agency MI5 has hired many teenage hackers for its new secret operation to combat cyber terrorism. At least 50 new computer-savvy hackers, including many teenagers, have been roped in the newly formed Cyber Operations Command, and they had to sign the Official Secrets Act, the Sunday Express reports. The Act forbids them from telling t ›
CyberATTACK

Hackers break into Bridgeport website

"Mayor Bill Finch was surrounded Monday by Iranian Internet hackers. Not literally, but the mayor's photo at the center of the city's official Web site was sandwiched between the phrase, 'Hacked by KiAnPhP from Iran.' The cyber graffiti was posted Monday morning by Internet hackers who breached the security of the server maintained by SWB Consulting, the company that host ›
CyberATTACK

Hacker attacks website over Kadeer film

"A well-known Chinese hacker has struck again, hitting a film festival showing a documentary about Uygur separatist Rebiya Kadeer. Around 3 pm Monday, Taiwan's Kaohsiung Film Festival webpage was replaced with an image of the People's Liberation Army with China's national anthem playing in the background. The image was later changed to a picture of Kadeer with the Dalai L ›
General News

Chinese cyberattacks target media ahead of anniversary

"Foreign media in China have been targeted by emails laden with malicious computer software in attacks that appear to be tied to the run-up to the National Day military parade on October 1. While spam and viral attacks are not uncommon, the latest wave is part of a pattern of increasingly sophisticated emails tailored to tempt foreign reporters, rights acti ›
CyberSECURITY

Will security concerns darken Google's government cloud?

"When Google Inc. launches its cloud computing services for federal government agencies next year, one of its biggest challenges will be to overcome concerns related to data privacy and security in cloud environments. Google earlier this week said that it was planning on offering cloud services such as Google Apps to federal agencies starting in 2010. Googl ›
CyberTHREATS

Panel: Electrical grid vulnerable to terrorist attack

"It sounds like a science-fiction disaster: A nuclear weapon is detonated miles above the Earth's atmosphere and knocks out power from New York City to Chicago for weeks, maybe months. Experts and lawmakers are increasingly warning that terrorists or enemy states could wage that exact type of attack, idling electricity grids and disrupting everything from c ›
CyberSECURITY

Lawmakers join forces on cybersecurity legislation

Lawmakers join forces on cybersecurity legislation - Nextgov: "Senators from several committees are working together to craft comprehensive cybersecurity legislation by the end of the year, the head of a key oversight committee said on Monday. Lawmakers are open to a range of legislative options aimed at better protecting Web sites against hackers and impro ›
CyberSECURITY

Is Cloud Computing Secure? Prove It

Is Cloud Computing Secure? Prove It: "Organizations need to take care to ensure that applications in the cloud are secure and compliant--and can be proven as such. Experts say the public cloud might not be suitable for some applications right now, but that providers will face increasing pressure to develop systems that can be used securely in a cloud computing environment. ›
CyberSECURITY

Small Businesses Vulnerable To Cybercrime

Small Businesses Vulnerable To Cybercrime - Technology News - redOrbit: "Cyber criminals are shifting their attention away from larger, more secure businesses to smaller more vulnerable businesses, according to federal authorities who testified before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs committee on Monday. Michael Merritt, assistant direc ›
CyberATTACK

Hackers hit Downeast Energy

"A security breach at Downeast Energy and Building Supply has exposed banking information of hundreds of customers and cost the company $150,000, the Maine Public Broadcasting Network first reported yesterday. The Brunswick-based company fell victim to an email 'phishing scam' that gave hackers access to one of Downeast's KeyBank accounts, according to a statement posted ›