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Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 12:33:25 +0000

“A rash of recent and ongoing targeted attacks involving compromises at high-profile Web sites should serve as a sobering reminder of the need to be vigilant about applying browser updates. A broad index of prominent sites belonging to foreign policy and human rights groups have been hacked and quietly serving spyware to visitors by exploiting newly patched flaws in widely used software from Adobe and Oracle.”

(Source: Multiple Human Rights, Foreign Policy Sites Hacked — Krebs on Security.)

Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:09:22 +0000

” Iran’s telecommunications ministry has barred local banks, insurance firms and telephone operators from using foreign-sourced emails to communicate with clients, a specialist weekly said on Saturday.”

(Source: AFP: Iran curbs foreign-sourced email providers.)

MoD to warn of E-bomb attack

admin — Mon, 14 May 2012 13:07:20 +0000

“The UK needs to defend itself against an electromagnetic pulse-based ‘E-bomb’ that could knock out all electronic systems, the defence secretary will say today.

Philip Hammond will tell a security conference in London that traditional defences based on “infantry or jet planes” would not be enough to protect the country from such an attack, and that Britain needs to spend money on building its digital defences.”

(Source: MoD to warn of E-bomb attack – ComputerworldUK.com.)

Pentagon to expand cybersecurity program for defense contractors

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 15:18:38 +0000

“The Pentagon is expanding and making permanent a trial program that teams the government with Internet carriers to protect defense firms’ computer networks against massive data theft by foreign adversaries.”

(Source: Pentagon to expand cybersecurity program for defense contractors – The Washington Post.)

U.S. seeking to build international unity around cyberdefense for industrial control systems

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 12:46:55 +0000

” In the interests of thwarting cyberattacks on critical infrastructure such as energy, water and manufacturing, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is quietly reaching out to other governments around the world to find what problems may exist elsewhere and what research can be shared to improve industrial control systems (ICS).”

(Source: U.S. seeking to build international unity around cyberdefense for industrial control systems.)

More spies in U.S. than ever, says ex-CIA officer

admin — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:58:57 +0000

“A former top CIA covert officer who ran one of the spy agency’s secret domestic networks says there are now more foreign spies on U.S. soil than at the peak of the Cold War”

(Source: More spies in U.S. than ever, says ex-CIA officer – CBS News.)

Global police network Interpol to make war on cyber criminals a priority

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:48:09 +0000

“Interpol said Tuesday it is making the war against cyber crime a main priority this year as online fraud crosses borders and increases in scope.”

Source: Global police network Interpol to make war on cyber criminals a priority – The Washington Post

Anonymous shuts down Kremlin’s websites

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:25:26 +0000

“A hacker group calling itself the Russian branch of Anonymous has claimed responsibility for shutting down the websites of the Kremlin and the Russian President.”

Source: Anonymous shuts down Kremlin’s websites — RT

Malware Installed on Travelers’ Laptops Through Software Updates on Hotel Internet Connections

admin — Wed, 09 May 2012 12:21:42 +0000

“Recently, there have been instances of travelers’ laptops being infected with malicious software while using hotel Internet connections. In these instances, the traveler was attempting to setup the hotel room Internet connection and was presented with a pop-up window notifying the user to update a widely-used software product. If the user clicked to accept and install the update, malicious software was installed on the laptop. The pop-up window appeared to be offering a routine update to a legitimate software product for which updates are frequently available.”

Source: Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Malware Installed on Travelers’ Laptops Through Software Updates on Hotel Internet Connections

At the Crossroads of eThieves and Cyberspies

admin — Tue, 08 May 2012 12:51:13 +0000

“In such a future, Chinese nationalistic hackers, for example, could avoid spending weeks or months trying to break into Fortune 500 companies using carefully targeted emails or zero-day software vulnerabilities; instead, they could just purchase access to PCs at these companies that are already under control of traditional hacker groups.”

Source: At the Crossroads of eThieves and Cyberspies — Krebs on Security