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Why the AP phone records seizure and the LulzSec sentences are related

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:00:00 GMT

The U.S. government is sending a clear message: We won't tolerate secrets coming to light.

Mac spyware discovered on Angolan dissident's computer at Oslo Freedom Forum

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:38 GMT

Security researchers are studying an apparent new strain of Mac malware that turned up on the computer of a participant at the just-concluded Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual human rights conference.

Judge in London sentences LulzSec members

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:36:19 GMT

The sentences range from 20 to 32 months, with none of the defendants likely to serve the full time. There has been no formal request to extradite the U.K. men to the United States to face charges here.

Firefox 21 contains security fixes, new "Health Report" feature

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:18:23 GMT

Mozilla has updated its Firefox web browser to repair 13 vulnerabilities.

Administrative error exposes personal data of 10,200 neurology patients

Wed, 15 May 2013 20:00:24 GMT

A routine email sent to Dent Neurologic Institute patients mistakenly included the sensitive data of others receiving treatment.

Sentencing begins for four LulzSec members in London

Wed, 15 May 2013 17:32:26 GMT

Their crimes include hacking and launching DDoS attacks against high-profile organizations such as the CIA, the U.K.'s Serious Organised Crime Agency, Sony and Nintendo.

Online crime clearinghouse received nearly 290K complaints in 2012

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:54:34 GMT

The number of fraud complaints lodged with the Internet Crime Complaint Center actually fell in 2012, but the amount of alleged losses to victims rose.

Indian computer authorities to investigate what led to $45 million ATM heist

Tue, 14 May 2013 20:48:32 GMT

Security experts hope information gleaned by this probe into two affected processors could protect others in the financial industry.

Microsoft mends 33 vulnerabilities in Patch Tuesday release, including Internet Explorer 8 zero-day

Tue, 14 May 2013 17:33:18 GMT

Redmond also distributed a cumulative fix for the browser to prevent drive-by download attacks.

Website hack leads to credit card breach of nearly 10K at N.C. medical practice

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:43:04 GMT

Other personal information, such as names, contact information and dates of birth, was also compromised.

Saudi telco asks researcher Moxie Marlinspike to help it spy on residents

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:54:10 GMT

The U.S. security and privacy researcher was contacted to lend assistance to the government surveillance project. He declined the offer, and decided to expose the email exchanges he had.

Malicious Firefox, Chrome browser extensions targeting Facebook users

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:00:00 GMT

According to Microsoft, the malware is affecting users in Brazil, but could spread elsewhere.

Indiana University hospital laptop stolen, contains data on 10K patients

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:40:54 GMT

The laptop was password protected, but not encrypted. The theft marks the second breach in just over a year that affected the university health care system.

Privacy-bolstering "Apps Act" introduced in House

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:42:11 GMT

The bill would provide consumers nationwide with similar protections already enforced by a California law.

Microsoft readies permanent fix for Internet Explorer bug used in energy attacks

Fri, 10 May 2013 19:02:15 GMT

Microsoft is prepping a whopper of a security update that will close 33 vulnerabilities, likely including an Internet Explorer (IE) flaw that has been used in targeted website attacks against the U.S. government.

Weakness in Adobe ColdFusion allowed court hackers access to 160K SSNs

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:54 GMT

Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and one million driver's license numbers may have been accessed by intruders.

Weakness in Adobe ColdFusion allowed court hackers access to 94K SSNs

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:54 GMT

Up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and one million driver's license numbers may have been accessed by intruders.

Feds: $45M drained from bank accounts in international cyber heist

Thu, 09 May 2013 21:07:08 GMT

For their role in a brazen heist, eight New York-area individuals are accused of withdrawing around $2 million in one day from hacked prepaid debit card accounts. Globally, the crime ring was responsible for stealing around $45 million.

Hackers raid Washington state court system to steal 160,000 SSNs, 1M driver's license numbers

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:18:27 GMT

After the public website of the Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was compromised in February, an investigation revealed the severity of the breach in April.

Adobe ColdFusion exploit spreading

Thu, 09 May 2013 18:35:34 GMT

The weakness allows for an intruder to quietly have access to any files stored on the server.

Hackers hit domain registrar, access credit card data and passwords

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:13:17 GMT

Name.com said it believed its encryption is sufficient enough to prevent the hackers from using any of the sensitive information that was stolen.

Microsoft offers temporary fix for live Internet Explorer exploit

Thu, 09 May 2013 15:22:37 GMT

The software giant is trying to put the brakes on a serious flaw that is being leveraged as part of possible espionage campaign against U.S. energy workers.

Another Subway hacker pleads guilty

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:36:15 GMT

Adrian-Tiberiu Oprea, a Romanian man, admitted that he helped steal payment card data from hundreds of U.S.-based point-of-sale (POS) systems at the sandwich chain.

OpUSA hacktivist campaign failed to produce much mayhem

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:57:43 GMT

DHS said the operation would likely culminate in "limited disruptions" and "nuisance-level attacks" against websites of government agencies and U.S. banks. And that appears to be what happened.

Senators introduce bill that would flag countries, products that benefit from espionage

Wed, 08 May 2013 17:25:45 GMT

The proposal from two Republican and two Democratic senators requires the director of national intelligence to create a "watch list" of nations suspected of cyber spying.