"Some of the federal government's most critical agencies are falling down on database security with misconfigurations, vulnerabilities, and a lack of best practices, putting sensitive citizen and …
AntiSec Hackers Hit F.B.I. Contractor
"Hackers who have claimed responsibility for a spate of recent break-ins said on Friday that they had infiltrated the network of IRC Federal, an engineering contractor that works for federal agencies …
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DHS: Imported Consumer Tech Contains Hidden Hacker Attack Tools
"A top Department of Homeland Security (DHS) official has admitted on the record that electronics sold in the U.S. are being preloaded with spyware, malware, and security-compromising components by …
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U.S. infrastructure faces cyberthreats
"The Obama administration is working to contain cybersecurity threats posed by software and hardware infrastructure built overseas, an official said Thursday." (Source: U.S. infrastructure faces …
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Hackers break into Washington Post jobs site
"Hackers broke into the Washington Post Co's jobs website in two incidents last month, affecting more than a million user IDs and emails, the company said on its website." (Source: Hackers break into …
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Swiss Forex Marketplace Compromised
"A group of gray hat hackers claim to have identified a critical SQL injection vulnerability in the website of Dukascopy Bank SA, a company that runs a Swiss foreign exchange marketplace." Source: …
iPhone hacked with zero-day font vulnerability
"Apple’s newest iPhone devices have been hacked with a zero-day font vulnerability in the latest iteration of the JailbreakMe.com project. The JailbreakMe.com exploit allows the automated …
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PNNL Working to Restore Systems after Cyber Attack
""These are well funded, very persistent individuals looking for intellectual property or national security secrets and so they're very dedicated to trying to attack," says Jerry Johnson the man in …
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Morgan Stanley Data Breach Hits Investors
"Personal information belonging to 34,000 investment clients of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has been lost, and possibly stolen, in a data breach. According to two letters sent to clients, and obtained …
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NATO server hacked, files published
"A NATO server appears to have been hacked by a group that claims to have rooted the server with a private zero day exploit. A private zero day exploit is a vulnerability discovered in a system that …