Hackers are trying to lure people to a malicious Web site using cell phone text messages, a security company has warned. The blended attack uses social engineering techniques in its attempt to trick …
DOE Hides Hacker Hit
The recently reported cyber security breach at the Department of Energy?s (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is another example of a disturbing trend of cyber attacks against …
Phone record revelation
The methods being used by companies selling phone records were revealed this week in an interview with a security consultant outlining the process. As anticipated, social engineering plays a large …
2006 Projections for Evolution of Cybercrime
2005 was a busy year in virtual underworld as cybercriminals continued to make headlines with an ever-widening variety of exploits and attacks. The dominant trend of 2005 was large-scale cases of …
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Security expert: More sophisticated attacks likely
The Information Security community is divided over the scope of the threat of electronic attacks against the nation?s critical infrastructure. This debate is evidenced in the opposing viewpoints of …
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GAO again slams agencies’ cybersecurity efforts
The Government Accountability Office?s (see image) (GAO) harsh criticism of the federal bureaucracy for ?pervasive weaknesses? that ?threaten the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of …
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Malware poses as CNN news alert
Virus writers have created a worm which poses as breaking news alerts. Crowt-A's subject line and attachment share the same name, but continually change to mirror the front-page headline on CNN's …
Security comes from the top
Imagine a perfect situation, in which you work for a large company with a lot of information security measures in place. There is antivirus software on every desktop, updated automatically; there are …
'Osama Captured' e-Mail is Malicious Trojan
Those "Osama Bin Laden Captured" e-mails hammering your in-box today will attempt to download a Trojan if the embedded URL is clicked, anti-virus experts warned Friday. Glendale, Calif.-based Panda …
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Europe under attack from hackers
Since the war in Iraq European countries have reported an increase in hacking attacks. European victims, including the UK, now account for 36 per cent of all worldwide digital attacks. The findings …