US Pays $3 Mil for Spying on Worker With Bugged Coffee Table
wired.com — The U.S. has agreed to pay $3 million to a former government worker who accused officials with the CIA and State Department of spying on him with a bugged coffee table. The settlement ends what has been a 15-year-old lawsuit. (Submitted by Lederhosed) More…
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Four Hackers Indicted in $9.5 Million Bank Card Attack
wired.com — Four men have been indicted on charges that they hacked into the Atlanta-based bank card processing company RBS WorldPay and used an army of flunkies to steal $9.5 million in cash from ATM machines around the world in a span of hours. The hack involved reverse-engineering PINs for payroll debit card accounts — the holy grail of bank card hacking. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
EFF's Secret Files: Anatomy of a Bogus Subpoena
eff.org — Can the U.S. government secretly subpoena the IP address of every visitor to a political website? No, but that didn't stop it from trying. EFF Senior Staff Attorney Kevin Bankston tells the story of a bogus federal subpoena... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
Botnet Responsible for 1/3 of Worlds Spam Shut Down
theregister.co.uk — After carefully analyzing the massive botnet known as Mega-D and Ozdok, the security company FireEye last week launched a coordinated blitz on dozens of its command and control channels used to send new spamming instructions to the legions of zombie machines that make up the network. Almost immediately after this, the spam stopped. (Submitted by FirstDigg) More…
Brazilian Blackout Traced to Sooty Insulators, Not Hackers
wired.com — A massive 2007 electrical blackout in Brazil newly blamed on computer hackers was actually the result of a utility company’s negligent maintenance of high voltage insulators on two transmission lines, according to reports from government regulators and others who investigated the incident for more than a year. (Submitted by gorgeoussand) More…
Hacker attacks police website: "UR SECURITY IS ZERO%"
independent.co.uk — An investigation was under way today after a hacker launched a crude attack on a police website, apparently in revenge for terror deaths in Pakistan. Access to the Durham Police website was temporarily blocked by staff after its security was breached by a man calling himself "L33T HACKER Ali.Mani". (Submitted by Surferess) More…
Top Anti-Virus Software Tested, Some OK, Others Useless
net-security.org — AV-Comparative.org recently released the results of a malware removal tests with which they evaluated 16 anti-virus software solutions. The test focused only on the malware removal/cleaning capabilities, therefore all used samples were samples that the tested antivirus products were able to detect. (Submitted by Ricochetbiscuit) More…
World's First iPhone Worm Rick-Rolls Wallpaper
darkreading.com — Users of insecure, jailbroken iPhones are reporting their smartphones have been hit by a worm that turns their lock wallpaper to that of 1980s pop star Rick Astley. It may seem mostly harmless with its wallpaper-changing payload, but the first-ever worm to spread via iPhones could be an omen of more sinister attacks to come. (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
Security Fix - Poking at Google's New Privacy Dashboard
voices.washingtonpost.com — Google unveiled Dashboard, intended to give users a way to view -- and in modest ways limit -- the breadth of information the search giant collects about our online lives. You can manage which Google Documents you're sharing, edit your Gchat history, and clear out your search history that Google has stored about you. More transparency, but privacy? (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
sophos.com — Sophos recently tested Windows 7 against 10 in the wild viruses. The result? 8 of the 10 ran successfully on the newest version of Windows. Windows 7 may be the most secure Windows ever, but is that good enough? (Submitted by extremulus) More…
Fed’s Search of Twittering Anarchist Upheld
wired.com — Federal authorities can resume combing through the notebooks, memory cards and computers of an Twittering anarchist being investigated for violating a anti-rioting law, a federal court judge ruled. A U.S. district court judge found no reason to throw out the government’s search of the home of a 41-year old social worker who ... (Submitted by angel.wardriver) More…
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