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…
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Demonoid is Alive, The Tracker Has Returned
torrentfreak.com — It has been many weeks since the popular semi-private BitTorrent tracker Demonoid went offline. The site’s owner claimed the downtime was due to hardware issues and warned of the loss of both torrents and user data. Today, however, there is hope on the horizon, as Demonoid’s tracker is now up and running again. (Submitted by NuPagady) More…
Microsoft "COFEE" leaks onto the web.
theinquirer.net — Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor (COFEE) is a forensics tool that fits on a USB drive for the police to use in PC forensics.It's reportedly illegal for unauthorised people to download and use the software. According to the Vole it takes the average bobbie "with even minimal computer experience" less than ten minutes to master the program (Submitted by BlindingDawn) More…
Report: Apple to launch Verizon iPhone in Q3 2010
appleinsider.com — A new report citing sources in the Taiwan handset supply chain says Apple has contracted to produce a UMTS/CDMA hybrid iPhone due in the third quarter of next year that will enable the company to sell a single global handset to all carriers, and specifically to Verizon Wireless in the US. (Submitted by Punisher6602) 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…
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…
How Google uses Linux
lwn.net — According to the article, a team of 30 Google engineers is rebasing to the mainline kernel every 17 months, presently carrying 1208 patches to 2.6.26 and inserting almost 300,000 lines of code; roughly 25% of those patches are backports of newer features. (Submitted by motang) More…
Verizon takes another swing at AT&T w/ Misift Toys iPhone Ad
engadget.com — AT&T might be suing Verizon for misrepresenting its network in ads, but that doesn't seem to have dissuaded Beg Red from using that same map image in this new spot, which casts the iPhone away to the Island of Misfit Toys. (Submitted by rypic7) More…
12 common Windows 7 problems solved
techradar.com — How to fix those Windows 7 annoyances (Submitted by braveheart007) More…
Pirate Party Gets Second Seat in European Parliament
torrentfreak.com — With the Lisbon Treaty being signed by all European Union member states, the Pirate Party has gained another seat in the European Parliament. The second Pirate Party seat will be occupied by the 22 year old Amelia Andersdotter, who will become the youngest Member of the European Parliament. (Submitted by NuPagady) More…
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