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Last Update: Thu Jun 18 22:11:38 2009

+ January's Windows 7 hole still open + Sort it out, Redmond A security hole in Windows 7, highlighted by a blogger back in January, is still wide open and Microsoft is ...

+ UK.gov to create central cybersecurity agency + A job for Jim Hacker Secret operations currently carried out by parts of the intelligence and security services will be ...

+ Twitter profile hack pwns Mormons + RT @whereisyourgodnow Microblogging Mormons are up in arms after the Twitter account of the Church of Latter Day Saints was ...

+ Indian politico's webmail hacked to punt lost-wallet scam + PLEASE SEND $3,500. MOST GRACIOUS. Fraudsters hacked into the webmail account of an Indian politician in a bid to sponge money ...

+ Belarus media sites under attack by zombies + Echoes of Russia-Georgia cyberwar reverberate in Minsk The spectre of politically-motivated hacking attacks has once again risen ...

+ Chrome update completes busy browser patch week + Time for an industry patch day? Google has pushed out an update designed to fix a pair of vulnerabilities involving the WebKit ...

+ Chinese firm hits back at cyberspy claims + Huawei welcomes UK.gov backdoor probe Exclusive Chinese networking giant Huawei is battling suggestions it could be in [...] massive disruption to UK communications in a future cyber conflict.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

+ Security holes poked in Chinese compulsory PC filter plan + Green Dam it all Plans to mandate the use of a particular brand of censorware software in China pose a grave security risk, ...

+ StrongWebmail holds up hands to hack, plots further challenge + Er... best of three, chaps? StrongWebmail has conceded that a group of ethical hackers beat its systems to claim a $10,000 prize, [...] to callback verification technology and plotting a further "hacker challenge".… What is your recession sales strategy?

+ T-Mobile hack data is genuine + How deep does the rabbit hole go? T-Mobile has confirmed that files posted on a full disclosure mailing list are genuine - but [...] or not cybercriminals really got full access to its systems, IDG reports .… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ Hackers claim T-Mobile scalp + US division puts brown trousers on standby Updated Hackers claim to have stolen all T-Mobile US's corporate data, customer ...

+ UK Communist website abused by Chinese hackers + Moaist malware mayhem Updated The website of the Communist Party Of Britain has been infected with malicious code.… What ...

+ Hackers scalp StrongWebmail to claim cash prize + $10,000 for successful schedule snoop Ethical hackers are claiming a $10,000 prize for successfully breaking into the webmail ...

+ MS warns of bumper patch batch + Six critical updates locked and loaded Microsoft is having an especially bulky Patch Tuesday, with the release of ten updates - ...

+ Twitter Trends exploited to promote scareware + Malign micro-blogging madness Hackers are manipulating a hot topics feature of Twitter to promote malware-infected websites. The [...] search results using black-hat search engine optimisation techniques.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ Tories, LibDems under election day cyberattack? + DDoS crosses boxes The website of the Conservative Party was hit by a denial of service attack early on Thursday morning, just as ...

+ At long last, internet's root zone to be secured + VeriSign and ICANN to share DNSSEC duties The US government said Wednesday it plans to digitally sign the internet's root zone by [...] end years of inaction securing the internet's most important asset.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

+ Insurance giant coughs to malware-related data breach + This is not business as usual The US arm of insurance giant Aviva has blamed a computer virus infection for the potential ...

+ Cambridge hospital cleans up after mystery malware infection + Patients unaffected after PCs get the pox An unnamed computer virus infection forced a UK hospital to temporarily shut down part ...

+ Fake Outlook config scam aims to harvest logins + New spin on social engineering also punts scareware Cybercrooks have come up with a new way to trick prospective marks into ...

+ Digital Spy struggles to pin down tainted ad infection + Mystery malware assaults online gossips Updated UK celebrity gossip website Digital Spy has apologised after serving up banner ...

+ Firefox users flip out over sneak MS add-on + Silent, but deadly annoying Firefox fans are up in arms after a recent Microsoft software update silently installed a Firefox ...

+ EU backs advanced network tech to boost resilience + IPv6 and DNSSec to bolster backbone An EU security agency is calling for greater use of advanced networking technologies - ...

+ Hiding secret messages in internet traffic: a new how-to + Covert messages exploit TCP Researchers have demonstrated a new way to hide secret messages in internet traffic that can elude ...

+ RIM warns over PDF peril + BlackBerry squash potential Research In Motion (RIM) has warned of a vulnerability in how BlackBerry servers handle malformed PDF ...

+ Lost laptop exposes thousands of pension records + Quest to free all world's imprisoned data continues Exclusive A lost laptop containing the personal data of 109,000 Pensions ...

+ Seminal password tool rises from Symantec ashes + L0phtcrack returns More than three years after Symantec unceremoniously pulled the plug on L0phtcrack , the seminal tool for ...

+ BNP DDoS 'mega-assault' not actually mega in the least + It was eight, no ten really big lads that jumped me A supposedly massive denial of service attack against the British ...

+ BNP pleads for cash after reported DDoS assault + 'Largest cyber-assault in history' Updated The website of the British National Party is back online following a reported ...

+ BBC asks nicely to run second hacking demo + Lovely manners make new Trojan attack a happier experience The BBC has followed its recent controversial botnet demonstration ...

+ McAfee buys whitelisting firm Solidcore + If you're not on the list, we're not going in Net security firm McAfee has bought whitelisting firm Solidcore for approximately ...

+ Malware infested MPs' PCs inflate leak risk + Four in five Parliamentary machines pwned in last year Comment "That's one of those irregular verbs, isn't it? I give [...] under section 2a of the Official Secrets Act." (Bernard Woolley, Yes Minister )… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ Patches bring zero-day relief from PDF and PowerPoint flaws + Phew Microsoft has released a solitary bulletin that covers 14 vulnerabilities in PowerPoint, including a zero-day bug that has [...] over recent weeks, as part of its May Patch Tuesday update.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

+ XSS flaws found in sites of multiple anti-virus firms + Dirty half-dozen Security researchers have revealed that the websites of no less than six anti-virus firms are vulnerable to ...

+ US Uni campus hack provokes security alert + Crash team on standby after medical centre hack The personal info of more than 160,000 current and former students and staff at [...] been exposed after hackers broke into campus health service computers.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ XSS flaws poke ridicule at entertainment industry + MPAA spanked by Pirate Bay backlash Cheeky crackers used a cross-site scripting flaw on the web sites of the Motion Picture ...

+ Researchers release Win 7 rootkit exploit code + Should we? Shouldn't we? Oh, go on then... Security researchers have released a proof-of-concept rootkit for Windows 7, in the ...

+ Microsoft teams up with US gov on double 'ard XP + More secure config open to all. Ish Microsoft has teamed with the US government to refine a locked-down, more secure ...

+ Google buffs Chrome with security update + Silent patch fixes bug brace Google has pushed out an update for its Chrome browser that lances two vulnerabilities, one of which ...

+ Missile data, medical records found on discarded hard disks + Study finds all manner of stuff on eBay A third (34 per cent) of discarded hard disk drives still contain confidential data, [...] copies of hospital records and sensitive military information on eBayed kit.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ Conficker hype obscures sneaky botnet growth + Cyberscamps merrily regrouping Spammers and other cybercrooks are rebuilding their arsenal of compromised machines after ...

+ Cisco source code swipe suspect charged + Swede also indicted over NASA hack A Swedish man faces computer hacking and trade secret theft charges in the US over allegations ...

+ Win 7 RC fails to thwart well-known hacker risk + Malware extension renaming ruse stays undead An almost-ready version of Windows 7 retains a feature from Windows NT which ...

+ SSL encryption and the Ghost of Windows Past + Three papers about security We thought we could escape from writing the words "Windows 2000" again. But it's a topsy turvy world, ...

+ Security researchers fret over Adobe PDF flaw + Double danger Adobe has warned that its Reader and Acrobat PDF software is vulnerable to an unpatched vulnerability.… What ...

+ Army officer tossed laptops into the sea + Denies destroying evidence in Iraq mistreatment case The High Court has heard how an army officer destroyed laptops containing ...

+ Security luminaries chew the fat on e-voting + Delorean 'time-machine' lands in Earls Court Our Infosec show diary on Wednesday brought you news of ripped posters, fire and ...

+ Firefox finds more pesky bugs + Patches week-old release Mozilla Corporation has released a new version of Firefox in order to remove a bug found just a week ...

+ Trend taps Third Brigade for security and compliance tech + Purchase pushes security firm into intrusion defence Internet security firm Trend Micro has acquired security and compliance firm [...] Wednesday and expected to close in the second quarter of 2009, were undisclosed.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud

+ Patent granted for OLED biometric Flash drive + The mafia's drive of choice? The development of a self-nuking Flash drive is already underway. But if you don’t fancy blowing [...] then you’ll soon be able to keep files safe with just one finger, or thumb.… Offloading malware protection to the cloud