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+ Tiny-traffic DoS attack spotlights Apache flaw + Denial of Service without the flood Security guru Robert "RSnake" Hansen has released a novel DoS attack tool that points to a ...

+ US net nanny ratchets Chinese censorware spat + Stall the PC makers. Then sue US software maker Solid Oak has beefed up efforts to prevent the distribution of China's "Green ...

+ Samsung demos OLED security card + Powered by an RFID reader? Samsung has demoed an electronic ID card with integrated low-power OLED.… ...

+ MS names ship date for free security suite + Free as in lunch Microsoft is launching its free security suite next week - the 23rd of June to be precise.… ...

+ Canadian bill forces personal data from ISPs sans warrant + Requires police intercept hardware Canada is considering legislation allowing the country's police and national security agency ...

+ 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 ...

+ Apple releases Java patches (finally) + Better six months late than never Apple has released security updates for Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server 10.4.11 and 10.5.7 - more [...] attackers to execute malware on users' Macs, PCs, and Linux boxes.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

+ Google cloud told to encrypt itself + R in RSA wants s in https Updated A small army of security and privacy researchers has called on Google to automatically ...

+ BlockMaster SafeStick hardware-encrypted USB drive + Tough enough? Review It may make its money shelling shedloads of its security centric USB Flash drives to organisations like [...] need memory sticks with a high level of data protection built in.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

+ 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 ...

+ Johnson shuffle returns ID cards to the table + U-turn ahoy? The fate of the UK's national ID card project is looking increasingly doubtful, although new Home Secretary Alan ...

+ Buggy 'smart meters' open door to power-grid botnet + Grid-burrowing worm only the beginning New electricity meters being rolled out to millions of homes and businesses are riddled [...] who plans to demonstrate several attacks at a security conference next month.… What is your recession sales strategy?

+ 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 ...

+ Firefox update squashes 9 security bugs, 4 critical + Get yours today Mozilla has released a new version of its Firefox browser that plugs nine security holes, four of which are rated ...

+ Apple fans targeted by smut-punting malware + Uh, it's a booby trap VXers are targeting Mac fans via a pair of new malware-themed attacks, one of which is on offer through ...

+ 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, ...

+ Symantec, McAfee cough up $750,000 on auto-renewals + 'Hide the ball' suspended Symantec and McAfee have agreed to pay $375,000 apiece to settle charges they charged fees against ...

+ Crypto attack puts digital sig hash on collision course + SHA-1, your time is near Cryptographers have found new chinks in a widely-used digital-signature algorithm that have serious [...] validate websites, and carry out dozens of other online authentication functions.… What is your recession sales strategy?

+ T-Mobile downplays hacking fears + 'No evidence customer data compromised' T-Mobile USA is fighting suggestions its systems were breached by hackers with a new [...] ongoing investigation has uncovered no evidence of a wider compromise.… Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing

+ Amazon, Apple dish up $300,000 to 'musical crims' + Better than busking for a living A gang of cyber fraudsters were arrested this morning after allegedly making tens of thousands ...

+ 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, ...

+ Microsoft patches record number of security bugs + Adobe crashes monster patch batch Microsoft on Tuesday patched a record number of security vulnerabilities, plugging 31 holes in ...

+ Webhost denies poor passwords led to catastrophic hack + VAServ contradicts purported attackers The director of an internet service provider has denied public allegations that poor [...] for an attack that wiped out data for more than 100,000 websites.… Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn't work

+ McAfee downplays service pack fail + Virus update leaves PCs unbootable A recent McAfee service pack led to systems being rendered unbootable, according to posts on ...

+ McKinnon launches second extradition challenge + Belt and braces strategy A judicial review of former Home Secretary Jacqui Smith's handling of the Gary McKinnon extradition ...

+ 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 ...

+ Millions opted into UK mobile phone directory + Are you one of them? A public mobile phone directory for the UK will launch later this month, loaded with millions of private ...

+ ContactPoint offers tokens for access + Restricted to three government departments, 100 local authorities The Department for Children Schools and Families has begun to ...

+ LxLabs boss found hanged after vuln wipes websites + Shocking development in VAserv megahack affair The boss of Indian software firm LxLabs was found dead in a suspected suicide on ...

+ Apple security is 'struggling,' researcher says + Laments lack of 'formal security program' A well-known security consultant says Apple is struggling to effectively protect its [...] threats and suggests executives improve by adopting a secure development lifecycle to design its growing roster of products.…

+ Webhost hack wipes out data for 100,000 sites + Vaserv suspects zero-day virtualization vuln A large internet service provider said data for as many as 100,000 websites was [...] zero-day vulnerability in a widely-used virtualization application.… The power of collaboration within unified communications

+ DOS attacks threaten mobile network security + Falling down New types of denial of service attacks threatened the security of mobile data networks, a senior telecoms security ...

+ Last.fm phish strikes a bum note + Crooks tune in to net unwary Fraudsters have launched an attack which aims to trick Last.fm users into handing over their login ...

+ Twitter fights celeb imposters with Verified Account scheme + Attempt to kybosh 'Kanye' and stymie 'Spector' Twitter has detailed plans to clamp down on celebrity imposters with a "verified ...

+ 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 ...

+ German hacker-tool law snares...no-one + Security researchers are put out On August 10, 2007, a new section of the German Penal code went into effect. The statute, [...] Treaty on Cybercrime, could be interpreted to make the creation or distribution of computer security software a criminal offense.…

+ Adobe's quarterly patch cycle to commence Tuesday + 'Critical' fix for some, but not all Adobe Software's new quarterly patch cycle will commence on Tuesday with an update that ...

+ Pondlife scammers abuse Air France tragedy + Carradine death also cheap fodder Cybercrooks are once again taking advantage of current events to push malware.… ...

+ Money mule cops plea in online brokerage hacking scam + Hee haw A New Hampshire man has agreed to pay almost $112,000 and face prison time after admitting he was a mule in a scheme that ...

+ 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.… ...

+ 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 - ...

+ Judge backs Halifax in Chip and PIN clone case + Phantom withdrawal verdict may go to appeal Halifax, the UK retail bank, has scored a victory in a closely-watched 'phantom ...

+ US mega retailer settles spyware charges + Sears promises to spy no more One of the biggest US retailers has agreed to settle charges brought by federal authorities that it ...

+ US Federal Trade Commission shuts down ISP + Provider accused of harboring malware, child porn Federal authorities have shut down what they said was the worst US-based web ...

+ 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 ...