Massive international identity theft operation shut down

Massive international identity theft operation shut down


Massive international identity theft operation shut down

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 10:05 AM PDT

111 individuals have been indicted in the largest identity theft takedown in U.S. history. The defendants, members of five organized forged credit card and identity theft rings based in Queens Cou...

U.S. military drones hit by computer virus

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 09:37 AM PDT

An unnamed virus with a "keylogger" payload has been found in the computers used to operate U.S. Air Force's Predator and Reaper remotely operated drones. The discovery was made some two weeks ago,...

Virus Bulletin news tweets spread malware

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 08:15 AM PDT

Malware peddlers are known for using news of unfolding events as lures to trick curious users into clicking on an offered malicious link. This practice is most often seen on Twitter, which is used by ...

163 new advanced evasion techniques discovered

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 07:38 AM PDT

Stonesoft announced it has delivered 163 new advanced evasion technique (AET) samples for global vulnerability coordination. The new samples include AETs over a number of various protocols, including ...

Android VPN client launches via fingerprint authentication

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:44 AM PDT

AuthenTec introduced a security solution that combines VPN client security with fingerprint recognition for Android smartphones and tablets. The QuickSec Mobile VPN Client 2.0 is a full-featured I...

Government telecommunication-spying malware opens backdoor

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:01 AM PDT

The Chaos Computer Club claims that a government-made "lawful interception" Trojan has abilities that exceed those allowed by the nation's legislature and that those features can be easily misused by ...

Demystifying cloud computing security

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 06:00 AM PDT

Phil Neray is the VP, Data Security Strategy, InfoSphere Guardium & Optim at IBM. In this interview Phil talks about the complex issues surrounding cloud computing security, offers insight into what c...

Most social networks users don't keep up with privacy settings changes

Posted: 10 Oct 2011 04:09 AM PDT

The proliferation and usage of mobile devices is exponentially growing, as is consumers' dependence on the Web, causing many to lose sight of the importance of keeping their personal information and s...

Week in review: Patching strategies, HTC Android privacy flaw, and how well do you know SSL?

Posted: 09 Oct 2011 11:12 PM PDT

Here's an overview of some of last week's most interesting news, videos, articles and podcasts: Serious disconnect between security perceptions and reality The majority of respondents (60 percen...

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