Mac malware found in malformed Word documents - is China to blame?
An posting from Naked security about Mac malware found in malformed Word documents - is China to blame: Our friends at F-Secure have blogged today about a boobytrapped Word document, that appears to be designed to infect computer systems running Mac OS X. The malicious Word file, examined by the experts in SophosLabs, claims to be about the […]
How To Stop Making Excuses For Poor Application Security Testing
An posting from Dark reading about How To Stop Making Excuses For Poor Application Security Testing: just as the old carpenter axiom warns to measure twice and cut once, the effort of putting in effective security testing practices earlier in the application development process saves many more headaches later in the application lifecycle. "We want to […]
Security Vendors In The Aftermath Of Targeted Attacks
An posting from Dark reading about Security Vendors In The Aftermath Of Targeted Attacks: It has been months now since any word of a security company getting hacked has surfaced, but security vendors are still getting targeted on a daily basis by attackers ultimately after their customers -- or their intellectual property. "It certainly has not […]
Google joins FIDO's crusade to replace passwords
An posting From Cnet in there Security and privacy sections about Google joins FIDO's crusade to replace passwords: In the face of rampant weak password selection, group aims to replace passwords for identity authentication when logging into Web sites and online accounts. A group of tech companies looking to replace passwords for online identity authentication gained a powerful ally Tuesday in […]
Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids
An article from Naked Security about Viber flaw bypasses lock screen to give full access to Androids: Lacking the lightning-fast reflexes needed toget past the Samsung Galaxy Note 2's lock screen? Hampered by pesky morality that forces you to forego the placing of bogus emergency calls so as to hack iPhone passcodes? Not that you should want to do any of […]
AP Twitter account hacked, posts false White House scare
An posting from NBC News in there Technology section : Following a hack attack, the Associated Press' verified Twitter account posted "an erroneous tweet" claiming that two explosions occurred in the White House and that President Barack Obama is injured. Moments later, the @AP Twitter account — with nearly 2 million followers — was suspended. Immediately […]
Twitter testing a two-step security solution: report
An posting from NBC News in there technology section: On Tuesday, Associated Press became the latest national media outlet to have its Twitter account compromised by hackers, leading security experts to question why the short-messaging service has yet to implement two-factor authentication like that offered by Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Apple. According to Wired, such a security […]
Anonymous Hackers breached in Korea Exchange Bank and Leaked 15K Users Log in Credentials
Again the News of World Largest Hacking Group Anonymous, according to a recent tweet Anonymous Breached in Korea Exchange Bank and leaked 15k Users private data, Anonymous just tweeted about that, they also called We are Korea Cyber Army > @KoreaCyberArmy.
Hosting company Hostgator hacked, suspect arrested after being "rooted with his own rootkit"
An posting from Naked Security about Hosting company Hostgator hacked, suspect arrested after being "rooted with his own rootkit": A system administrator - or, more accurately, a former system administrator - from Hostgator, a server hosting company in Houston, Texas, has been arrested for hacking into his former employer's network. Court documents allege that after Eric Gunnar Grisse, 29, […]
Android malware more than doubled worldwide in 2012
An article from NBC News in there Technology and posting about Security: The amount of malware aimed at infecting Android devices worldwide more than doubled last year, according to a new report from a mobile-security firm. The sheer number of pieces of malware for the Android platform rose from less than 25,000 in 2011 to more […]