2013
Games Giant Konami 35,000 Accounts Hacked, Change your Password
Games Giant Konami 35,000 Accounts Hacked, Change your Password
From Now Obama gives himself total control of communication systems in America
From Now Obama gives himself total control of communication systems in America
Snowden says Israel, U.S. created Stuxnet virus that attacked Iran
Whistleblower Edward Snowden told a German magazine that Israel and the United States created the Stuxnet computer virus that destroyed nuclear centrifuges in Iran.
DEF CON To Feds: We Need Some Time Apart - Krebs on Security
One of the more time-honored traditions at DEF CON — the massive hacker convention held each year in Las Vegas — is “Spot-the-Fed,” a defconplayful and mostly harmless contest to out undercover government agents who attend the show.
But that game might be a bit tougher when the conference rolls around again next month: In an apparent reaction to recent revelations about far-reaching U.S. government surveillance programs, DEF CON organizers are asking feds to just stay away.
Hackers attacked Computers with the help of Google researcher’s report
Now Microsoft said the hackers have attacked some of the computers by that bug which was disclosed by that Google Researcher two months ago.
The 22nd USENIX Security Symposium in Washington, D.C. on August 14 thru 16
The 22nd USENIX Security Symposium will be held in Washington, D.C. on August 14–16, 2013. Speaking will be White House Sr. Director for Cybersecurity, the former Chief Technologist at U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the Google Chrome Security Team.
Doing More Than Paying Risk Management Lip Service
A posting from Dark Reading in there risk management section: While the majority of CISOs may profess a commitment to managing security based on risk management principles, the truth about how they execute on those principles may be a lot more imperfect. The unfortunate reality, say experts, is that many organizations simply pay risk management […]
Android Phone Numbers Leaked By Facebook App
An interesting article from information week: Facebook has fixed a bug in its Android app, following reports that the app was inadvertently leaking users' phone numbers to the social network. The "privacy leak" was spotted by Symantec, which said that the latest version of Norton Mobile Security, which includes a new Mobile Insight tool that […]
Snowden is now considered liable for the Biggest Leak in US
Edward Snowden, former CIA employee and System Administrator at ‘Booz Allen Hamilton’ is now considered liable for the biggest leak in the US history; Snowden is staying the Moscow Airport since the US government revoked his passport.