Malware Installed on Travelers’ Laptops Through Software Updates on Hotel Internet Connections
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Malware Installed on Travelers' Laptops Through Software Updates on Hotel Internet Connections - Recent analysis from the FBI and other government agencies demonstrates that malicious actors are targeting travelers abroad through pop-up windows while establishing an Internet connection in their hotel rooms.
Fast analysis of large pcap files with CapLoader
Are you working with large pcap files and need to see the “whole picture” while still being able to quickly drill down to individual packets for a TCP or UDP flow? Then this is your lucky day, since we at Netresec are releasing our new tool CapLoader today!
ISSA-LA Donates $20,000 for Nonprofits to Attend the Fourth Annual Information Security Summit on Cybercrime
The Los Angeles Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association’s (ISSA-LA) has created a donation fund of up to $20,000 to IT employees and executives of nonprofits to attend, at no charge to the attendees, the fourth annual Information Security Summit on Wednesday, May 16, 2012 at Hilton Universal City Hotel in Los Angeles. The theme of the one-day Summit is The Growing Cyber Threat: Protect Your Business, which includes the business of operating nonprofits.
Defcon17 – Jailbreaking and the Law of Reversing
Developers who rely on reverse engineering face a thicket of potential legal obstacles, including license agreements, copyright, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), and the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). Taking iPhone jailbreaking as real-world example, we will review the legal theories Apple has asserted, shedding light on the major legal pitfalls that developers face, and what they can do to avoid them and minimize risks. We will also examine the additional legal issues raised by reverse engineering networked code, such as online video games.
DNSChanger Malware: Produced by US-CERT
US-CERT encourages users and administrators to ensure their systems are not infected with the DNSChanger malware by utilizing tools and resources available at the DNS Changer Working Group (DCWG) website.
LulzSec & Anonymous Hackers Arrested
Just last week we told you about a string of arrests in…
LulzSec Sabu was working for FBI to Trace down other LulzSec hackers: Various Reports
For the last eight months, the self-styled “hacktivists” who make up LulzSec and the international hacker community beyond have been led by a turncoat.
Obama Administration Calls for “Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights”
The Obama administration unveiled plans to protect the privacy of Internet users today. The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights outlines principles that the administration expects Internet companies to adopt, even if legislation isn't passed.
The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers (TOOOL) Presentation at ShmooCon 2012
The mission of the Open Organisation Of Lockpickers is to advance the general public knowledge about locks and lockpicking. By examining locks, safes, and other such hardware and by publicly discussing our findings we hope to strip away the mystery with which so many of these products are imbued.
Google Wallet Toots Two Security Flaws
This week, two different security researchers discovered two serious security flaws with the payment system. The first weakness pertains to the Google Wallet PIN protection system that allows access to the owner's digital wallet in a matter of seconds using a brute force method to crack the PIN. The results of the attack will enable the attacker the ability to access key information on rooted smartphone that includes credit card numbers and transaction history.
