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  • Russian security team to upgrade SCADA exploit tool

    A Russian security company plans to release an upgraded exploit pack for industrial control software that incorporates a raft of new vulnerabilities released by an Italian security researcher.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk26 March 11 01:28
  • SCADA vulnerabilities prompt US government warning

    A flurry of software vulnerabilities found in a variety of industrial control systems has prompted vendors to begin developing patches, following a warning by the U.S. government's Computer Emergency Readiness Team (CERT).

    Written by Jeremy Kirk24 March 11 02:51
  • After RSA breach, are SecurID tokens in jeopardy?

    The intrusion by hackers of security giant RSA, a unit of EMC, has left customers and analysts wondering if it is still safe to use millions of the one-time passcode tokens used to log into enterprise IT systems.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk19 March 11 04:24
  • EMC: RSA SecurID info swiped via sophisticated hack attack

    EMC issued a warning today that hackers have stolen information about its RSA SecurID two-factor authentication that could be used by cybercriminals to more easily breach customers' systems,

    Written by Ted Samson18 March 11 10:38
  • Notorious spamming botnet, Rustock, takes a fall

    A large network of hacked computers called Rustock, which was responsible for a great volume of spam, has shut down, perhaps as a result of another coordinated take down by security researchers.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk18 March 11 01:15
  • Security conference dives into SAP coding problems

    The Black Hat Europe conference in Barcelona next week will feature a keynote on cyberwar from Bruce Schneier, and presentations on security flaws in Apple's Mac OS X and SAP's business software.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk11 March 11 23:19
  • Tests find security programs fooled by attack vector

    A new round of antivirus testing found some products fail to detect malware that tries to infect a computer via a different attack vector, such as through a local network fileshare or a USB drive.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk09 March 11 18:02
  • Trade, civil liberties groups urge cybersecurity incentives

    The U.S. government should look to incentives as a way to encourage businesses to adopt better cybersecurity practices, instead of creating mandates, recommends a new paper from four trade groups and a civil liberties group.

    Written by Grant Gross09 March 11 07:27
  • Hackers targeted French gov't computers for G20 secrets

    IT staff spent the weekend in a massive clean-up operation to remove traces of a "spectacular" attack on computers at Bercy, the headquarters of the French Ministry of Economy, Finances and Industry, a government minister said Monday.

    Written by Peter Sayer07 March 11 21:51
  • Top student charged with fixing grades for cash

    A Nevada student who gave the opening address at his high school graduation last year has been charged with breaking into his school district's computer system and bumping up his classmates' grades for a fee.

    Written by Robert McMillan05 March 11 12:44
  • 'Night Dragon' attacks from China strike energy companies

    Chinese hackers working regular business hours shifts stole sensitive intellectual property from energy companies for as long as four years using relatively unsophisticated intrusion methods in an operation dubbed "Night Dragon," according to a new report from security vendor McAfee.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk10 Feb. 11 22:33
  • Report: Nasdaq systems were hacked

    Federal authorities are investigating a computer intrusion at the company that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.

    Written by Robert McMillan05 Feb. 11 17:57
  • Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks

    A new report from Akamai Technologies shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers over mobile networks.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk27 Jan. 11 23:44
  • Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page apparently hacked

    Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg appears to be the second high-profile victim of a hacking attack on his own Facebook page, following a similar account takeover early this week targeting French president Nicolas Sarkozy.

    Written by Jeremy Kirk26 Jan. 11 22:55
  • IBM DeveloperWorks site defaced

    An IBM site for developers was defaced over the weekend, with attackers replacing some of the Web pages on the site with ones containing their own messages, IBM confirmed Monday.

    Written by Joab Jackson11 Jan. 11 06:21
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