“Nissan has confirmed that it recently suffered a major cyber attack. As of now, the car manufacturer isn’t certain who executed the operation or what information may have been extracted.” Source: Nissan hit with major cyber attack | TG Daily
“Unknown to most computer users, the problem began with international hackers running an online advertising scam to take control of infected computers worldwide. In response, the FBI set up a safety net months ago to prevent Internet disruptions for those infected users. But here’s where the problem kicks in – that system is to be [...]
“Millions of people use insulin pumps, pacemakers and other personal medical devices that rely on wireless communication to function. But what happens if someone was to tamper with that vital communication line between the health care provider and the patient?” Source: Hacker-proof pacemaker unveiled, thanks to wearable firewall | Fox News
“Cybercrime gangs are increasingly finding hotel point-of-sale systems hospitable to attack: Researchers have spotted a new remote access Trojan (RAT) tool for sale in underground forums that targets hotel computers at a global hotel chain. “ (Source: Cybercriminals Check In At Hotel Point-Of-Sale Systems – Dark Reading.)
“In a message sent this week, Google said some pages of the website may be hacked. “Specifically, we think that JavaScript has been injected into your site by a third party and may be used to redirect users to malicious sites,” the Google Search Quality team said. The team said files are infected with unfamiliar [...]
““China’s continuing efforts to acquire U.S. military and dual-use technologies are enabling China’s science and technology base to diminish the U.S. technological edge in areas critical to the development of weapons and communications systems,” the report released yesterday found. “Additionally, the technologies China has acquired could be used to develop more advanced technologies by shortening [...]
“Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Monday she would consider having tech companies participate with the government in “proactive” efforts to combat hackers based in foreign countries.” (Source: Homeland Security chief contemplating proactive cyber attacks – San Jose Mercury News.)
“AntiSec supporters, branding themselves the LulzKnights, targeted the Berrien County Sheriff’s Department on Sunday. The St. Joseph, MI, law enforcement agency lost their internal emails and documents due to the incident, and they were published online. However, this breach could lead to more damage due to the number of hosted accounts that shared space with [...]
“The US and China have been discreetly engaging in “war games” amid rising anger in Washington over the scale and audacity of Beijing-co-ordinated cyber attacks on western governments and big business, the Guardian has learned.” (Source: US and China engage in cyber war games | Technology | guardian.co.uk.)
“The Committee overwhelmingly voted to approve proposals to criminalise certain activity relating to cyber attacks last week. The proposals contain plans to make specified “legal persons” within companies liable for certain offences. “Legal persons would be liable for offences committed for their benefit (e.g. a company would be liable for hiring a hacker to get access to [...]
