“For three years, a group of hackers from China waged a relentless campaign of cyber harassment against Solid Oak Software Inc., Milburn’s family-owned, eight-person firm in Santa Barbara, California. The attack began less than two weeks after Milburn publicly accused China of appropriating his company’s parental filtering software, CYBERsitter, for a national Internet censoring project. [...]
“Here’s a fun fact: Hackers, just like bankers, real estate agents and collectors of Star Trek memorabilia, attend conferences. Even better: they play games at the conferences. One of the games they play has attendees aggressively competing to access any device in the hall, thereby demonstrating prowess in obtaining sensitive information. The goal is to [...]
“The malware installs a special driver on the infected computer which allows for the USB devices connected to it to be shared over the Internet with the attacker’s computer. In the case of USB smart card readers, the attacker can use the middleware software provided by the smart card manufacturer to perform operations with the [...]
“A U.S. commission has confirmed what many experts already believed: China has become ‘the most threatening actor in cyberspace,’ due to a persistent bombardment of U.S. military systems and defense contractors. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission is scheduled to release next month its annual report mandated by Congress. A draft of the report [...]
“A security flaw accessible via Google’s UK motor insurance aggregator Google Compare has potentially exposed vast numbers of drivers to identity theft. The vulnerability, the existence of which has been verified by The Register, made it possible for comprehensive personal details – including names, addresses, phone numbers and job – to be harvested at will.” [...]
“That didn’t take long. Windows 8 was officially released a week ago and hackers have already found a security flaw in it. But that’s not even the worst news. These guys have not told Microsoft about the flaw. Instead, they’re selling it to others, reports Computerworld.” Source:Hackers Find A Windows 8 Bug – Business Insider
“Yet, where it’s climbed the most is Russia. Russia now hosts 23.2 percent of the world’s malware, meaning most of the attacks on global computer systems — from PCs to networks to smartphones — originated by code writer in Russia. The U.S. came in second with 20.3 percent.” Source:For Internet Safety, Russia Most Dangerous In [...]
“Some 13 percent of home networks in North America are infected with malware, half of them with ‘serious’ threats, according to a report released Wednesday by a cyber-security company.” Source:Malware infects 13 percent of North American home networks | PCWorld
“On October 24, the country of Georgia took an unusual step: it posted to the Web a 27-page writeup (PDF), in English, on how it has been under assault from a hacker allegedly based in Russia. The paper included details of the malware used, how it spread, and how it was controlled. Even more unusually, the [...]
“As electric companies continue to restore power from Hurricane Sandy, a potentially more devastating threat is looming — from cyber criminals who may try to get control of the power grid. Cyber criminals and nations are increasingly using the Internet, as well as traditional spying techniques, to infiltrate the computer networks of power companies and [...]
