“Internet-based social networking sites have created a revolution in social connectivity. However, con artists, criminals, and other dishonest actors are exploiting this capability for nefarious purposes. There are primarily two tactics used to exploit online social networks. In practice, they are often combined. 1. Computer savvy hackers who specialize in writing and manipulating computer code [...]
“China’s People’s Liberation Army is preparing to destroy U.S. computer and network infrastructure in future attacks and knock out satellites with microwave pulses, according to recently translated Chinese military writings. A senior colonel in the General Staff Fourth Department—the cyber warfare and electronic spying section known as 4PLA—wrote in one article that Chinese electronic network [...]
“NATO cyberwarfare experts suspect that Chinese and Russian intelligence services are behind a recent uptick in cyberattacks against the Western alliance. SPIEGEL ONLINE has learned that NATO’s cyberwarfare unit registers up to 30 such attacks each day. Employees have been warned to be on their guard.” (Warfare with Malware: NATO Faced with Rising Flood of [...]
“Dozens of websites offering credit card details and other private information for sale have been taken down in a global police operation.” Source: BBC News – Credit card ‘info for sale’ websites closed in global raids
“Al-Qaeda operatives are seeking the capability to stage cyber attacks against U.S. networks, the intelligence chief of the U.S. Cyber Command said. While it’s ‘accurate today,’ that the terrorist group isn’t close to having such a capacity, ‘how fast that can change is my concern,’ Rear Admiral Samuel Cox said at a conference yesterday in [...]
“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
“Iran is investigating a suspected cyber attack on its main oil export terminal and on the Oil Ministry itself, Iranian industry sources said on Monday. “ Source: Suspected cyber attack hits Iran oil industry | Reuters
“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
“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 number of security holes that remain unpatched in software used to control refineries, factories, and other critical infrastructure is growing. It’s becoming so common that security researchers have coined the term “forever days” to refer to the unfixed vulnerabilities.” (Source: Rise of “forever day” bugs in industrial systems threatens critical infrastructure.)
