Computer worms, responsible for some of the worst virus outbreaks in recent years, are declining as hackers look to make money instead of inflicting damage, a new report claims. According to latest malware audit from security firm PandaLabs, worms are now heavily outnumbered by malicious codes such as adware or Trojans, which currently make up 49 percent of all detected infections.
During October 2007, worms made up only 8.31 percent of detected … read more »
November 28th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
Hackers obtained access last month to the e-mail addresses and passwords of thousands of donors to 92 charities that use online database software and services from Convio Inc. Among the charities are CARE and the American Museum of Natural History. There is no evidence that anyone has used the information to engage in fraud, but several charities have notified donors of the breach and advised them to consider changing passwords if they use the sa… read more »
November 28th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
Many companies are afraid of ex-employees who got access to the internal security technologies, passwords or computers, a survey conducted by Citrix revealed. No less than 49 percent of the respondents considered that IT engineers or employees who worked in the security departments are a real threat for the Irish companies. In addition, 51 percent of them considered that hackers and malware represent a bigger threat than the angry employees while… read more »
November 28th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
Security research firm Secunia has reported what it calls an “extremely critical” vulnerability in media-streaming program Apple QuickTime. The flaw, which affects the latest versions of QuickTime, 7.x, has not been patched and could allow a hacker to gain remote control of an affected system. It lies in a boundary error, when the program processes Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP) replies, according to Secunia’s advisory, pub… read more »
November 28th, 2007 in
General News Source:
zdnet.co.uk
Do you want to buy some medicines? Maybe a pill of Viagra at the lowest price on the market? Or maybe some Valium? All you need to do is to visit Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” film blog and you might find some unexpected goodies (not!). Robert McMillan of IDG News Service reported that the blog was hacked a few days ago, the attackers publishing tons of links to other websites selling Viagra, Xanax, Valium and some other dru… read more »
November 28th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
For the second time in four months, Monster.com’s website has been victimized by hackers. The latest attack, believed caused by an IFRAME injection vulnerability, forced the jobs website to take part of its web presence offline Monday. The outage impacted much of the Monster Company Boulevard, where job hunters search for positions by company. Businesses involved in the attack include Eddie Bauer, GMAC Mortgage, Best Buy, Toyota Financial S… read more »
November 28th, 2007 in
General News Source:
techworld.com
Antivirus specialist Symantec has joined a security organisation alongside Microsoft, despite having previously come to very public blows with the software giant over its willingness to share security information on Vista. Announced at the RSA Conference Europe 2007 on Tuesday, Symantec and Microsoft will join the Software Assurance Forum for Excellence in Code (SafeCode), which claims to be a not-for-profit organisation aimed at increasing trust… read more »
November 20th, 2007 in
General News Source:
zdnet.co.uk
VeriSign has announced plans to sell some of its business units and focus efforts on its internet infrastructure services. The Mountain View, Calif. company announced Wednesday at its annual Analyst Day that it will concentrate on its core business, compromised of domain naming services, SSL certificates and identity protection and authentication solutions. VeriSign will divest other parts of its portfolio, including communications, billing and c… read more »
November 20th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
A Swedish teenager who is suspected of hacking into the computer network of Cisco Systems Inc. in the U.S. was convicted Monday of intruding on the networks of three Swedish universities. Overturning an acquittal by a lower court, the Svea Court of Appeal gave the 19-year-old man a conditional sentence and ordered him to pay 160,000 kronor (US$25,000; euro17,000) in damages to the universities. The man, who could not be named under Swedish privac… read more »
November 20th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
Hacker bust for virtual theft. Dutch police arrested a 17-year-old who stole £2 500 worth of virtual furniture from an online hotel. The teenager was arrested after playing Habbo Hotel, an international online community with an estimated seven million members and an annual turnover of £3 million, states The Times. The game allows players to create virtual characters, or Habbos. These characters can take their own rooms in the hotel, which they … read more »
November 20th, 2007 in
General News Source:
newsnow.co.uk
