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Court bars charges against teen who posed semi-nude

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:39:21 GMT

Sanity enters 'sexting' crusade A federal appeals court rebuked a Pennsylvania district attorney who threatened to file felony child pornography charges against teens who were photographed semi-nude unless they attended an "education program."?

Facebook password reset themed malware campaign in the wild

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:12:25 GMT

Facebook is warning its users on an ongoing BredoLab malware serving campaign using the well known "Facebook Password Reset Confirmation Customer Support" social engineering theme.

Review: Keynesis Lockngo Professional 4.0

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:27 GMT

Keynesis Lockngo is a portable application that encrypts and hides your portable drive on Windows AND Mac without any installation. The only thing required to activate the solution is an Internet conn...

Facebook warns over password reset scam

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:29:55 GMT

Galloping Trojans ahoy Facebook has taken the unusual step of warning users about a bogus password reset scam designed to trick victims into downloading a password-stealing Trojan.?

Pwn2Own predictions: iPhone will be hacked

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:22:11 GMT

Experts are predicting that hackers at this year's CanSecWest Pwn2Own contest will definitely break into an Apple iPhone by exploiting a remote code execution vulnerability.

Should major ISPs join the fight against botnets?

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:03:44 GMT

The recent "de-peering" of the AS-Troyak ISP and its consequent struggle (and relative success) to reconnect to the Internet has put into the spotlight the tangled web of connections and C&Cs that is ...

One in four UK schoolkids admits hacking

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:40:18 GMT

Pre-teenage kicks One in four UK youngsters have tried hacking into Facebook or webmail accounts, according to a new survey.?

Facebook "password reset" scam hits inboxes

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:30:15 GMT

Yet another "password reset" scam has been hitting the inboxes of Facebook users lately, warns McAfee: The email contains a zipped file that supposedly contains the new password, but it's actuall...

Barclays under strong phishing shower

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:16:23 GMT

A highly productive phishing scam, with more than 180 messages sent in three minutes, hits a big chunk of the online segment of Barclays members Various people are wondering what to do now that the...

Malware through hardware still around

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:05:36 GMT

Following the security fiasco that was the shipping of a HTC Magic phone complete with pre-installed malware, one would think that Vodafone could come up with a better excuse than the "this was an iso...

Rogue software details: DoubleVaccine

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:29:11 GMT

DoubleVaccine is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Files c:programfilesdoublevaccinedou...

Understanding social engineering

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:48:42 GMT

At the heart of many of the malicious ploys that we see online is one underlying concept: social engineering. Deceptive social engineering tactics are interwoven throughout the Web, as you shop, bank,...

1 in 4 kids have tried hacking

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:37:51 GMT

Despite 78% agreeing that it is wrong, 1 in 4 of UK�s children have tried their hand at hacking into others� Facebook accounts mostly by surreptitiously using the victims passwords. And it�s not just ...

Ex-worker blamed for car immobilisation hack

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:30:18 GMT

Repo man rampage A disgruntled worker allegedly caused chaos after he hacked into a vehicle immobilisation system and remotely disabled cars, Wired reports.?

Energizer battery rechargers still haunted by trojan backdoor

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:40:32 GMT

Really does keep going and going "It keeps going and going and going" may be the slogan coined for Energizer batteries, but the same holds true for a nasty trojan backdoor that mysteriously slipped into software used to monitor rechargeable versions of the product.?

Madoff geeks charged for writing book-cooking code

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:05:08 GMT

'House 17' and the secret algorithm A federal grand jury has indicted two computer programmers on fraud and conspiracy charges for developing programs used by Bernard Madoff to cook the books in his billion-dollar ponzi scheme.?

New Free Service Filters Twitter Spam

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:23:00 GMT

Spamdetector sniffs out spammer accounts, gets them deleted by Twitter

The new disclosure debate and the evil Mr Moore

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:49:01 GMT

Sourcefire's Matthew Olney examines vendor response to security issues and highlights the value of exploit code as part of defending computer systems.

Cybercrime's bulletproof hosting exposed

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:38:04 GMT

Zeus botnets' tangled web Researchers at RSA have identified the network framework that endows some of the worlds most notorious botnets with always-on connections that are virtually immune from takedowns.?

Product Watch: Jericho Forum Offers Free Security Product Assessment Tool

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:59:00 GMT

"Nasty questions" to ask your security vendors

Vodafone Spain supplies pre-Mariposa'd smartphone (again)

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:32:57 GMT

Botnet-ready? Excellent Vodafone Spain has again supplied a HTC Magic smartphone that came pre-infected with the Mariposa botnet client and other malware crud.?

FBI Going Rogue On Facebook?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:09:00 GMT

Documents show investigators are going undercover on social networks to tail criminals

Malicious ads on email service lead to malware

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:34:41 GMT

If you haven't yet disabled JavaScript on your browsers, it's high time to do it. TrendLabs warns about malicious advertisements popping up for users visiting a popular Web-based email service, whi...

Rogue software details: Antivirus 7

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:33:30 GMT

Antivirus 7 is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what files to look for below. Known system changes: Files c:DesktopAntivirus7.lnk c:ProgramFilesAV7antivirus...

Welsh auditor in court over child abuse images

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:10:33 GMT

Released on bail Jeremy Colman, the ex-Auditor General for Wales, has appeared before magistrates on 14 charges of making and possessing child sexual abuse images and failing to disclose a password.?

Lessons learned at RSA Conferences

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:30:45 GMT

In this video, Philippe Courtot, the Chairman and CEO of Qualys, offers insight into the past and present of the RSA Conference. He talks about how it has been growing and how it became the key inform...

Feds on social networks: What can they do?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:24:46 GMT

Should law enforcement agents be allowed to go "undercover" on social networks and collect information about the suspects? In the real, physical world, they aren't allowed to pose as a suspect's spous...

ATI Graphic cards turbo charge password recovery

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:54:34 GMT

Cracking on steroids Russian password cracking firm ElcomSoft is using the latest graphics cards from ATI to double the speed of its iPhone password breaker and wireless security auditor products.?

Mafia don suspect tracked down via Facebook

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:39:58 GMT

Capo gets poked and cuffed Italian police successfully used Facebook to track down a Mafia suspect.?

20 critical Apple vulnerabilities to be revealed

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:27:04 GMT

Charlie Miller, the security researcher renowned for hacking Apple products during many a hacking competition, will be making public (at the CanSecWest security conference later this month) his latest...