New Kneber Botnet Tied To 75,000 Systems
This may turn into an unplug-your-computer-and-pay-for-everything-with-cash kind of day for some security experts. NetWitness announced this morning that it's discovered a new ZeuS botnet affecting 75,000 systems in 2,500 organizations. Social networks, financial systems, and government organizations are all thought to have been compromised.New Kneber Botnet Tied To 75,000 Systems In a formal statement, NetWitness explained how it originally came across the problem, indicating that it "first discovered the Kneber botnet in January during a routine deployment of the ⌈...⌋
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Google Attack Traced To Chinese Schools
The physical sources of the online attacks that targeted Google, Yahoo, Adobe, and many other organizations have been fairly well pinpointed, according to a new report. The supposed starting points: computers at two Chinese schools.Google Attack Traced To Chinese Schools This information comes courtesy of John Markoff and David Barboza (along with their unnamed sources). They identified Shanghai Jiaotong University and the Lanxiang Vocational School as the schools investigators have linked to the hacks. This seems to have been determined ⌈...⌋
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Laptops, CDs Alarm Governors, Credit Unions
Today's lesson - that stuff in the physical world can pose a security threat - is a simple one. It seems to be an important one, too, as governors and credit unions are receiving unsolicited and suspicious laptops and CDs.Laptops, CDs Alarm Governors, Credit Unions The laptops may represent the more interesting development. Robert McMillan reports, "The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to figure out who is sending laptop computers to state governors across the U.S., including ⌈...⌋
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Email Password Hackers Present Real Threat
The next time you have something really important to tell someone, consider whether a drive over to his or her house wouldn't be a nice way of spending a few minutes. One reporter has found that it's quite easy (and perhaps all too common) for people to buy email accounts' passwords from hackers. Email Password Hackers Present Real Threat Tom Jackman wrote in an article for the Washington Post, "[S]ervices as ⌈...⌋
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Avsim Hacker (Maybe) Brought Before Cops
Perhaps people who like to spend their spare time in the cockpits of imaginary F-16s should be left alone. The man in charge of a flight simulator site that was attacked claims to have identified the hacker and forwarded information to the authorities. Avsim Hacker (Maybe) Brought Before Cops Avsim is one of the best-known flight sim communities in existence. It's been around for a long time, too. Unfortunately, ⌈...⌋
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Enormous Malware Archive Creates Stir
A Dutch company known as the Frame4 Group has created what's almost the computing equivalent of a Center for Disease Control lab. The Malware Distribution Project is, according to its own site, the "world's biggest private malware archive." Enormous Malware Archive Creates Stir Don't jump to the conclusion that the project's run by a bunch of supervillains; the malware samples are supposed to be "offered for the purposes of analysis, testing ⌈...⌋
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MessageLabs Names Most- (And Least-) Spammed States
When considering where to live, it's wise to look up stats about an area's climate, the cost of living, and its proximity to other important stuff in your life. Symantec's MessageLabs recently supplied some information about your odds of getting spammed, too.MessageLabs Names Most- (And Least-) Spammed States Somewhat surprisingly, the states you might imagine as being the "most wired" - California, New York, Washington - weren't at the top of the list. Instead, the state in which spam ⌈...⌋
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Nigeria Announces Early Results Of Anti-Scammer Initiative
No one's sure how many there are to go, but according to a Nigerian official, there are about 800 scam email addresses and 18 criminals that can be considered "down." Mrs. Farida Waziri, the chairperson of a government agency, announced that some shutdowns and arrests occurred thanks to an initiative called Project Eagle Claw.Nigeria Announces Early Results Of Anti-Scammer Initiative Nigeria's Economic and Financial Crimes Commission is the force behind Project Eagle Claw, and with Microsoft's help, has just started ⌈...⌋
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ICSA Labs Finds Flaws In New Security Products
It's sometimes fun to be an early adopter, as the long lines and waitlists for things like iPhones and the new Camaro have proven. But where security products are concerned, do yourself a favor and let other folks go first, since a fresh report indicates that it can take more than a single try to get things right.ICSA Labs Finds Flaws In New Security Products ICSA Labs, which is based in Pennsylvania and has been around for 20 years, tests ⌈...⌋
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McAfee: Cyberwarfare A Big Threat
It might not be long before we return to the days of schoolchildren diving under their desks in warfare preparedness drills. Only now, instead of hiding from nukes, the kiddos may be unplugging their computers, since McAfee has indicated that a cyberarms race is taking place.McAfee: Cyberwarfare A Big Threat Dave DeWalt, the president and CEO of McAfee, said in a statement, "[S]everal nations around the world are actively engaged in cyberwar-like preparations and attacks." These include China, France, ⌈...⌋
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