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Malware Hosting Company Intercage (Atrivo) Went Dead

The biggest hosting company in US associated with cyber criminals is no longer online
by Lucian Constantin, September 23rd, 2008
 

New Airline e-Ticketing Spam Taking Off

A spam campaign that targets airline customers has caught the attention of security researchers
by Lucian Constantin, September 22nd, 2008
 

FBI Raids Knoxville College Dorm in Connection with the Palin Hack

Reports say the apartment belongs to David Kernell who fled the scene when agents arrived
by Lucian Constantin, September 22nd, 2008
The Not So Ready US Computer Emergency Readiness Team

The Not So Ready US Computer Emergency Readiness Team

by Lucian Constantin, September 19th, 2008
A report coming from the Government Accountability Office outed US-CERT for not being efficient
 

The Chain Tightens Around Palin's E-mail Hacker

Yahoo! and the owner of the proxy service are working with the FBI while the signer of the alleged confession was identified
by Lucian Constantin, September 19th, 2008
 

How Sarah Palin's E-Mail Account Got Hacked

Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin had gremlins going through her e-mail
by Lucian Constantin, September 18th, 2008
 

Critical Clickjacking Vulnerabilities Affecting All Browsers Being Kept Secret

After consulting with Adobe, two security researchers canceled their ground breaking clickjacking exploits presentation
by Lucian Constantin, September 17th, 2008
 

Being a Brad Pitt Fan Can Be Dangerous, or Not

McAfee claims that searching for Brad Pitt can get you infected, while Sophos researcher strongly disagrees
by Lucian Constantin, September 17th, 2008
 

BusinessWeek Victim of SQL Injection Attacks

The website of the world renowned magazine has been subject of an SQL injection attack
by Lucian Constantin, September 16th, 2008
Microsoft Media Encoder ActiveX Vulnerability Attacks in the Wild

Microsoft Media Encoder ActiveX Vulnerability Attacks in the Wild

by Lucian Constantin, September 16th, 2008
Attacks targeting a Media Encoder ActiveX vulnerability have been detected beginning September 13
 

The Right to Anonymous Speech Frees Spammer

The Virginia Supreme Court overturns spammer's 9-year prison sentence
by Lucian Constantin, September 13th, 2008
 

Malware Spreading Tool for the Masses

Panda Security discovered a tool that can be used by almost anybody to spread malware
by Lucian Constantin, September 12th, 2008
 

Obama's Adult Video, Nuclear Explosions and Suspended Internet Access

These are the latest malware spreading e-mail spam campaigns
by Lucian Constantin, September 12th, 2008
 

Public Viewing of Arizona Death Certificates Halted Because of Identity Fraud

The death notices from Maricopa County will no longer be available on a public website
by Lucian Constantin, September 11th, 2008
 

McAfee Takes Real-Time Protection Into the Cloud

The new Artemis technology offers real-time protection directly from the Internet
by Lucian Constantin, September 11th, 2008
Japan the Main Source of Attack Traffic

Japan the Main Source of Attack Traffic

by Lucian Constantin, September 10th, 2008
A report from Akamai points to Japan as the number one origin of attacks on the Internet
 

Security Threat for Industrial Systems

An exploit for a vulnerability in a popular SCADA software is out for grabs
by Lucian Constantin, September 10th, 2008
 
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