A California escrow firm has been forced to take out a pricey loan to
pay back $465,000 that was stolen when hackers hijacked the company’s
online bank account earlier this year. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
The White House has published a draft of a strategy designed to make the concept of trusted identities and authentication more of a reality in the digital world. Read the full article. [eWEEK]
Cryptographic locks guarding the secret files of a Brazilian banker
suspected of financial crimes have defeated law enforcement officials including code breakers at the FBI. Read the full article. [The Register]
Barry Ardolf, 45, of Blaine, Minnesota, had rejected a plea deal in
connection to charges accusing him of sending Vice President Joe Biden a
threatening e-mail from his neighbor’s computer, a computer he is
accused of hacking. A federal grand jury substantially upped the ante against the
computer technician by ringing him up on additional charges of identity theft and two
kiddie-porn accusations carrying lifetime sex-offender registration
requirements. Read the full article. [Wired]
According to the FTC, the fraudsters charged 1.35 million credit cards a
total of $9.5 million, but only 78,724 of these fake charges were ever
noticed. Typically they floated just one charge per card number, billing
on behalf of made-up business names such as Adele Services or Bartelca
LLC. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
An important milestone that should compel all social networks to be
much more diligent about preserving privacy and providing robust
security was established by federal regulators with Twitter. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]
An analysis of more than one million malware infections in the United
States shows Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama have the highest
malware infection rates in the United States. Read the full article. [Help Net Security]
A Twitter user has demonstrated a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability on
the microblogging platform that could allow an attacker to take over
users’ accounts or spread malware. Read the full article. [Secure Computing]
Two teenagers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the
world’s largest English-language cybercrime forum. Read the full article. [The Register]
An inside look at a California-based engineering company defrauded by an online banking Trojan, automated clearing house transfers, East-coast based money mules, yet the company was holding a cybersecurity insurance policy and looks to recover all of its stolen funds. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
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