Top Facebook, Twitter Hacks From 2009
Here, in chronological order, are the top 10 security and privacy
stories concerning Facebook and Twitter from the past year. Read the full article. [Network World]
Donald Sears
Juniper Warns Customers of Network Spoofing
In an advisory sent Wednesday afternoon, Juniper said a
variety of devices could be forced to reboot by sending them internet
packets with maliciously formed TCP options. Read the full article. [The Register]
US CERT: PowerDNS Open to Spoofing
US CERT advises upgrading PowerDNS
Recursor 3.1.7.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities; Exploitation of
these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code,
cause a denial-of-service condition, or spoof DNS information. Read the advisory. [US CERT]
On January 1, 2010, two important state data security and privacy laws
took effect in Nevada and New Hampshire that create new
obligations for most companies that do business in Nevada and for
health care providers and business associates in New Hampshire. Read the full article. [Hunton & Williams Law Blog]
In an undercover mission to learn more about
the size and scope of the son of the infamous Storm botnet, Waledac,
German researchers have discovered the spamming botnet is much bigger
and more efficient than previously thought. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]
Online scammers are re-scamming Internet pharmaceutical customers with a new ploy: posing as government agents and extorting money from them, says the US Food and Drug Administration. Read the full article. [Info Security]
Banks, military contractors and software companies, along with federal
agencies, are looking for “cyber ninjas” to fend off a sophisticated
array of hackers, from criminals stealing credit card numbers to
potential military adversaries. Read the full article. [NY Times]
The FBI is investigating the theft of nearly a half million dollars
from tiny Duanesburg Central School District in upstate New York, after
cyber thieves tried to loot roughly $3.8 million from district online
bank accounts last month. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
People have one more reason to celebrate the new
year, according to the Shadowserver Foundation: Nearly a million
Conficker-infected computers have oddly disappeared overnight. Read the full article. [Security Focus]
Kingston Technology has asked customers to return certain models of its DataTraveler secure flash drives for an update, following the discovery of a flaw in the memory sticks. Read the full article. [ZDNet]
