A hacker tried to frame his neighbor by tapping into his Wi-Fi and
sending threatening emails to US vice president Joe Biden, according to
search warrant affidavits unsealed recently. Read the full article. [The Register]
An audit of the Department of Homeland Security’s Microsoft Windows
Active Directory at its headquarters revealed that its implementation
failed to fully comply with the department’s security guidelines, and no
mechanism was in place to ensure its level of security, DHS’s inspector
general said in a report. Read the full article. [GovInfoSecurity]
Malaysian cops have busted an alleged text message spam scam ring
thought to have fleeced locals for hundreds of thousands of dollars. The group are suspected of raking in RM6.4m ($1.9m) between 2006 and April 2010
using fictitious lottery winnings as a bait for an advanced fee fraud. Read the full article. [The Register]
Most skimmers that are openly advertised are little more than scams
designed to separate clueless crooks from their ill-gotten gains. However, start
poking around on some of the more exclusive online fraud forums for
sellers who have built up a reputation in this business and chances are
eventually you will hit upon the real deal. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
Guest editorial by Steve ManzuikYesterday while some of us in the USA were enjoying a day off Google made the news with this article in the Financial Times stating that they are moving away from Microsoft Windows due to security concerns. My first reaction was to question why a company with as many smart brains as Google would make such a misguided decision. That was, of course, before I actually read the entire article.
Any penance Google could ultimately pay for violating privacy sentiments
across the planet has become a bit more unpredictable. Canada became the latest nation to launch a formal investigation into Google’s practice of harvesting personal Wi-Fi
data from open wireless networks all across the planet. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]
With news swirling that Google is ditching the internal use of Windows over security concerns, Microsoft moved swiftly to counter-attack and defend the security posture of its flagship operating system.
Organized cyber thieves stole more than $100,000 from a small credit
union who serves U.S. Treasury employees in Salt Lake City last week, in a brazen online robbery that
involved dozens of co-conspirators. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
The Financial Times is reporting that Google is phasing out the internal use of Microsoft’s Windows operating system because of security concerns.The report, which is short on solid sourcing, quotes Google’s employees as saying the company is steering people towards using Apple’s Mac or the Linux operating system to avoid malicious hacker attacks.
Federal authorities say they have cracked open a cybercrime gang that
allegedly duped tens of thousands of consumers into paying more than
$100 million for worthless antivirus protection, priced from $30 to $70.
A Chicago grand jury returned an indictment against Bjorn Daniel Sundin, 31, a U.S. citizen believed
to be living in the Ukraine; Shaileshkumar P. Jain, 40, a Swedish
citizen believed to be living in Sweden; and James Reno, 26, of Amelia,
Ohio. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]
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