DoD Considers Protecting Private IT Systems
The Pentagon has raised the possibility of the Defense Department
becoming engaged in safeguarding nationally critical IT systems run by
business. Read the full article. [GovInfoSecurity]
Government
ISP 3FN.net Shut Down By Feds
A federal judge has permanently pulled the plug on a California web
hosting provider accused of harboring a “witches’ brew” of pernicious
content on behalf of child pornographers, spammers, and malware
purveyors. Read the full article. [The Register]
Microsoft to Share Vulnerability Details with Governments
Microsoft today announced plans to share pre-patch details on software vulnerabilities with governments around the world under a new program aimed at securing critical infrastructure and government assets from hacker attacks.
Sergey Storchak was detained after he landed in
New Delhi on a domestic flight from the southwestern holiday state of
Goa, a police spokesman said. He is one of 11 people wanted by
the U.S. Justice Department in “the largest hacking and identity theft
case ever prosecuted,” which was filed in August 2008. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]
The FBI’s top anti-cyber crime official today said the
agency is planning a law enforcement action against so-called “money
mules,” individuals willingly or unwittingly roped into helping
organized computer crooks launder money stolen through online banking
fraud. Read the full article. [KrebsonSecurity]
The U.S. Senate has approved Lt. Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the
National Security Agency, to also head the military’s recently created
U.S. Cyber Command. Read the full article. [Computerworld]
Flaws in the configuration and security of the
U.S. Coast Guard IT system caused a material weakness in the Department
of Homeland Security financial system, according to a recent audit. Read the full article. [Dark Reading]
A who’s who confab of government, corporate and civic leaders from the
around the world has convened in Dallas this week at the East West Institute’s Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit to discuss the need
for wider public-private partnerships to make the Internet safer. Read the full article. [The Last Watchdog]
A North Carolina grocery worker is being held without bail in Houston
on attempted computer hacking charges after inadvertently partnering
with an undercover FBI agent in an alleged citywide ATM-reprogramming
caper. Thor Alexander Morris, 19, was arrested at a Houston flea market last
month after trying a default administrative passcode on a Tranax
Mini-Bank ATM there, according to the FBI. Read the full article. [Wired]
Websites operated by the US Treasury Department are redirecting visitors
to websites that attempt to install malware on their PCs, a security
researcher warned. Read the full article. [The Register]
