India Seizes Equipment Linked to Duqu Attack
Officials in India have seized components from a server as part of an investigation into the Duqu Trojan, according to a report.
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Facebook Flaw Allows Users to Send Executables
A security researcher has discovered a vulnerability in Facebook’s messaging system that could allow an attacker to send executable attachments to anyone on the popular social network. The vulnerability is such that an attacker doesn’t necessarily need to be friends with the person to whom he sends the message.
Microsoft Invents New Way To Measure Online Safety (And Finds That Consumers Stink At It)
Computer users are taking steps to mitigate online security threats, but still only score a paltry 34 out of 100 – a solid “F” – according to a new study by Microsoft.
Hackers interfered with two U.S. satellites on four separate occasions in the last few years, according to a draft of a report from the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission obtained by Bloomberg BusinessWeek on Thursday. The attacks are believed to have been orchestrated from China.
Barnaby Jack, famous for getting ATMs to disgorge an avalanche of cash on stage at the Black Hat Briefings, says he has developed an attack that could be used to deliver a lethal dose of insulin to diabetics using the embedded pumps.
The fallout from a targeted attack on computers belonging to members of the Japanese House of Representatives continued on Tuesday, with claims that both servers and PCs on the House network were infected with a password stealing Trojan, and reports that House members had taken to storing sensitive government documents on personal PCs to avoid leaking sensitive information to the attackers.
By Alex GostevOur investigation and research of Duqu malware continues. In our previous report, we made two points:
A report claims the recent hack of Japanese Defense Contractor Mitsubishi Heavy Industries may have led to the theft of sensitive data related to weapons systems and nuclear reactors.
The head of the UK Ministry of Defence’s Cyber Security Program says that targeted attacks have already caused the premature demise of a UK wind turbine maker, and has cost the country $43 billion in lost economic growth already.
Hackers believed to be working for the Peoples Republic of China hit computers in Japan’s Parliament with a virus according to reports from The New York Times and Wall Street Journal on Tuesday.
