House GOP Task Force Favors Private Incentives, Fewer Regulations for Cybersecurity

A House GOP task force called on Congress this week to adopt voluntary incentives – rather than federal requirements – to get private companies to further develop their cyber security. The GOP proposes a combination of tax credits, grants, insurance and rules set by non-regulatory agencies as a w...

Samsung Galaxy S II (AT&T) trusted pattern lock Security Bypassed

Samsung Galaxy S II AT&T trusted pattern lock Security Bypassed Major security flaw found in AT&T's upcoming Samsung Galaxy S II device. Guys at BGR noticed that the information on the upcoming AT&T version of the Samsung Galaxy S II isn't so safe behind a once trusted pattern lock, and that it c...

4.9 million Tricare patients data exposed in data breach

4.9 million Tricare patients data exposed in data breach About 4.9 million patients treated in San Antonio area military treatment facilities since 1992 have been affected by a health information breach involving the theft of backup tapes for electronic health records, federal officials say. Some...

4.9 million Tricare patients data exposed in data breach

4.9 million Tricare patients data exposed in data breach About 4.9 million patients treated in San Antonio area military treatment facilities since 1992 have been affected by a health information breach involving the theft of backup tapes for electronic health records, federal officials say. Some...

4.9 Million Affected in Military Healthcare Breach

Military health service providers, TRICARE and Science Applications International Corporation SAIC report a data breach of involving the personal information of an estimated 4.9 million military clinic and hospital patients. The lost data was stored on back-up tapes that contained patient health...

Hosting Provider InMotion Hacked, Thousands of Sites Affected

InMotion, a large hosting provider based in California, was compromised in recent days and the attackers were able to replace the index files of thousands of sites, defacing them and in some cases making it difficult for site owners to recover and reload their sites. The attack occurred on Sunday...

Я.Инцидент: Почему я читал ваши СМС?

События прошедшего лета, связанные с утечками конфиденциальных данных в поисковые системы, прямо или косвенно коснулись каждого, кто следит за новостями, любезно предоставляемыми СМИ. Под «системный нож» попали поисковые роботы и персональные данные гражданина РФ. Копнем немного глубже и выясним,...

Attackers Targeting Email Marketing Firms, Using Them to Spam

Attackers are finding it more lucrative than ever to compromise e-mail marketing firms and exploit their resources to send out spam, often containing malware, according to a new report from Websense. Attackers are reportedly targeting corporate webmail accounts and compromising them via phishing...

Massachusetts Attorney General, Victim of an iTunes Scam, Says She'll Demand Answers

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said on Tuesday that her office would be inquiring into long-standing complaints about fraudulent purchases that leverage Apple’s popular online music store. In a lunchtime address to business and technology leaders in Massachusetts, Coakley said she...

DigiNotar Voluntarily Files Bankruptcy

DigiNotar, the embattled Dutch certificate authority at the center of a global scandal after issuing hundreds of forged digital certificates has filed for voluntary bankruptcy today, according to a press release from parent company VASCO. DigiNotar will cease business operations and will be manag...

Report: Japan Fesses Up to First Cyber Attack on Defense Industry

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries MHI, Japan’s primary defense contractor, recently suffered a data breach that may be the first major cyber-attack on Japan’s defense industry to be publicly disclosed, according to a report from Reuters. The attack, first discovered in early August, is believed to have...

Intelligence and National Security Alliance (INSA) hacked

Intelligence and National Security Alliance INSA hacked On Wednesday, 48 hours after releasing a policy paper on cybersecurity, the top trade association for intelligence contractors got a first-hand lesson on the subject: they discovered that their website was hacked. Cryptome, a site affiliated...

Its Fail 2011 - Year of Hacks !

Its Fail 2011 - Year of Hacks ! According to IT security experts Year 2011 have labeled as the "Year of the Hack" or "Fail 2011". Hacking has become much easier over the years allowing hackers to hack into systems easier then ever before, which is why 2011 had a lot of hacking happen so far...

Presidential website president of Bolivia hacked

Presidential website president of Bolivia hacked The presidential website of Bolivia presidencia.gob.bo has been hacked. The hack has been carried out by twitter id: @SwichSmoke. The website data has been breached and has been data leaked.Hacker upload the dumps on Pastebin...

How Online Privacy Has Become an Oxymoron

Within days of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, politicians, social scientists and anyone else who could find a microphone was repeating a line that would soon become a mantra: Americans will have to make some sacrifices in the name of greater security and safety. Viewed now through the prism of...

Senate Considers Using Mob Law To Go After Cybercriminals

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee listened as one of the nation’s top cyber cops asked for expanded powers to go after cybercriminal groups, including the use of statutes written to combat the mafia. But confronted with the prospect of a major face lift for the U.S.’s preeminent cyber...

Texas law enforcement Hacked by #Antisec and #FreeAnons - 3GB of data leaked

Texas law enforcement Hacked by Antisec and FreeAnons - 3GB of data leaked Texas Police Chiefs Association Website hacked by Anonymous Hackers for Antisec Operation. Hacker deface their website and post 3GB of data on it with Message "In retaliation for the arrests of dozens of alleged Anonymous...

PlayStation Network Stronger Than Ever, Says Sony Exec

In the wake of what will likely go down as the biggest gaming failure since Virtual Boy, Sony chief executive, Howard Stringer claims the PlayStation Network is more secure than ever, according to a report from CNET. “I’m pleased to tell you that the PSN is more secure and better than ever,”...

Borlas.net 14800 Users logins, phone number & Emails Leaked by Division Crew

Borlas.net 14800 Users logins, phone number & Emails Leaked by Division Crew Division Hackers Crew hack the Database of Borlas.net Free SMS Site . Hackers leak the usernames, Passwords, emails and phone numbers of 14800 registered users. Leaked database posted on pastenbin : Part 1:...

Borlas.net 14800 Users logins, phone number & Emails Leaked by Division Crew

Borlas.net 14800 Users logins, phone number & Emails Leaked by Division Crew Division Hackers Crew hack the Database of Borlas.net Free SMS Site . Hackers leak the usernames, Passwords, emails and phone numbers of 14800 registered users. Leaked database posted on pastenbin : Part 1: Part 2: Part ...