White House Unveils Cybersecurity Legislative Agenda

The White House proposed Thursday reforming the Federal Information Security Management Act by formalizing the Department of Homeland Security role in managing cybersecurity for the federal government's civilian computers and networks. What the Obama administration does not propose is the...

LastPass Forces Users to Change Master Passwords Following Suspicious Activity

LastPass, one of the most popular cloud-based password management services, is forcing users to change their master passwords as a precaution after it discovered an unauthorized data transfer out of its network. In a post on its blog the company explains, in sufficient detail, what prompted this...

Sony Darkens Another Network As Breach Investigation Widens

Sony Corp. took further steps to contain a serious data breach: temporarily shuttering the Website of Sony Online Entertainment and station.com, another of the technology company’s online gaming networks, even as it signaled the slow return of its PlayStation Network to operation. In a statement ...

Anonymous Vs Sony : Word By Word Q/A b/w Reporters and Sony during Conference !

Anonymous Vs Sony : Word By Word Q/A b/w Reporters and Sony during Conference ! Q. The accuracy of approximately 10 million credit flow A. There is no firm evidence of leakage. Cannot say wether a leak or not. There is no report so far. Q. prospect of resuming services. A. We want to restart the...

XSS in Webmin 1.540 + exploit for privilege escalation

Information -------------------- Name : XSS vulnerability in Webmin Software : All versions prior to and including 1.540 are affected. Vendor Hompeage : http://www.webmin.com Vulnerability Type : Cross-Site Scripting Severity : Medium Researcher : Javier Bassi javierbassi at gmail dot com...

Comodo Says Two More Registration Authorities Compromised

Officials at Comodo have acknowledged that an additional two registration authorities affiliated with the company have been compromised in the wake of the high-profile attack on the company that was disclosed last week. However, no forged certificates were issued as a result of the new attacks. I...

European Union Parliament Under Cyber Attack !

Following on the heels of a sophisticated cyber assault against the European Union's Commission and External Action Service, reports have surfaced that the EU Parliament's information systems are also being targeted in an attack. Officials indicate that the attacks have successfully penetrated th...

Operation Tequila - Anonymous Hackers New target for Saturday, EXAfm.com !

Operation Tequila - Anonymous Hackers New target for Saturday, EXAfm.com ! Citizens of the world: Tequila is not finished... Following the OpTequila, Anonymous has decided to support the protests that are going on February 12th in Mexico DF against the censoring measures taken by MVS and Mexican...

A Day After CEO Is Hacked, Launches New Facebook Security Features !

Coincidence? Unfortunately, probably yes. One day, when your fan site of Mark Zuckerberg has allegedly violated, Facebook has introduced two new security measures. If these guys react or what? They also got "must be used for online banking transactions, such as safety tips. Immediate effect, user...

Facebook Used Social Authentication To Shield Tunisian Protesters

Faced with the Tunisian government’s efforts to hack the Facebook accounts of protesters, Facebook’s security team stepped up its use of social authentication to help secure protester’s accounts. A new account of the role of the Facebook in aiding widespread protests against the regime in Tunisia...

Albertville City Site Hacked Again !!

Albertville City Site Hacked Again !! The city website has been hacked again later Albertville last week. City officials were informed of a burglary Saturday night and then he quickly rose to Team TSI, the company in charge of the website of the city, according to the mayor of Lyon, Albertville...

Hackers Steal $ 150,000 Malware Job Search !

Small businesses are worried about a new scam: criminals in search of work who want to break into online bank accounts. The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning Wednesday on a new version of a fraud technique called long-term computer automated information exchange fraud. With AC...

Infected PC Compromises Pentagon Credit Union

The credit union used by members of the U.S. armed forces and their families has admitted that a laptop infected with malware was used to access a database containing the personal and financial information of customers. The Pentagon Federal Credit Union PenFed issued a statement to the New...

Fake antivirus pop-ups hacking into computers !

MISSOULA - Univision Computers, a company based in Missoula, is warning people about a fake antivirus alert pop-ups that could not only damage your computer, but could pull personal information from it. The FBI says it's called "scareware" because criminals try to frighten you into buying fake...

Is your Internet TV vulnerable to hackers ?

Manufacturers racing to create HDTVs that can connect to the Web may have rushed over an important step in trying to rush them to market: keeping them safe from hackers. According to the New York Times, security firm Mocana was able to hack an Internet-connected set "with unsettling ease." The ha...

OpenClassifieds 1.7.0.3 - Chained: Captcha Bypass SQL Injection Persistent Cross-Site Scripting on FrontPage

OpenClassifieds 1.7.0.3 - Chained: Captcha Bypass SQL Injection Persistent Cross-Site Scripting on FrontPage Author:Michael Brooks Rook Application:OpenClassifieds 1.7.0.3 download: http://open-classifieds.com/download/ Exploit chain:captcha bypass-sqliinsert-persistant xss on front page If...

Sightseeing Firm Overlooks Security, 110k Credit Card Numbers Stolen

CitySights owner Twin America says the credit card details of 110,000 customers were stolen in a Web based attack and suggests it wasn’t following Payment Card Industry guidelines for storing card data. The parent company of the CitySights sightseeing tours company, Twin America LLC, said in a...

Internal Memo Outlines Gawker's Security Plan

After a hack of systems belonging to online publishing giant Gawker Media that yielded more than one million passwords, the online media company’s chief technology officer has announced new defense strategies aimed at placating their users and preventing further humiliating data breaches. Gawker...

Banks Lack Cybersecurity Measures: Top Interpol Official Raises Concerns

A top Interpol chief has expressed concerns about the cybersecurity measures in banks across the region. According to Major Ali Qubaisi, the Interpol team leader for the Middle East and North Africa, and head of the Economic Crimes unit of the Qatari Interior Ministry, banks in the region are...

Experts Discuss Stuxnet's Long-Term Impact on Cybersecurity

Stuxnet has both fascinated and horrified the cybersecurity community throughout 2010. Its multiple zero-day exploits, stealth capabilities, and precise control over industrial machinery mark it as a prime example of advanced cyber threats. Stuxnet represents both a nightmare and a dream for...