Computer Security News

Thursday, September 9, 2010

• VeriFone Buys Encryption Company
  VeriFone Systems said Wednesday that it acquired Semtek Innovative Solutions Corp. of San Diego. Semtek develops the technology that VeriFone uses in its VeriShield Protect ...
  
• Report: RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years' probation
  The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an $US8.9 million fine, according to published reports. Victor Pleshchuk, 28, . He is considered the leader of a group of criminals who
  
• Three Quarters of U.S. Internet Users Fall Victim to Cybercrime
  Chances are, if you use the Internet, you are going to get hacked - it's that simple. The New York Times told us yesterday that even a strong password may not protect us and now, today, a study by security software maker Norton tells us that cybercrime
  
• VeriFone Buys Encryption Company
  VeriFone Systems said Wednesday that it acquired Semtek Innovative Solutions Corp. of San Diego. Semtek develops the technology that VeriFone uses in its VeriShield Protect ...
  
• Report: RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years' probation
  The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an US$8.9 million fine, according to published reports. Victor Pleshchuk, 28, . He is considered the leader of a group of criminals who
  
• Website hacked by anti-supermarket geek
  Opponents of the plan for a Woolworths supermarket in Mullumbimby have hacked into the website of a local newspaper. People clicking onto the Byron Shire Echo website earlier this morning were confronted by a Woolworths logo surrounded by a red circle
  
• Cyber crime hits almost 7 in 10 Australians
  NEARLY seven in every 10 Australians have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to a worldwide report. More than 7000 adults from 14 countries took part in the Norton Cybercrime Report The Human Aspect, which found an alarming number of internet users
  
• Cyber crime hits almost 7 in 10 Australians
  GLOBAL report exposes threat of cyber crime, with illegal download sites named as especially risky.
  
• SSL DV Showcases Gravity Final Cut Pro Plug-In Version 2.0 at IBC 2010
  DMN Newswire--2010-9-7--SSL DV, Inc., a Solid State Logic Company and the makers of Gravity Media Asset Management systems for the Broadcast, Government, Education and Corporate markets, is showcasing its Gravity Final Cut Pro (FCP) Plug-In Version 2.0
  
• Cyber crime hits almost 7 in 10 Aussies: report
  Nearly seven in every 10 Australians have fallen victim to cyber crime, according to a worldwide report. More than 7000 adults from 14 countries took part in the Norton Cybercrime Report: The Human Aspect, which found an alarming number of internet users
  
• Hacked Samsung i5700 Galaxy Spica Offers Multi-touch Support
  While multi-touch is dependent on hardware support, let's not forget that software support is incredibly important too. Samsung's i5700 is officially only able to support one finger input at a time, but someone has managed to come up with a hack that
  
• Spammers exploit second Facebook bug in a week
  Facebook today said it has fixed the bug that allowed a spamming worm to automatically post messages to users' walls earlier this week. The flaw was the second in the past week that let spammers flood the service with messages promoting scams. Last week,
  
• Hackers create 57,000 malicious pages per week
  Hackers create 57,000 new web pages every week in a bid to infect web users with malicious software, says PandaLabs. The research arm of security firm Panda Security revealed that on average 375 keywords or brands are hijacked every week and used in the
  
• VeriFone Acquires End-to-End Encryption Leader Semtek
  Converts Investment into Acquisition to Accelerate Market Delivery SAN JOSE, CA � Sept 8, 2010 � VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), announced today that it has accelerated its efforts to deliver end-to-end encryption solutions with the acquisition
  
• Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves
  Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec. In a cybercrime survey of
  
• Report: RBS WorldPay hacker gets four years' probation
  The mastermind behind one of the biggest hacking paydays in history has been sentenced to four years' probation and an $US8.9 million fine, according to published reports. Victor Pleshchuk, 28, . He is considered the leader of a group of criminals who
  
• Hackers create 57,000 malicious pages per week
  Hackers create 57,000 new web pages every week in a bid to infect web users with malicious software, says PandaLabs. The research arm of security firm Panda Security revealed that on average 375 keywords or brands are hijacked every week and used in the
  
• VeriFone Acquires End-to-End Encryption Leader Semtek
  (Business Wire)-- VeriFone Systems, Inc. (NYSE: PAY), announced today that it has accelerated its efforts to deliver end-to-end encryption solutions with the acquisition of encryption leader Semtek. VeriFone previously invested in Semtek's equity
  
• VeriFone Acquires End-to-End Encryption Leader Semtek
  VeriFone recently announced that it is increasing its emphasis on end-to-end encryption solutions with the acquisition of encryption leader Semtek. VeriFone previously invested in Semtek�s equity funding. The acquisition, effective immediately, enables
  
• Mark Rasch Joins CSC as Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Consulting
  Extract not available.
  
• Feds issue smart grid cybersecurity guidelines
  NIST report produced over 17 months by a 450-member working group
  
• Mark Rasch Joins CSC as Director, Cybersecurity and Privacy Consulting
  Extract not available.
  
• Britains phone-hacking stew comes to a boil
  One of my reporter friends, who shall remain nameless, is such a technological doofus she cant access her own voice-mail messages, let alone yours. I am only marginally more adept. Thus it is that in the wake of the tabloid phone-hacking scandal now
  
• TechTip: 7.1 Offers Encrypted Debug Views
  Thanks to the new DBGENCKEY parameter, you can now debug your customers' code while protecting your source. Written by Gina Whitney If you stop and think about what some of your most important assets to your company are, your source code would most
  
• Cerus, researchers say Intercept system can kill XMRV virus
  Cerus and researchers at the Whittemore Peterson Institute for Neuro-Immune Disease have reported that the Cerus Intercept Blood System was able to eliminate the XMRV virus in the blood of a patient with chronic fatigue syndrome. The company hopes the
  
• Hackers create 57,000 malicious pages per week
  Hackers create 57,000 new web pages every week in a bid to infect web users with malicious software, says PandaLabs. The research arm of security firm Panda Security revealed that on average 375 keywords or brands are hijacked every week and used in the
  
• Study: 65 Percent of Adults Victimized by Cyber Crime (PC Magazine)
  Cyber crime is a threat and a concern nationwide; so much so that 97 percent of adults expect to be victims at some point in their lives, according to a Wednesday study from Symantec. Of the 7,000 users surveyed in 14 countries, 65 percent said they were
  
• SMB Cloud Is A Hacker's Paradise
  Cheaper, Easier, Scarier Small and medium-sized businesses are increasingly turning to cloud computing as an easier, cheaper alternative to in-house IT or shared and dedicated server hosting solutions. And, they are finding social media to be an
  
• Check Point Software Announces Multi-Domain Mgmt Software Blades
  Check Point� Software Technologies Ltd., the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced its new Multi-Domain Management software blades � Global Policy and Security Domain � that deliver virtual security management to businesses of
  
• Hacker Gets Suspended Sentence, Fine
  ST. PETERSBURG A hacker was handed a six-year suspended sentence Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to participating in a worldwide scheme to withdraw $9 million from automated teller machines. Viktor Pleshchuk, 28, received a reduced sentence, which
  

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