items tagged with Cybercrime
Learn how to write your own malware
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-04 05:28:43
As if malware is not already a big enough problem with script-kiddies and a thriving underworld market in readymade malware exploit kits adding to the agony. One university is now actively teaching students how to write viruses properly...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-08-04 05:28:43
As if malware is not already a big enough problem with script-kiddies and a thriving underworld market in readymade malware exploit kits adding to the agony. One university is now actively teaching students how to write viruses properly...
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Oh Lord, make the banks pay for cybercrime
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-08 20:30:37
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data security breach disclosure law for the UK.
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-07-08 20:30:37
The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee is urging the Government to introduce legislation to make banks pay for cybercrime coupled with a data security breach disclosure law for the UK.
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IBM, Cisco, Intel, Microsoft & Juniper team to secure the net
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-06-30 01:37:43
Five of the biggest names in IT - IBM, Intel, Microsoft and arch-rivals Juniper Networks and Cisco have banded together to fight Internet security threats, just a month after the Malaysian Government put up $US13m to create an international partnership against cyber terrorism.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Industry
2008-06-30 01:37:43
Five of the biggest names in IT - IBM, Intel, Microsoft and arch-rivals Juniper Networks and Cisco have banded together to fight Internet security threats, just a month after the Malaysian Government put up $US13m to create an international partnership against cyber terrorism.
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Warning: IT staff snooping on confidential data!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-22 20:37:11
Do you trust your IT staff to do their jobs and mind their own business? If so, you could be in for a scandalous shock, as a third of whom have inexplicably volunteered in a survey that they’re looking at highly confidential data, sometimes even after they’ve left the company. Time to be alert – and alarmed!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-06-22 20:37:11
Do you trust your IT staff to do their jobs and mind their own business? If so, you could be in for a scandalous shock, as a third of whom have inexplicably volunteered in a survey that they’re looking at highly confidential data, sometimes even after they’ve left the company. Time to be alert – and alarmed!
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The world must unite to fight malware, says OECD
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-06-02 06:59:06
The OECD has called for the setting up of a global partnership to combat malware and for Internet service providers and domain name registrars to develop common codes of national and international practice.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-06-02 06:59:06
The OECD has called for the setting up of a global partnership to combat malware and for Internet service providers and domain name registrars to develop common codes of national and international practice.
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[UPDATE]Adobe Flash Player exploit unpatched and in the wild
Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-05-27 23:27:47
A Zero-day exploit has been identified that redirects the Adobe Flash Player to malware infected servers. The threat is expanding.
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Written By: Mike Bantick
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-05-27 23:27:47
A Zero-day exploit has been identified that redirects the Adobe Flash Player to malware infected servers. The threat is expanding.
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Here comes version 8.0 of AVG Anti-Virus Free!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-23 22:21:24
Arguably the world’s most popular free anti-virus software, Grisoft’s AVG, has just been upgraded, set for free download from Friday, the 25th of April. We’re sure AVG’s servers are about to get hammered even harder as millions of AVG 7.5 users take advantage of the new version!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-23 22:21:24
Arguably the world’s most popular free anti-virus software, Grisoft’s AVG, has just been upgraded, set for free download from Friday, the 25th of April. We’re sure AVG’s servers are about to get hammered even harder as millions of AVG 7.5 users take advantage of the new version!
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Australia becoming a totalitarian state with email snooping to become the norm?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-13 21:27:32
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland wants to let employers snoop on employees emails – without the consent of workers – as an anti-terrorism measure. Where do we draw the line on privacy?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-04-13 21:27:32
Federal Attorney-General Robert McClelland wants to let employers snoop on employees emails – without the consent of workers – as an anti-terrorism measure. Where do we draw the line on privacy?
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Tumbi Umbi man takes tumble with law - 500,000+ child porn images found
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-10 19:53:04
A 41 year-old man from Tumbi Umbi has been charged over a range of child pornography offences. Police executing a search warrant found over 500,000 alleged sexually explicit images and videos of children.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2008-04-10 19:53:04
A 41 year-old man from Tumbi Umbi has been charged over a range of child pornography offences. Police executing a search warrant found over 500,000 alleged sexually explicit images and videos of children.
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Pitcairn Islands a cesspit of spam, Australia in 85th spot
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-03-11 09:58:55
The US, Russia and China aren’t in the top 10 countries ‘relaying the most spam per capita’, with the Pitcairn Islands rocketing to number 1, as Australia drops from 33rd spot to the vastly lower 85th position – but not as low as China.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Spam
2008-03-11 09:58:55
The US, Russia and China aren’t in the top 10 countries ‘relaying the most spam per capita’, with the Pitcairn Islands rocketing to number 1, as Australia drops from 33rd spot to the vastly lower 85th position – but not as low as China.
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CNET stops IFRAME site attacks - who's next?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-10 03:59:11
Dancho Danchev, security expert, has uncovered more sites under IFRAME attack, although this time the sites in question have been quick to fix the vulnerabilities to protect their users.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-10 03:59:11
Dancho Danchev, security expert, has uncovered more sites under IFRAME attack, although this time the sites in question have been quick to fix the vulnerabilities to protect their users.
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ZDNet Asia under iFRAME hack attack?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-05 05:46:36
F-Secure’s Security Response Team Manager, Wing Fei Chia, has posted an entry at F-Secure’s blog claiming that ZDNet Asia has a problem with their search engine and could be sending users to sites laden with malware and worse.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-03-05 05:46:36
F-Secure’s Security Response Team Manager, Wing Fei Chia, has posted an entry at F-Secure’s blog claiming that ZDNet Asia has a problem with their search engine and could be sending users to sites laden with malware and worse.
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Latest malware threats go local say McAfee
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-24 07:52:02
Malware threats aren’t using the scattergun approach any longer, with criminals targeting users in their own languages in ever increasingly sophisticated attempts to become more successful at ripping us all off.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-24 07:52:02
Malware threats aren’t using the scattergun approach any longer, with criminals targeting users in their own languages in ever increasingly sophisticated attempts to become more successful at ripping us all off.
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TrustDefender launches new Vista version and ‘Kernel Forensics Engine’
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-05 07:50:48
Online transaction security software, TrustDefender, has launched a beta version designed for Windows Vista, while launching a new ‘Kernel Forensics Engine’ in the current XP version to help users detect, protect and secure all online transactions – and provide exclusive protection against the nasty ‘Silentbanker Trojan’ and MBR Virus.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-02-05 07:50:48
Online transaction security software, TrustDefender, has launched a beta version designed for Windows Vista, while launching a new ‘Kernel Forensics Engine’ in the current XP version to help users detect, protect and secure all online transactions – and provide exclusive protection against the nasty ‘Silentbanker Trojan’ and MBR Virus.
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Cybercriminals moving beyond Microsoft to Apple and Linux
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-22 21:45:38
A new report reveals that in 2007 organised criminal gangs for the first time started attacking Internet connected Apple products with the intention of stealing money. The report issues a chilling warning that the increased popularity of Mac computers and the enthusiastic take-up of net connected products such as iPhone and iPod Touch has its down side.
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2008-01-22 21:45:38
A new report reveals that in 2007 organised criminal gangs for the first time started attacking Internet connected Apple products with the intention of stealing money. The report issues a chilling warning that the increased popularity of Mac computers and the enthusiastic take-up of net connected products such as iPhone and iPod Touch has its down side.
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