US DHS digs out 27,000-member child abuse ring buried on Tor
The child predators targeted children as young as 3 years old. More than 40 terabytes of data were seized, 15 men have been arrested, 251 child or teen victims have been identified.more…
WhatsApp and privacy – will Facebook make things better, worse, or both?
WhatsApp, the super-popular SMS replacement acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, continues to wrestle with a thorny problem. How can it tame the public’s attitude to its own attitude to privacy?more…
WhatsApp and privacy – will Facebook make things better, worse, or both?
WhatsApp, the super-popular SMS replacement acquired by Facebook for $19 billion, continues to wrestle with a thorny problem. How can it tame the public’s attitude to its own attitude to privacy?more…
US officials: NSA overseas surveillance is targeted, not bulk collection
A U.S. National Security Agency surveillance program focused on overseas telephone and email communications is targeted and narrow, and not the bulk collection portrayed in numerous news reports from recent months, U.S. officials told a privacy watchdog board Wednesday. read moremore…
Prominent security mailing list Full Disclosure shuts down indefinitely
The popular Full-Disclosure mailing list that has served as a public discussion forum for vulnerability researchers for the past 12 years was suspended indefinitely by its maintainer. read moremore…
ZBOT Adds Clickbot Routine To Arsenal
The ZeuS/ZBOT malware family is probably one of the most well-known malware families today . It is normally known for stealing credentials associated with online banking accounts. However, ZBOT is no one-trick pony. Some ZBOT variants perform other routines like downloading or dropping other threats like ransomware. We recently came across one variant detected as TROJ_ZCLICK.A, […]more…
NSA can record 100% of another country’s telephone calls
The National Security Agency has the ability to record every single one of a foreign country’s telephone calls and then play the conversations back up to a month after recording, according to a report by The Washington Post.more…
NSA can record 100% of another country’s telephone calls
The National Security Agency has the ability to record every single one of a foreign country’s telephone calls and then play the conversations back up to a month after recording, according to a report by The Washington Post.more…
Three indicted over $15 million identity theft spree
Three men have been indicted in a New Jersey court, charged with participating in an identity theft conspiracy which could have cost its victims upwards of $15 million.more…
Global attack needed to catch credit thieves
Stopping massive data breaches like the one that hit Target will require a more sophisticated, collaborative approach by law enforcement agencies around the world, a security expert argues.more…
Hacker Diabl0 arrested in Thailand at the request of Swiss authorities
Russian-Morrocan hacker Farid Essebar, known online as Diabl0, was arrested in Bangkok at the request of law enforcement authorities from Switzerland who want him extradited to face charges in connection with computer fraud offenses and credit card information theft. read moremore…
Sextortionist who preyed on Miss Teen USA and 150 others sentenced to 18 months
Jared James Abrahams, 20, a college student studying computer science, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on Monday – only the latest in a string of sextortionists to face jail time in Southern California as the law tracks them down.more…
Mobile Banking and the Risks
There is no doubt that mobile banking is going to become very significant in 2014, if it isn’t already. In the United States, a quarter of all people selecting a bank say mobile banking is a “must-have”. In parts of the developing world, mobile banking is even the dominant form of banking. There is no doubt […]more…
Thailand arrests infamous hacker wanted by Switzerland
An infamous computer hacker has been arrested in Thailand at the request of Switzerland on suspicion of hacking into bank computer systems in Europe, an official said Tuesday. Farid Essebar, who has dual Moroccan-Russian nationality, was detained in Bangkok last week, according to Police Colonel Songsak Raksaksakul of the Department of Special Investigation, Thailand’s equivalent […]more…
Facebook’s security chief talks encryption plan
Facebook has built its business upon the sharing of content between people worldwide, but protecting that data is a gargantuan responsibility — one that demands an increasing amount of transparency. Tags: Security Facebook Encryptionmore…
Chrome OS security holes found, patched
Linux is very secure. Google’s Linux-based Chrome OS, with its auto-updating and security sandboxing, is even more secure. But, neither is perfect. At Google’s own Pwnium hacking contest and HP Zero Day Initiative’s (ZDI) annual Pwn2Own hacking contest, three new sets of security problems were found in Chrome OS… and then immediately patched. Tags: Google […]more…