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Internet Phone Systems Become the Fraudster's Tool

Cyber criminals have found a new launching pad for their scams: the phone systems of small- and medium-sized businesses across the U.S. In recent weeks, they have hacked into dozens of telephone systems across the country, using them as a way to contact Read More...
Posted Monday, November 02, 2009 10:46 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Hacking Your Life (oh oh...)

A Virginia woman discovered that her married boyfriend had other girlfriends, and she decided to seek revenge online. According to federal prosecutors, she hired computer hackers to help. Elaine Cioni paid hackers $100 [U.S] for the password to her boyfriend’s Read More...
Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 8:14 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

Protecting your computer while travelling

Protecting computer equipment is something that everyone should be concerned with today. It seems every week there is a news report of another stolen laptop with sensitive or confidential data on it. Here is a checklist that will help you prepare and Read More...
Posted Monday, May 18, 2009 2:41 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Top 9 Dirty Tricks Scammers Use

What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging sensitive information. These days, there are thousands of ways for Read More...
Posted Wednesday, February 25, 2009 11:51 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Slow And Silent Targeted Attacks On The Rise

And another one in the same direction: The most determined cyber criminals don't necessarily work fast when they breach a network, and their infiltration is often silent and undetectable. But it's this brand of "low and slow" targeted attack that can Read More...
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 11:42 AM by chsecblo | 0 Comments

The Latest Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (v5)

The Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) provides an in-depth perspective on the changing threat landscape including software vulnerability disclosures and exploits, malicious software (malware), and potentially unwanted software. Using data derived Read More...
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 11:36 AM by chsecblo | 2 Comments

Trojans Dominated Malware Threats in Dec. '08

Sunbelt Software has released its monthly data dump that charts the most commonly observed malware and spyware threats, and, as has been the case for a good while, trojan attacks continued to lead the way across the Top Ten rankings during Dec. 2008. Read More...
Posted Monday, January 12, 2009 11:33 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

IT security guide: Understanding cyber-risks means knowing what questions to ask

A good place for senior executives to start in trying to understand their companies' financial exposure to cyberthreats is by getting an overall assessment — not just from IT, but also from business units and corporate operations such as the human resources, Read More...
Posted Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:35 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Malware Removal Tool: Two million password stealers fingered

Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool - a program that removes malware from Windows machines - detected password-stealing software from more than 2 million PCs in the first week after it was updated. One password stealer, called Taterf, alone was Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:40 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

New Phishing/Storm Worm Variant Spreading

US-CERT has received reports of new phishing activity, some of which has been linked to Storm Worm. The latest activity is centered around messages related to the recent earthquake in China and the upcoming Olympic Games. This Trojan is spread via an Read More...
Posted Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:37 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

OECD: Malicious Software (Malware): A Security Threat to the Internet Economy

Excerpt: This report, developed in collaboration with experts, aims to inform policy makers about malware impacts, growth and evolution, and countermeasures to combat malware. It seeks to analyze some of the main issues associated with malware and to Read More...
Posted Friday, June 13, 2008 11:40 PM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Microsoft Expands Security Information Sharing Program to CERTs

Today at the annual AusCERT Asia Pacific Information Technology Security Conference, Microsoft Corp. announced the extension of the Microsoft Security Cooperation Program (SCP) to include computer emergency response teams (CERTs), computer security incident Read More...
Posted Wednesday, May 28, 2008 10:37 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

Thoughts of a Teenage Bot Master

One day in May 2005, a 16-year-old hacker named "SoBe" opened his front door to find a swarm of FBI agents descending on his family's three-story house in Boca Raton, Florida. With an arm and leg in casts from a recent motorcycle accident, one agent grabbed Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:15 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments
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Microsoft Botnet-hunting Tool Helps Bust Hackers

Botnet fighters have another tool in their arsenal, thanks to Microsoft. Microsoft is giving law enforcers access to a special tool that keeps tabs on botnets, using data compiled from the 450 million computer users who have installed the Malicious Software Read More...
Posted Tuesday, May 27, 2008 10:12 AM by chsecblo | 1 Comments

To defeat a malicious botnet, build a friendly one

Beating the "botnets"–armies of infected computers used to attack websites–requires borrowing tactics from the bad guys, say computer security researchers. A team at the University of Washington, US, wants to marshal swarms of good computers to neutralize Read More...
Posted Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:45 AM by chsecblo | 9 Comments
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