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LulzSec Members Confess To DDoS Attacks

Mathew Schwartz

June 26, 2012

Ryan Cleary and Jake Davis admit to participating in hacktivist group's 2011 online attack spree which hit the CIA, Sony, HBGary Federal, and numerous other organizations.

Accused LulzSec Hacker Fights Extradition To U.S.

Mathew Schwartz

June 18, 2012

Alleged LulzSec participant Ryan Cleary indicted by Los Angeles federal grand jury on charges of renting botnets and launching attacks against PBS, Sony, and others.

FTC Spanks Data Broker Spokeo With $800K Fine

Mathew Schwartz

June 14, 2012

FTC bills case as its first-ever enforcement related to "the sale of Internet and social media data in the employment screening context," puts other data brokers on notice.

Data Centers

MySQL Database Flaw Leaves Passwords Vulnerable

Mathew Schwartz

June 12, 2012

Major flaw in popular MySQL and MariaDB databases is trivial to exploit and leaves the databases highly vulnerable to brute-force attack.

Flame Malware Tapped World Class Crypto

Mathew Schwartz

June 08, 2012

Flame's ability to evade security without using zero-day flaws relied on a never-before-seen crypto attack, imbuing the malicious code with the equivalent of a "god mode" against Windows...

Stuxnet Launched By United States And Israel

Mathew Schwartz

June 01, 2012

White House officials confirmed that the Stuxnet virus was a joint project between the two countries, designed to set back Iran's ability to create weapons-grade uranium.

Networking

Facebook Revamps Pages Administrator Security Controls

Mathew Schwartz

May 31, 2012

Access controls will help prevent clickjacking attacks by allowing page managers to restrict others' administrator privileges.

New FBI Surveillance Backdoors? 6 Key Points

Mathew Schwartz

May 18, 2012

Will Congress require social networks, VoIP, and Webmail providers build in backdoors that FBI could tap for electronic surveillance purposes? Explore the main issues at stake.

Data Centers

Forensic Tool Grabs iPhone, iPad Data Remotely

Mathew Schwartz

May 17, 2012

Commercial forensic software from ElcomSoft lets investigators download someone's iPhone or iPad data without physically accessing the device; technique works via iOS device backups on...

Google Street View May Face Fresh European Sanctions

Mathew Schwartz

May 02, 2012

European investigators consider reopening previous Google Street View investigations in the wake of an FCC report detailing Google's wardriving practices.

Anonymous Hackers' New Best Friend: Automation

Mathew Schwartz

April 25, 2012

Anonymous hacktivists and crime syndicates favor free, automated tools to easily and quickly exploit website vulnerabilities. How can enterprises fight back?

Is CISPA Worth Saving?

Mathew Schwartz

April 19, 2012

Cybersecurity bill continues to draw fire from privacy groups even as it is revised. Some experts predict the entire bill will be tabled.

3 Big Security Themes At Black Hat Europe

Mathew Schwartz

March 21, 2012

Security's big thinkers debated cloud computing security, user mistakes that won't die, and the information security perfectionist complex.

Packetpig Promises Free Big Data Security Analytics

Mathew Schwartz

March 15, 2012

Open source tool introduced at Black Hat Europe handles terabytes of packet captures to help businesses understand if and how they've been attacked.

Internet Crime Focus Of Black Hat Europe

Mathew Schwartz

March 14, 2012

Security and cryptography experts at Amsterdam conference consider the enormity of securing a world where everything--from smartphones to power plants to cars--is connected to the Internet.

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