Ukrainian bank Trojan masters cop four years in UK jail
Two Ukrainian nationals who had used a banking Trojan to siphon funds from an unknown number of UK targets were on Monday sentenced to four years and eight months imprisonment.
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Hackers rejig Linux Trojan for Macs
Malware writers have repackaged an old Linux backdoor known as Tsunami to target Mac OS X systems, researchers at Slovakian antivirus firm ESET have discovered.
Microsoft drops claim against alleged Kelihos conspirators
Microsoft has dropped a civil suit against a suspect it alleged was backing the Kelihos botnet it moved to take down last month.
Attack tool lets single PC can knock out web server
Hackers have released a denial of service (DoS) tool that purportedly allows one computer on a standard DSL connection to knock out a web server on a 30 Gigabit link.
Australian organisations hit by RSA SecurID attackers
Customers of Telstra, AAPT, Micron 21, Pacific Internet, Verizon Australia, Macquarie Telecom, iiNet and TPG were amongst hundreds of organisations hit by the hackers that breached EMC’s security division RSA.
German police Trojan maker faces anti-competition suit
DigiTask, the software developer credited with building the so-called Federal Trojan used by some of nation’s law enforcement agencies, faces an anti-competition law suit from a rival software developer.
Make sure those iOS apps support Data Protection
As more business smartphone users demand remote access to corporate documents, organisations need to be wary of what app makers mean when they claim their apps are “business class”.
Siri open to anyone even when iPhone 4S locked
The default settings for Apple’s new iPhone 4S personal assistant Siri allows anyone to give it commands when it’s password-locked.
German cop Trojan has 64-bit brother
Researchers at security vendor Kaspersky have discovered a version of the German R2D2 “Federal Trojan” that has a slightly longer list of targets and also supports the more secure 64-bit version of Windows.
Android antivirus king moves on iOS
Lookout, the company behind the most popular Android antivirus software, has released its first product for iOS iPhone and iPad devices.
US pondered cyberattack on Libyan air defence
US officials considered hacking the Libyan government’s military networks to black out its early warning radars.
German jailed for Bluetooth-enabled PIN stealing kit
A 26 year-old German man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment for rigging retail card payment consoles to transmit captured card details and PINs over Bluetooth.
ASIO gradually “going dark” with intercept targets
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is “gradually ‘going dark’” on its telecommunications intercept capabilities, referring to the challenge law enforcement have intercepting peer-to-peer, web and Skype like communications.
Sony PSN hit by mass password attack
Attackers using a "massive" list of sign-in IDs and password pairs successfully gained access to 93,000 accounts on Sony’s PlayStation Network, Sony Online Entertainment and Sony Entertainment Network.
Flash exploits increase 40 fold in 2011
Exploits targeting bugs in Adobe’s Flash Player increased by more than 40 times in the three months after April, according to Microsoft.
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