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Lulzsec Leader Arrested Down Under
Australian Federal Police have reportedly arrested the leader of the global hacking group Lulzsec
InfoSec 2013: Security Big Guns Back Cyber Weapons Non-Proliferation...
RSA chief Coviello and Eugene Kaspersky urge pan-global agreement similar to deal covering nuclear arms
AP Twitter Feed Hacked And Claims White House Attack
Hackers compromised the Twitter feeds of the Associated Press and falsely reported White House explosions
Cheeky Botnet Pusher Markets Wares On Facebook
Facebook used to sell Zeus botnet console, showing cyber crooks are getting considerably more brazen
InfoSec 2013: Ministers Optimistic In Face Of Cyber Attack Onslaught
We can all make money from cyber attacks, government says at London conference
CA World: CA To Buy API Security Company Layer 7
Canadian API wizards will offer their services through the US software powerhouse
InfoSec 2013: Thousands Of Open Servers Leave Critical Government...
Researchers find oil and gas systems, medical devices and naval ships could all be manipulated thanks to over 100,000 serial servers
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Twitter Hacked By Syrian Electronic Army
Syrian government supporters post Sepp Blatter's resignation on his Twitter acount
InfoSec 2013: China Is ‘Biggest Source Of Advanced Cyber Attacks’
Two reports again claim China is the number one source of serious attacks
Malwarebytes Revamps Processes After Update Snafu
Malwarebytes has taken steps to ensure that its problematic update last week will not happen again
InfoSec 2013: Government Promises £500,000 Cyber Aid For SMBs
SMBs are getting battered and the government wants to help with little pots of money
Japan Police Want To Block Nefarious Tor Use
Some fear Japanese police move could lead to a blanket ban of the anonymising service
Germany Fines Google £124k Over Street View Wi-Fi Snooping
German regulator complains Google's Wi-Fi snooping fine should be bigger
ISPs In ‘Conspiracy Of Silence’ With Government On...
Privacy groups accuse ISPs of betraying customers' trust by colluding with the Government
Boston Marathon Tragedy Spurs Botnet Spam Campaigns
The Boston Marathon bombing and the Texas fertilizer explosion are being used by two large botnets
BadNews Malware Downloaded By ‘At Least 2m Android Users’
More nasty code finds its way onto the Google Play store
Reddit Hit By ‘Malicious DDoS’
Another day, another big site DDoSed
The Cambridge Boffs Hoping To End Cyber Bank Heists
Cronto, a Cambridge University spin-out, believes it has a solution to the problem of banking malware
US House Passes Controversial CISPA Bill
Bill passes but faces tough road ahead, with White Office threatening a veto
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Bitcoin Blockchain And Mt.Gox Knocked Offline By DDoS Attacks
More trouble in Bitcoin land, with the Blockchain DDoSed, Mt.Gox suffering outages and BitFloor giving up entirely
Anonymous Gets $54k Funding For News Site
Your Anon News to set up its own incendiary web space
Pirate Bay Co-Founder “Anakata” Faces New Charges
Swedish authorities intend to keep Gottfrid Svartholm Warg in prison
Worm Infections Fall As Web Threats Rise, Says Microsoft
Microsoft says that worms such as Conficker are on the decline, but it warns that web threats are thriving
Malwarebytes Update Kills Thousands Of Computers
Update gaffe leaves malware finders rather contrite
Prolexic CEO: ‘Biggest Cyber Attack Ever’ Was Built On...
We were told it was the biggest DDoS ever, but Prolexic's CEO says it's hugely unlikely that's true
Check Point’s Low Cost Firewalls Boost SMB Security
SMB offices get cheap firewall security from Check Point
Thousands Of UK Users Cursed By ‘Magic Malware’
Persistent campaign against UK businesses and individuals contains 'magic code'
DDoS Power Up 718 Percent Amidst Widespread Batterings
Prolexic sees seven-fold rise in average attack strength