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Mass SQL Injection Storm Uses Search Engines And Automation
The third mass injection attack in a year uses search engines as a reconnaissance tool to identify sites to hit and then directs users to Lilupophilupop.com
Oracle Beefs Up Database Firewall Product
Oracle has beefed up its Database Firewall to help system administrators combat SQL injection attacks
Judge Denies Twitter Data Block Request
A decision in US federal court means Twitter will have to cooperate with prosecutors in their ongoing WikiLeaks probe
The Unlearned Lessons Of The Past Will Shape 2012
The security landscape changed in 2011 as large companies and governments were taught serious lessons about vulnerability but action has been slow in coming, says Eric doyle
The Cattle Group Loses Data Of 1.4 Million Clients
The Cattle Group reports loss of backup tape containing personal and financial data on clients
Israel Vows Retaliation For Credit-Card Hack
The Israeli government has compared the publication of thousands of credit-card details to a terrorist attack
Stratfor Hack Exposes 200 British Defence Staff
Anonymous has exposed email addresses of defence officials, but sources deny there is any risk to national security
Clues To Botmaster Identity Revealed In Chat Logs
Clues and details about the Cutwail botnet and its creator have been discovered in chat logs by Russian authorities
Microsoft Readies 7 Fixes For Upcoming Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has revealed it will close seven security loopholes with its upcoming Patch Tuesday update
US Pushed Spain Into Passing An Online Piracy Law
Leaked letter shows US government threatened Spain with trade sanctions to force it to favour passing an anti-piracy law
Symantec Denies Hackers Have Norton Source Code
Lords of Dharamaraja claim to have stolen source code provided for the Indian military
Apple Files Patent For Password Recovering Charger
New technology could replace security questions for forgotten laptop, iPhone and iPad passwords
Anonymous Outs Neo-Nazi Site Members
Anonymous Germany has launched a website to out neo-nazi site members as part of operation blitzkrieg
Facebook Ramnit Worm Variant Stole UK Log-In Credentials, Report Claims
The latest version of the Ramnit worm steals Facebook credentials and spams friends instead of relying on email
Sweden Grants Religious Recognition To File-Sharing Church
Sweden has accepted that a "church" which believes in file-sharing as a religion: a move that will not please the Hollywood studios
Check Point Security Gateways Offered On Amazon Web Services Cloud
Check Point offers Amazon Web Services customers virtual security appliances built into their cloud environments
Comet Pledges ‘Vigorous Defence’ Against Microsoft Lawsuit
Electrical retailer Comet has pledged to defend itself after software giant Microsoft launched a lawsuit over recovery CDs
ICO To Crack Down On Rule Breakers In 2012
ICO says austerity is no excuse for flaunting its rules and warns companies not to cut corners in 2012
Enterprises Need To Secure Private Data With Encryption
Security experts are urging users and businesses to adopt full disk encryption to secure sensitive data
Two iOS5 Security Flaws Exploited By Apple Jailbreak Tool
The latest jailbreak tool for Apple's mobile devices takes advantage of flaws in the current iOS5 binary and kernel
Saudi Hackers Steal Israeli Credit Card Details
Saudi hackers claim 400,000 Israeli credit cards compromised and promise to reveal more
Japan Develops Defensive Cyberweapon Arsenal
Japanese military plans to deal with an offensive cyber-attack on the country and its infrastructure have been revealed
Hactivists Plot Satellite System To Bypass Web Censorship
So called hacktivists are considering an outlandish plan to launch their own satellites to create a free space-based Internet, immune to censorship
Belarus Restricts Access To Foreign Websites
Belarusians will be fined up to £81 if they conduct business on foreign websites un der a law that comes in on Friday
Sony, Nintendo, EA Games Turn Their Backs On SOPA
The top three gaming companies have added their names to the growing list of critics opposing the US Government's SOPA Act
Windows Phone Jailbreak Tool Reaches Download Limit
The Microsoft approved jailbreak tool for Windows Phone 7 has reached its 10,000 download limit
Microsoft Releases ASP.NET Patch
Microsoft has patched a critical security vulnerability affecting all versions of the .NET Framework
Duqu Platform Used To Build Other Super-Malware
The same platform used to build the Duqu and Stuxnet Trojans may have been used for similar variants, according to Kaspersky Lab
New Christmas Gadgets Targetted By Cyber-Criminals
Got a new computer or Apple product for Christmas? Beware as cyber-criminals have launched phishing and malware campaigns targetting these new devices