RSA has told analysts that the SecurID breach began with a phishing email bearing a malicious Excel spreadsheet
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IBM: 2010 Saw Rise In Security Flaws
Phishing activity declined in 2010, but more vulnerabilities and targeted attacks were identified, says IBM
Harnig Botnet Goes Offline After Rustock Raid
Another botnet has ceased operations after it emerged that the Harnig (Piptea) botnet has gone offline
Websites Hit By Massive SQL Injection Attack
An outbreak of SQL injection attacks has infected over 380,000 sites
Independent Internet Watchdog Proposed By ISPs
ISPs suggest an independent internet watchdog with the power to blacklist websites
Samsung Laptop Spyware Confirmed As False Alarm
Samsung "keylogger" spyware was a Windows Live Slovenian language directory detected as a false positive
Android Trojan Shames Illegal App Buyers, Steals Data
Users downloading pirated Android apps may get called out by a high-minded Android Trojan
IEEE Reveals Massive Credit Card Breach
The engineering society IEEE has informed 800 members that their credit cards have been compromised
Samsung Installed Stealth Keyloggers On Laptops
A report claims Samsung admitted to shipping laptops with an active keylogger deliberately installed
EU Shuts Off Webmail After Another Cyber-Attack
The European Government was forced to shut off remote access to email during a five-day long cyber-attack
Government Startup Site Linked To Malvertisement
StartUp Britain website inadvertently served up a malware infested ad for fake anti-virus software
Users Failing To Warn Friends Of Facebook Scams
Facebook scams are spreading because most users are not warning their friends, according to a new survey
Spam Volumes Dip After Seizure Of Rustock Servers
The global volume of spam has dropped dramatically after Rustock's servers were seized by US Marshalls
BBC Suffers Total Website Outage
The BBC admitted that most of its websites went offline in an incident described as a 'major network outage'
BP Spills Personal Data Of 13,000 Oil Leak Victims
Black marks for BP as a laptop goes missing with details of compensation claimants from last year's oil spill
Comodo Trust Wanes As Two More Accounts Hacked
Certification company's humiliation drags on as hacker scalps two more Comodo registration authority accounts
SQL Injection Attacks Hit Sun.com And MySQL.com
SQL injection attacks targeting Oracle sites have exposed database names and email addresses
An APT Lesson From RSA’s SecurID Breach
RSA's breach thrust Advanced Persistent Threats to the forefront as the biggest danger to organisations
Birmingham Council Throws Data Warehouse At Fraudsters
Birmingham City Council has used data matching technology to catch £6.8m of false tax discounts
BT Music Download Service To Combat File-Sharing
BT has confirmed plans to launch a not-for-profit music download service for its customers
UK Firms Fined £2.2m For Software Piracy
The BSA doubled its take from 'negligent' UK businesses in 2010, with help from disgruntled employees
Report: Corporate Hacking More Lucrative Than Ever
A McAfee report has found that cyber-criminals are profiting more from IP theft, and stealing trade secrets
Who Is Carrying The Can For Cloud Data Security?
Information Risk Management is being passed around like a game of pass the parcel using a time bomb. Where does the buck stop, asks Eric Doyle
Lone Iranian Claims Responsibility For SSL Hack
A message claims a lone, patriotic Iranian hacker carried out the recent Comodo SSL theft for patriotic reasons
Census Threatened With Paper DoS Attack
Protesters have spotted that the census may be vulnerable, through its legacy paper support, says Peter Judge
TfL Opens Bidding For Tube Wi-Fi Contract
Londoners will get to surf the web at Tube stations next year as the bidding for underground Wi-Fi provision begins
HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service
Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception
Lawyers Seek To Block Twitter Data Handover
Twitter's lawyers are trying to block US authorities from accessing personal data as part of a WikiLeaks probe
UK Cloud Security Alliance Reigns Over Info Risks
The CSA UK & Ireland set out its manifesto for raising cloud information storage risks at KPMG, London
Facebook Traffic Routed Through China
Facebook traffic on some networks was routed through Chinese and Korean servers, raising privacy concerns