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09 Nov 09
Mossad hacked Syrian laptop to steal nuke plant secrets • The Register
"Mossad reportedly used a Trojan to hack into a Syrian official's laptop while he stayed in a London hotel.
The information extracted was used to plan a bombing raid at a suspected nuclear reactor facility in Syria, "
Tech titans meet in secret to plug SSL hole • The Register
"Researchers say they've uncovered a flaw in the secure sockets layer protocol that allows attackers to inject text into encrypted traffic passing between two endpoints.
The vulnerability in the transport layer security protocol allows man-in-the-middle attackers to surreptitiously introduce text at the beginning of an SSL session, said Marsh Ray, a security researcher who discovered the bug. A typical SSL transaction may be broken into multiple sessions, providing the attacker ample opportunity to sneak password resets and other commands into communications believed to be cryptographically authenticated."
06 Nov 09
Un virus informático inutiliza el sistema de dos prisiones | Barcelona | elmundo.es
"Un virus informático ha dejado inutilizado durante al menos tres días el sistema con el que trabajan a diario empleados y funcionarios del Departament de Justícia de la Generalitat."
Swedish spooks knocked offline by hack attack • The Register
"The website of the Swedish Signals Intelligence agency (Försvarets Radioanstalt, or FRA) was taken offline by a massive DDoS attack this week."
Gov't warns firms about online robberies
"Online criminals have used the Automated Clearing House (ACH) system to facilitate the theft of more than $100 million from small and medium businesses, the FBI warned this week.
The attacks typically use social engineering via e-mail messages to install malicious software on the computers of managers responsible for a business's financial transactions. The Trojan horse then transfers money from the firm's account, when the manager signs onto the business's bank account. "
05 Nov 09
Cybercriminals down five British police forces in a year • The Register
"In the last year five British police forces have suffered major computer failures lasting three days or more as a result of malicious internet attacks.
The spate of intrusions by cybercriminals and the resulting outages was revealed recently by a senior authoritative source, who can't be identified because the disclosure was made under the Chatham House rule."
04 Nov 09
Wachovia Online Banking Login Page Defaced by Hacker
"Wachovia Online Banking Login Page Defaced by Hacker "
29 Oct 09
AFP: Swiss foreign ministry hit by computer attack
"Unidentified hackers have penetrated the Swiss foreign ministry's computer system to seize data, forcing parts of it to be shut down for several days, the ministry revealed Monday."
27 Oct 09
La web del PP de Valencia sufre el ataque de un 'hacker' que pide la dimisión de Camps - RTVE.es
"La página web del PP de la provincia de Valencia ha sufrido el ataque de un hacker llamado krOno que pedía la dimisión del presidente del PP de la Comunidad Valenciana y de la Generalitat, Francisco Camps, por su relación con la trama de corrupción dirigida por el empresario Francisco Correa."
California Investigating Problems With Voting-Machine Audit Logs | Threat Level | Wired.com
"California is conducting a months-long investigation into audit logs inside the state’s electronic voting systems after reports of serious flaws with the logs — including the ability for an election official or someone else to delete votes without leaving an electronic trail."
Scan of Internet Uncovers Thousands of Vulnerable Embedded Devices | Threat Level | Wired.com
"Researchers scanning the internet for vulnerable embedded devices have found nearly 21,000 routers, webcams and VoIP products open to remote attack. Their administrative interfaces are viewable from anywhere on the internet and their owners have failed to change the manufacturer’s default password."
24 Oct 09
«Ci sono meno virus? No, ce ne sono molti di più. Ma non ce ne accorgiamo più» - Corriere della Sera
"«I professionisti del malware mirano ai dati degli utenti e ai loro soldi. Quindi non hanno interesse a essere "visti"» "
23 Oct 09
Thousands of sites loaded with potent malware cocktail • The Register
"Cybercriminals have laced about 2,000 legitimate websites with a potent malware cocktail that surreptitiously attacks people who browse to them, a security researcher warned Friday."
Trojan plunders $480k from online bank account • The Register
"A Pennsylvania organization that helps develop affordable housing learned a painful lesson about the hazards of online banking using the Windows operating system when a notorious trojan siphoned almost $480,000 from its account."
(Japan) Web Application Security Assessment: Trend Analysis Report 2009
One Third of Japanese Web Sites Have Flaws That Enable Unauthorized Access
NASA info security controls are broken, GAO concludes -- Government Computer News
According to a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), there are weaknesses in NASA's information technology systems that could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to those systems. The controls NASA is implementing under the requirements of the Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA) are inadequately enforced. The GAO's report gathered information from NASA headquarters in Washington DC, the Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California and several other NASA facilities. The weaknesses noted include failing to require strong passwords, not encrypting password files, failing to restrict user access to least privileges needed, and outdated configuration and patch management.
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