Archive for January 2013

January 2, 2013

· Chrome Clickjacking Vulnerability Could Expose User Information on Google, Amazon
· Worth Reading: Smart, but insecure Samsung TVs

January 3, 2013

· Fraudulent Certificate for Google Domains Found After Mistake by Turkish CA
· Tchibo sells negative scanner with a virus surprise
· 17.4 million iOS and Android devices were activated on Christmas Day

January 4, 2013

· Researchers Bypass Microsoft Fix It for IE Zero Day
· Facebook vulnerability allowed silent webcam recording

January 7, 2013

· Adobe ColdFusion Exploits in Wild; Patch Remains Week Away
· Researcher Who Found Nvidia Bug Confirms Security Update Clears Up Driver Zero Day

January 8, 2013

· Yahoo adds HTTPS support to Yahoo mail
· Facebook password reset bug closed

January 9, 2013

· Shodan Search Engine Project Enumerates Internet-Facing Critical Infrastructure Devices
· Firefox 18 Brings 21 Updates, Fixes Nearly 3000 Bugs

January 10, 2013

· European Cybercrime Centre opens for business

January 11, 2013

· Turn off your Java now - Dangerous vulnerability in latest Java version
· Alleged ZeuS Botmaster Arrested for Stealing $100 Million from U.S. Banks
· Bank DDoS Attacks Using Compromised Web Servers as Bots
· Attackers Using Fake Chrome Updates to Lure Victims

January 12, 2013

· Moxie Marlinspike Leaving Twitter Security Team
· Java plugins unplugged by Mozilla and Apple

January 14, 2013

· Alleged Zeus botnet master nabbed in Bangkok
· ICS-CERT reports virus infections at US power utilities
· Fix for critical Java hole released

January 15, 2013

· Calls for internet law reform and open access after activist suicide
· Operation Red October - large-scale cyber-espionage uncovered

January 16, 2013

· North Korea accused of hacking South Korean newspaper
· Michael Jackson recording hackers avoid jail time

January 17, 2013

· Attacking networks using electromagnetic interference
· Aaron's Law hopes to blunt US computer crime law

January 18, 2013

· The Shylock banking trojan now travels by Skype
· Silent installs of add-ons still possible in Firefox

January 19, 2013

· FAKEM RAT Mimics Normal Network Traffic
· Google Looking Into Hardware to Help Kill the Password

January 21, 2013

· Security Firms Warn Users of Fake Java Updates
· Fixed Foxit Reader released

January 23, 2013

· Mega's first crypto faux pas
· Red October closes as Kaspersky publishes more details
· Plugin exploits can now win Pwn2Own prizes

January 24, 2013

· Sony fined £250,000 for 2011 PlayStation Network breach - Update
· ICS-CERT warns of SCADA password cracker
· Three Charged with Creating, Distributing Gozi Banking Malware

January 25, 2013

· Chrome update closes holes and fixes mouse wheel issues
· Anonymous conspirator gets 18-month jail term

January 26, 2013

· Gozi trojan: Charges brought against three Europeans in the US

January 28, 2013

· Anonymous defaces US Sentencing Commission site
· Oracle plans to talk down Java security concerns

January 29, 2013

· iOS 6.1 Software Update Now Available
· 50 Million Potentially Vulnerable to UPnP Flaws
· Google offers exploit bounties for Pwn2Own and Pwnium

January 30, 2013

· Deal: Save $50.00 on PowerDVD 12 Ultra now through -3/1/2013.
· Mozilla pulling plug on auto-running nearly all plugins
· Latest VLC version has dangerous hole

January 31, 2013

· 86,800 network printers open to the whole internet - is one of them yours?
· 190 million employment and salary records sold to debt collectors and financial service companies
· Passwords with grammar chaotic secure make
· Report: Chinese hackers attacked the New York Times