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FBI news release: “The largest number of defendants ever charged in a cyber crime case have been indicted in a multinational investigation conducted in the United States and Egypt that uncovered a sophisticated phishing operation that fraudulently collected personal information from thousands of victims that was used to defraud American banks. [October 7, 2009], authorities …
“The U.S. is facing a cyber war. Foreign powers, criminal groups, hackers, and terrorist organizations have launched cyber attacks on the White House, Pentagon, State Department, and New York Stock Exchange; stolen data from the Pentagons fighter aircraft; and hacked into the nations electrical grid. There were millions of attempts to penetrate defense digital networks …
UK Cybercrime Report 2009 “UK cybercrime has rebounded to worrying levels, not seen since 2006, as a result of the recession and consumer complacency, according to Garliks annual UK Cybercrime report, now in its third year. The report, which analyses publicly available data to build a comprehensive view of cybercrime in the UK, revealed that …
National Cybersecurity Awareness Month: “October marks the sixth annual National Cybersecurity Awareness Month sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security. The theme for National Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2009 is Our Shared Responsibility to reinforce the message that all computer users, not just industry and government, have a responsibility to practice good cyber hygiene and to …
In following this January 9, 2009 memo, Legal Issues Relating to the Testing, Use and Deployment of an Intrusion-Detection System (EINSTEIN 2.0) to Protect Unclassified Computer Networks in the Executive Branch, this DOJ memo released September 18, 2009: Legality of Intrusion-Detection System To Protect Unclassified Computers Networks In Executive Branch – “Operation of the EINSTEIN …
“reCAPTCHA is a free CAPTCHA service that helps to digitize books, newspapers and old time radio shows…A CAPTCHA is a program that can tell whether its user is a human or a computer. You’ve probably seen them colorful images with distorted text at the bottom of Web registration forms. CAPTCHAs are used by many …
News release: “Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, ID-Conn., and Ranking Member Susan Collins, R-Me., Sunday said the latest trend in cybercrime is directed at small to medium sized companies that have been robbed of both data and dollars…The thieves steal in amounts under $10,000 to avoid triggering a bank report required …
Follow up to August 1, 2009 posting – Alleged International Hacker Indicted for Massive Attack on U.S. Retail and Banking Networks – today’s news release: “An international computer hacker pleaded guilty today to multiple charges relating to hacking activity and credit card fraud, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, Acting …
“PandaLabs issued a release on the proliferation of identity theft malware during times of economic crisis. Our research found that the number of users affected by malware designed for identity theft has increased 600 percent this year compared to the same time in 2008. PandaLabs receives nearly 37,000 samples of new viruses, worms, Trojans and …
News release: “Albert Gonzalez, 28, of Miami, Fla., was indicted today for conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major American retail and financial organizations, and stealing data relating to more than 130 million credit and debit cards, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District …
Remarks by Secretary Napolitano at the Global Cyber Security Conference, August 4, 2009: “We have to look at the landscape now; but, more important, we have toI thinkacknowledge amongst ourselves that in terms of cybersecurity we’ve been living in a cyber 1.0 world and we need to be cyber 3.0 and beyond. Because the minute …
News release: “The Federal Trade Commission testified today before the U.S. Senate on its efforts to combat deceptive advertising in the face of rapid changes in health care, technology, and online marketing strategies. In testimony before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportations Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, David Vladeck, Director …
