Apple Safari And Firefox
Apple has released Safari 4.0.3 for Windows and Mac OS X to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, cause a denial-of-service condition, obtain sensitive information, or spoof a website.
The Mozilla Foundation has released Firefox 3.0.13 and Firefox 3.5.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an [...]
GFIRST National Security Conference
Announcing the 5th Annual GFIRST National Conference
at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia – August 23-28, 2009
GFIRST5: The Five Pillars of Cyber Security: Threat, Vulnerability, Attack & Detection, Mitigation and Reflection. These foundations support the cyber security and incident response community by identifying the core components of incident management. [...]
Canadian Pharmacy Scam
There is a scam being perpetrated by a company claiming to be “Canadian Pharmacy #1 Internet Online Drugstore”.
BUYER BEWARE!
They use a wide variety of methods to lure you to their site. The latest comes in an email claiming to be from Facebook (See an example.)
People that have been fooled by the website [...]
I Spy… a Bunch of Spys!
Washington, DC, United States of America amd South Korea — First, there were questions about the USA’s NSA spy department developing Einstein 3 for the Internet. Then, there was the face of the head British spy being put on Facebook. Now, there is the question if North Korea launched a cyber attack [...]
Top British Spy Life Put on Facebook by Wife… Cover Blown?
London — You need to be careful what you post to social networking sites. The Mail, a London newspaper, reported that the new head of the British Spy agency (Sir John Sawers ) the Secret Intelligence Service cover was blown on Facebook. The SIS, more popularly known as MI6, is England’s intelligence gathering organization. [...]
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Is the United States Spy Agency Spying on Me?
Washington, DC — The Department of Homeland Security is getting ready to release the long delayed Einstein 3. The Einstein 3 project is meant to detect and prevent attacks against government computers. Because the National Security Agency (NSA) is involved, there is concern among citizens and civil liberty organization over privacy.
The following assessment [...]
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Caution Consumers: Job-search Email Scam
HARRISBURG – Attorney General Tom Corbett today cautioned Pennsylvania job-seekers to be extremely cautious about Internet employment offers that ask applicants to email copies of their personal credit reports.
“Credit reports contain a wealth of background information about consumers, including social security numbers, summaries of bank and credit card accounts, employment history, current and previous addresses [...]
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China Censors Coogle and Hammers Computer Makers
Green Dam Youth Escort
Beijing, China — The Chinese government has ordered PC (personal computers and laptops) makers to install Green Dam Youth Escort filtering software as of July 1. Representatives claim it is to prevent youth from viewing pornography on the Internet; however, independent analysis of the software revealed it blocked political content the [...]
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Update for Microsoft Outlook Phishing Scams
A massive phishing scam similar to the recent bank fraud scams is being sent in emails that look like the following:
From: “Microsoft Customer Support”
Subject: Update for Microsoft Outlook
Critical Update
Update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express (KB910721)
Brief Description
Microsoft has released an update for Microsoft Outlook / Outlook Express. This update is critical and provides [...]
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Phishing Scams: Chase, Bank of America, Sun Trust
Alert — There is a massive new bank fraud phishing scam being conducted via email. The website address that appears in the body of the email looks valid; however, if you view the source, you will see a bogus domain name. Clicking on the link will take you to an unauthorized website. [...]
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