Security Firm Finds Keylogger Installed On New Samsung Laptops.
Stuxnet-Like Attacks Beckon As 50 New SCADA Threats Discovered. Flash Cache Exploit Debuts In Amnesty Attack. High performance access to file storage Miscreants have deployed a subtle variant of the well established drive-by-download attack tactics against the website of human rights organisation Amnesty International.
In traditional drive-by-download attacks malicious code is planted on websites. This code redirects surfers to an exploit site, which relies on browser vulnerabilities or other exploits to download and execute malware onto visiting PCs. Symantec Unveils Norton Cybercrime Index. The Norton Cybercrime Index, unveiled today, rates the current state of cybercrime in a single, simple number and indicates whether the danger level is going up or down.
Interested visitors can drill down for almost any level of detail. This tool "alerts consumers to today's online trouble-spots and potential hazards, including the day's most dangerous Web sites, the most hijacked search terms by cybercriminals, as well as top scams, identity theft and spam. " The index is open-ended, like the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Symantec's proprietary algorithm draws on many sources to produce the index, among them the Symantec Global Intelligence Network, Norton Safe Web and the millions of customers using Norton 360 Version 4.0, Norton AntiVirus 2011, and Norton Internet Security 2011.