India Blames Pakistan For Threatening Messages Sparking Exodus of Migrant Workers The exodus was sparked by threats sent via mobile phones and the Internet that people from northeastern Assam state would be attacked by Muslims after the end of the holy month of Ramadan in reprisal for recent ethnic violence. See on www.securityweek.com
India Cracks Down on Internet Over Migrant Exodus India has demanded social networking websites take down provocative messages and blocked some online content after anonymous threats sparked an exodus of migrants from southern cities. See on www.securityweek.com IRS Phishing Emails Link to Malicious Websites, Spread Cridex Worm Spammers are sending out bogus IRS notifications in an attempt to spread the Cridex worm. (Beware! See on www.hyphenet.com Phishing for a Pay Day Retina identifies systems that still have this vulnerability unpatched & provides visibility to known exploits for remediation prioritization. See on blog.beyondtrust.com Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes, Second Edition (Information Security) Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes, Second Edition (Information Security) (Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Cr…)… See on www.pulist.net
Mac malware Crisis can spread to different environments Nearly a month ago a number of security companies have analyzed a new Mac Trojan that opens a backdoor into the affected computer and spies on the user by monitoring mouse coordinates, instant messenger apps, the built-in webcam and microphone, clipboard contents, pressed keys, calendar data and alerts, address book contents, URLs visited by the user, and other things. The malware - dubbed Crisis or Morcut - was not spotted in the wild, but received by the security researcher from VirusTotal in the form of a JAR file, the analysis of which revealed that it contained a .class file named WebEnhancer, and two installers - one for Windows and the other for OS X. Symantec's researchers have continued analyzing the file, and have recently discovered that the Windows version of the threat uses three methods to spread itself: to a removable disk drive, to a VMware virtual machine, and to a Windows Mobile device.
India caught in crossfire of global cyber war – Times of India V3.co.ukIndia caught in crossfire of global cyber warTimes of IndiaThere is a cyber war going on between Iran and a few other countries. And India has been caught in the crossfire. See on articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com EA investing ‘a lot of resources’ to prevent FIFA 13 hacking – Computerandvideogames.com EA investing ‘a lot of resources’ to prevent FIFA 13 hackingComputerandvideogames.com”There’s a lot of sophisticated hacking happening in the gaming industry and it’s a continuous battle,” he said. See on www.computerandvideogames.com
Apache HTTP Server 2.4.3 fixes security issues Posted on 21 August 2012. The Apache Software Foundation and the Apache HTTP Server Project released version 2.4.3 of the Apache HTTP Server. This version of Apache is the 3rd GA release of the new generation 2.4.x branch of Apache HTTPD and represents fifteen years of innovation by the project, and is recommended over all previous releases. Israeli firms targeted by cyber extortionists Posted on 21 August 2012. While Iranian systems seem mostly targeted with state-sponsored espionage malware, Israeli businesses and financial institutions mostly fear cyber extortionists. According to Haaretz' Tamir Cohen, there has recently been a wave of successful extortion attempts. But not all the attackers manage to breach their targets' internal systems - or need to, it seems.