SEO poisoning attack hits big sites; Can the defenses scale?   29 Mar 2008 12:26 GMT
Security researcher Dancho Danchev said Friday that SEO poisoning attacks have scaled up and are attacking well known sites. Google has been filtering its results as a defense, but Danchev's latest finding brings up an interesting question: Can the defenses scale? First, a few key points. SEO...
Source: ZDNet

Hannaford says malware planted on its store servers stole card data   28 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
In a letter to Massachusetts officials, Hannaford Bros. disclosed that the intruders who stole credit and debit card numbers from its systems did so by planting malware on all of its store servers.

Source: Computerworld

Hackers expand massive IFRAME attack to prime sites   28 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
A massive IFRAME attack that began earlier this month has spread to a number of prominent Web sites whose search results have been poisoned with malicious code, according to security researchers.

Source: Computerworld

Researchers: GSM mobile security on the ropes   28 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
The security of the world's most widely used standards for transmitting mobile phone calls is dangerously flawed, two researchers warned at the Black Hat conference in Amsterdam.

Source: Computerworld

Mac easiest to hack, says $10,000 winner   28 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
A security researcher who hacked a MacBook Air at the "PWN To OWN" hacker challenge at CanSecWest chose to attack Apple Inc.'s operating system because "it was the easiest one" to go after.

Source: Computerworld

FTC settles with TJX, LexisNexis   28 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
The FTC has settled data breach complaints against TJX and LexisNexis, ordering the two companies to set up comprehensive information security programs and submit to biennial data security audits for the next 20 years.

Source: Computerworld

Analyst: Money will lead to more mobile spying programs   28 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
The economics of so-called spy programs for getting confidential information from mobile phones is changing, meaning the programs will become more common in the future, according to a security analyst.

Source: Computerworld

What's Yahoo worth to Microsoft without Alibaba?   28 Mar 2008 12:19 GMT
One of Yahoo's best arguments for getting Microsoft to raise its offer to acquire the company--the portal's stake in Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba--is in jeopardy courtesy of antitrust regulations in China. The New York Times reported Friday that a Chinese monopoly law that goes into effect in...
Source: ZDNet

Microsoft vs. Apple: Who patches zero-days faster?   27 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
Apple's more excitable fan contingent isn't going to like the news from a group of independent researchers who examined 1396 vulnerabilities to see which company -- Microsoft or Apple -- is quicker on the patching draw.

Source: Computerworld

Ethical hacker group to counter 'black PR'   27 Mar 2008 13:00 GMT
Amplifying their criticism of companies that work harder to squelch talk of vulnerabilities than they do to fix such things, the blogging researchers of GNU Citizen have announced plans to counter the crisis management mode they call "black PR."

Source: Computerworld