Tag: malware
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Iran Computers Hit By New Malware: Meet Flame!
Threat Level implies current computer worm, Flame is another large project that requires state backing: “a massive, highly sophisticated piece of malware has been newly found infecting systems in Iran and elsewhere and is believed to be part of a well-coordinated, ongoing, state-run cyberespionage operation.”
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US-trained Terrorist Group MKO Plants Stuxnet Malware
from @nilebowie: While both CIA chief David H. Petraeus and US National Intelligence Director James R. Clapper Jr. concede that no credible evidence exists to accuse Iran of constructing a nuclear weapon, the brazen criminality of intelligence operations against Iran’s civil nuclear program remain deeply troubling. ISSSource has recently confirmed that the individuals responsible for…
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microsoft spins android malware into windows phone giveaway
from computerworld: Microsoft is using the latest malware campaign aimed at rival Android to give away new Windows 7 Phones to the five Android users who tell the best tales of woe. “More malware on Android! Been hit? Share yr #droidrage story to win a #windowsphone upgrade. 5 best (worst?) win!” said Ben Rudolph, Microsoft’s…
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6/23 defcon: strategies, taxes & trident tribunal
executive orders give pentagon new cyberwar guidelines* officials ‘expected to announce the entire strategy soon’* ex-dhs chief warns of cyberwar with hackers* cyber attacks grow more severe, frequent, say it practitioners* bitcoin prices plummet on hacked exchange* malware bitcoin theft a false flag on revolutionary currency?* states look to internet taxes to close budget gaps*…
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Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Damaged By Stuxnet?
Did Stuxnet infiltrate Fukushima Daiichi plant? The question is getting asked–and rightfully so! Fukushima plant uses Siemens Supervisory Control And Data Acquistion Software (SCADA), which Stuxnet is designed specifically to target. Is Stuxnet implicated in rendering, say, water pumps inoperable, a question asked recently on The Ugly Truth podcast?
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latest salvo in korean cyberwar
Cybersecurity firm Ahnlab, in a guardian.co.uk article, reported a denial of service attack (DoS) that targeted “… websites belonging to South Korea’s presidential office, the foreign ministry, the national intelligence service, US Forces Korea and major financial institutions.” Park Kun-woo, Ahnlab spokesman, advised attacks were similar to past ones – a DoS type of attack,…
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1/13 Defcon: Crimestop, Doublethink, Disconnect
Child porn probe leads to FBI headquarters // Ex-TSA worker gets 2yrs for planting ‘logic bomb’ malware in Colorado Springs screening system // Algorithms take control of Wall Street // Cyberdyne is real & making thought-controlled exoskeletons
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2010: the year the internet went to war
from threat level: It was a year without parallel. Threat Level’s bread-and-butter themes of censorship, hacking, security, privacy, copyright and cyberwar were all represented in tug-of-war struggles with unprecedented outcomes. Google defeated China’s censors, but caved to corporate censorship in the United States. The largest computer-crime case ever prosecuted ended in the nation’s longest prison…
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Virtual Flag Terrorism: New Clues Point to Israel As Author of Stuxnet
New clues released this week show a possible link between Israel and sophisticated malware targeting industrial control systems in critical infrastructure systems, such as nuclear plants and oil pipelines.
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‘cyber storm iii’ tests US on cyber attack
stuxnet & cyberstorm3 are unrelated, nothing to see here… from defencetalk: US keyboard warriors were doing battle Tuesday with a simulated cyberattack on government and private computer networks that undermines basic trust in the Internet. The “Cyber Storm III” exercise involves participants from seven US government departments, including the Pentagon, 11 US states, 60 private…
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Defense Official Discloses Cyberattack
Now it is official: The most significant breach of U.S. military computers was caused by a flash drive inserted into a U.S. military laptop on a post in the Middle East in 2008.
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Hacked US Treasury Websites Serve Visitors Malware
Websites operated by the US Treasury Department are redirecting visitors to websites that attempt to install malware on their PCs, a security researcher warned…
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defcon 2/10: broadband, threats & censorship protests
google to offer ‘ultra high-speed’ broadband in US* can google protect its users while working with the nsa?* US faces serious threats in cyberspace says john brennan* chavez puts venezuela under ‘electricity emergency’* australian govt websites face censorship protest* family spends $5000 per year on screen-related services* seti opens all data & coding to the…
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defcon 10/22: obama’s cyberthreats, telecoms & crypto
nasa: lunar pole-shot plume shows up in pictures*nsa director tapped for cyber command*nsa director to be new cyber commander*the growing cyberthreat*ucla study: the internet is altering our brains*former fbi agent slams defence tactics in mckinnon case*time-warner cable exposes 65k customer routers to remote hacks*crypto spares man who secretly video taped flatmates*free download turns blackberry into…
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Defcon 9/17: The Moon & Malware, The Cloud & Psyops
Lawmakers criticize obama spacepanel for dissing moon plan // pressure builds on obama to appoint cybersecurity coordinator // uk police ‘encouraged’ to hack more // hathaway on cyber security for the 1st time after leaving the white house // white house collects web users’ data without notice