Security Wandering

Over on the post “Was this the e-mail that took down RSA? – Computerworld” contains this text: “Was this the e-mail that took down RSA? A spear phishing e-mail that has surfaced in a security database looks like it may have been the one to hit RSA By Robert McMillan August 26, 2011 02:21 AM […]

  Over on the post “Innocent passengers targeted to protest subway agency • The Register” contains this text: “Hacktivists protested recent controversial actions taken by a San Francisco regional subway authority by publishing sensitive information for more than 2,000 of passengers who had nothing to do with its agency’s management Anonymous, the loose-knit hacking collective, […]

Over on the post “Malware attack spreads to 5 million pages (and counting) • The Register” contains this text: “The iframes silently redirect visitors to malicious files located on willysy.com and exero.eu. Those domain names, in turn redirect visitors to a series of intermediate websites that ultimately try to exploit several Windows vulnerabilities.”

Over on the post “Researcher: Mac notebook batteries can be hacked | Apple Talk – CNET News” contains this text: “Researcher: Mac notebook batteries can be hacked by Josh Lowensohn Print E-maiA battery indicator on a MacBook Pro. (Credit: Josh Lowensohn/CNET) The chip that helps control your Mac notebook’s battery could be the latest target […]

  Over on the post “Botnet Called ‘Practically Indestructible’ – Computerworld” contains this text: “Massive botnet ‘indestructible,’ say researchers By Gregg Keizer July 18, 2011 06:00 AM ET1 Comment Computerworld – A new and improved botnet that has infected 4.5 million Windows PCs is “practically indestructible,” security researchers say. TDL-4, the name for both the […]