Do you know how much your network password on the black market costs? A new tool offered by Symantec allows to quickly carry out the appropriate calculations. Toolkit Norton Online Risk Calculator, released simultaneously with the software package Norton 2010, will determine your value on the black market, asking a few questions about the nature of [...]
Malware is a malicious code with the intent to damage the system it is downloaded onto. Malware comes in various types. The most familiar of those are as follows: Trojan horse This is a malicious code, generally exchanged through email, which displays itself as a useful program but has a hidden agenda. One instance is [...]
Data from the year 2008 showed that the high point of action from viruses, worms and other internet based attacks came three days before America’s Thanksgiving holiday, leading them to suggest that the same day could prove bleakest for 24 hours this year. The increase in virus activity could be the result of internet shopping [...]
Although the military is notoriously tight-lipped about successful IT attacks, the winter of 2008 saw a noteworthy attack perpetrated against the Pentagon. These attacks typically garner little attention as they answer to some 800 plus attacks every year. Everyone began to take notice late in November when the Defense Department banned use of all external [...]
A San Diego man, Bradley John Dierking, was indicted in October, 2008 for intentionally damaging computers of his former employer and one of their clients. Geary Interactive, a digital and online ad agency, Mr. Dierking’s former employer, and Miraval resort both experienced monetary loss due to the actions taken by Mr. Dierking. He also belittled [...]
NetworkWorld.com A computer intrusion into a Citibank server that processes ATM withdrawals led to two Brooklyn men making hundreds of fraudulent withdrawals from New York City cash machines in February, pocketing at least $750,000 in cash, according to federal prosecutors. The ATM crime spree is apparently the first to be publicly linked to the breach [...]
Hacker breaks into vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s email account and posted screenshots of its contents on the web. Twenty year old David Kernell, son of Memphis state reprehensive and University of Tennessee-Knoxville student, alleges that he was the individual that was responsible for leaking governor Palin’s email inbox details online. He also continues to boast [...]