HP douses firebomb printer hack threat – Register
TechSpot HP douses firebomb printer hack threatRegisterIn a demo, Columbia University's Professor Salvatore Stolfo and Ang Cui show how it might be possible to instruct a hacked printer to overheat a component used to dry ink, causing paper to heat up and eventually smoke. In the demo a thermal switch …HP laser printer hack raises [...]
Phishing email used in serious RSA attack surfaces – The Register
The theft of secret data related to RSA’s SecurID tokens used by 40 million employees to access sensitive networks likely started with a 13-word email, evidence uncovered through a researcher’s dogged sleuthing suggests. “I forward this file to you for …
UK cops charge alleged Anonymous hacker (Kelly Fiveash/The Register)
Kelly Fiveash / The Register:UK cops charge alleged Anonymous hacker — Say he fired Low Orbit Ion Cannon at Wikileaks enemies — A man has been charged by police investigating web attacks allegedly carried out by hacking collective Anonymous against firms deemed to have acted against the whistleblower website Wikileaks.
Twitter ‘Stalker app’ just a phishing scam – The Register
A “Stalkers app” doing the rounds on Twitter is actually a phishing scam, security watchers warn. The Stalkers app, which purports to be officially sanctioned and to track people who are “stalking your Twitter”, is promoted via messages linking to the …
The Global Internet Trust Register: 1999 edition
Product Description“An important tool to ensure trusted communications in a world where individual rights to privacy are under regulatory assault.” — Jim Bidzos, President, RSA Data Security, Inc. The development of electronic commerce and other applications on the Internet is held up by concerns about security. Cryptography–the science of codes and ciphers–will be a significant [...]
European Council: Creating hacking tools should be criminal across EU – The Register
“The term botnet indicates a network of computers that have been infected by malicious software (computer virus),” the Council statement said. “Such network of compromised computers (‘zombies’ may be activated to perform specific actions such as attacks …
Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? (John Leyden/The Register)
John Leyden / The Register:Google Chrome OS: Too secure to need security? — Confident anti-virus-less chocolateers may be repeating Apple’s mistakes — A leading security researcher has warned that Google risks repeating Apple’s mistakes on security with its new Chrome OS. — Google Chrome OS is a Linux-based …
Norway’s military computers targeted in serious attack – The Register
said only one computer containing non-classified information was compromised. Among the recipients were high-ranking military personnel. “The army is regularly the target of cyber and virus attacks, but not as extensive as this,” AFP quoted INI spokeswoman …
Finnish police close case on phishing Trojan gang – The Register
The alleged perpetrators, from Estonia and Finland, attempted to steal €1.2m through a series of over 100 false transactions starting early last year. Almost €178,000 remains missing, according to local reports . Two of the suspects allegedly used …
Security researcher warns over Dropbox authentication security flaw – The Register
Users will not be informed if a new computer is added to a synchronisation list. Newton blames designs flaws in the Windows version of Dropbox for what he argues is a security weakness. It is unclear whether or not Linux, Mac OS X or mobile Dropbox …
