A report out of Congress outlines the increased hacks on power grid computer systems, noting that one utility faces 10,000 attempted cyberattacks per month.
Magic mystery malware menaces many UK machines – new claim
Who exactly is spying on thousands of Brit biz PCs?
Security researchers have found malware that communicates using an unknown protocol and is largely targeting UK businesses.…
Web host Linode, hackers clash over credit-card raid claim
Crooks boast of swiped privates via ColdFusion hole
Crooks claim they gained access to server hosting biz Linode’s customer passwords and credit card numbers.…
Quantum crypto still not proven, claim Cambridge experts
Thirty years of experiments still haven’t proven quantum entanglement
Two killjoy researchers from the University of Cambridge have cast doubt on whether quantum cryptography can be regarded as ‘provably secure’ – and are asking whether today’s quantum computing experimentation is demonstrating classical rather than quantum effects.…
Android adware capability a vulnerability, claim boffins
Ad push code can spoof SMSs
North Carolina State University researchers have revealed a vulnerability in Android that allows SMS messages to be sent from one app to another without going over the air, something they say could be used for SMS phishing attacks.…
Bonfire Night sets internet AFLAME: Anons claim PayPal, Symantec
Bigger fireworks as hacktivists raise their sights
Anonymous claims to have leaked 28,000 passwords from PayPal as part of a a global day of protest to mark 5 November, Guy Fawkes night.…
Security biz U-turns on Gauss, Flame joint cyberspy hub claim
FireEye mistook rival’s sinkhole for command server
Computer security biz FireEye has withdrawn claims that the Gauss and Flame super-viruses may be linked.…
Android botnet claim in dispute
Google and Lookout see no evidence that Android devices are spewing spam as claimed.
Hackers claim breach of China Telecom, Warner Bros. networks
SwaggSec says it lifted more than 900 login credentials from the Chinese ISP and that the company did little to defend itself after it discovered the breach.
Hacktivists claim takedown of Chicago police Web site
Anonymous group AntiS3curityOPS says action is in retaliation for alleged police brutality committed during protests against NATO summit.