Massive sting operation nabs 24 hackers
U.S. law enforcement officials on Tuesday said 24 suspected hackers had been arrested in a sting operation spanning four continents that targeted online financial fraud of stolen credit card and bank information
Beware free public Wi-Fi: Kaspersky
More than half of mobile devices using unprotected Wi-Fi networks
Leon Schuster movie pirates arrested
Several people were to appear in court on Monday for allegedly trying to make a pirate copy of Leon Schuster’s new movie, according to a report on Monday
Flame virus can sabotage computers: Symantec
The powerful Flame computer virus is not only capable of espionage but it can also sabotage computer systems and likely was used to attack Iran in April, according to a leading security company, Symantec Corp
U.S., Israel developed Flame virus: report
The United States and Israel jointly developed the Flame computer virus that collected intelligence to help slow Iran’s nuclear program, The Washington Post reported on Tuesday, citing anonymous Western officials
Bank account hacking software gets smarter
Two of the most pervasive and dangerous types of software for stealing money from bank accounts have been improved and can now transfer money out automatically, without a hacker’s supervision, researchers said
Hacked companies fight back
Frustrated by their inability to stop sophisticated hacking attacks or use the law to punish their assailants, an increasing number of U.S. companies are taking retaliatory action
How America wages cyber war in the shadows
After a decade of costly conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, the American way of war is evolving toward less brawn, more guile.
LulzSec hacker feels the heat in US, UK
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles has indicted a 20-year-old British citizen on charges related to attacks by the LulzSec hacking group on the Fox and PBS television networks and Sony’s film and TV studio, authorities said on Wednesday
Massive credit card data breach now “contained”
Global Payments Inc said a recent data breach put no more than 1.5 million credit card numbers at risk, and that the incident is now “contained”
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