Daily Security News

• Coreflood, More Microsoft-Yahoo, IPhone Plans (PC World)
  PC World - A Trojan horse program that has been around for about six years is now being used to steal system-administrator passwords...
• Sony PlayStation Site Hacked With 'Scareware' (TechWeb)
  TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/208802208/28104347/SIG=131h295t0/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=2BUSPWZ2FG1MUQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - The site runs a script that pretends to do an online security scan of your computer and presents a bogus warning message that your PC is infected with malware, researchers said.
• Microsoft Unveils New Internet Explorer Security Features (TechWeb)
  TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/208802167/28104357/SIG=131h295t0/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=2BUSPWZ2FG1MUQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - Coming to IE8 is a set of cross-site scripting defenses to defeat hackers looking to steal cookies and browser history, logging keystrokes, stealing credentials, or just evading phishing filters.
• MySpace Users Struggle to Overcome Cybervandalism (PC World)
  PC World - MySpace is facing continuing security problems that threaten to spoil many of the innovative features that make the site...
• Prosecutors say peer-to-peer hacker in plea deal (AP)
  AP - A hacker suspected of infecting thousands of personal computers with malicious software to obtain private financial information will plead guilty to fraud under a plea agreement, the U.S. attorney's office said.
• Antispam Group Outlines Defenses to Block Botnet Spam (PC World)
  PC World - A major antispam organization is pushing a set of new best practices for ISPs to stop increasing volumes of spam generated by...
• Another Security Threat Aimed At Macs Found On The Web (TechWeb)
  TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/208800731/28019934/SIG=13148abnt/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=AQCD4GEPPVAHOQSNDLRCKHSCJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - Security vendor Intego said the latest malware masquerading as a program for Mac OS X is called "PokerGame."
• Sybase Adds To Mobile Security Line (TechWeb)
  TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/208800633/28004916/SIG=1318nvl7u/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=FUNNBW0YBX4NIQSNDLQCKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - Sybase iAnywhere has expanded its mobile security portfolio to include handheld antivirus and firewall capabilities.
• Marshall Islands email paralysed by 'zombie' attack (AFP)
  <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080624/tc_afp/marshallsinternet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080624/capt.cps.mur57.240608124202.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=l0psPW7PPdvBCcGvtwsy1Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Email communication in the Marshall Islands was paralysed after hackers launched a "zombie" computer attack on the western Pacific nation's only Internet service provider, officials said.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Email communication in the Marshall Islands was paralysed Tuesday after hackers launched a "zombie" computer attack on the western Pacific nation's only Internet service provider, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>
• Malware City Welcomes You (PC Magazine)
  PC Magazine - "There are eight million stories in Malware City...". Well, not yet, but BitDefender's new free resource at www.malwarecity.com includes a virus map, a free scanner, and other goodies in a film noir style.
• Teens Charged With Loading Spyware, Changing Grades (PC World)
  PC World - Two Orange County teenagers have been charged with breaking into school computers, installing spyware and altering grades.
• Former 'spam King' Must Pay MySpace $6 Million (PC World)
  PC World - A Colorado man has been ordered to pay US$6 million in damages and legal fees for spamming thousands of MySpace.com users.
• MySpace wins another verdict against alleged spammer (AP)
  AP - MySpace can collect $6 million from a notorious Internet marketer accused by the popular online hangout of spamming its users.
• Business, Cyber Liberties Groups Fight Laptop Searches (TechWeb)
  TechWeb - <a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/cmp/tc_cmp/storytext/208403992/27870318/SIG=131b19tnp/*http://www.informationweek.com/;jsessionid=2QQZP5V2UHK5QQSNDLQCKH0CJUNN2JVN?cid=feed-yahoo-news">InformationWeek</a> - Opponents argue that the blanket right to seize data on electronic devices threatens the ability of businesses to protect confidential information.
• British Hacker Faces Extradition Hearing Next Week (PC World)
  PC World - A British hacker fighting extradition to the U.S. on charges of computer hacking is preparing for his final U.K. appeal on...
• Weak Evidence Links Congressmen's Cyber-attacks to China (PC World)
  PC World - Security experts say that claims that Chinese hackers accessed the computers of U.S. congressmen are not well substantiated.
• 2 US lawmakers claim they were hit by Chinese hackers (AFP)
  <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080612/pl_afp/usitcrimepoliticschinahackers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080612/capt.cps.mrz89.120608214210.photo00.photo.default-311x512.jpg?x=78&y=130&q=85&sig=AO39llTwL6YoTi83mmWA6A--" align="left" height="130" width="78" alt="US congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia, seen here in 2006, said his office computer network was compromised in 2006 by Chinese hackers and called for stepped-up efforts to combat the risk of cyber attacks and espionage.(AFP/File/Tim Sloan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - In a new spat over cyber espionage, two US congressmen said their computer networks were compromised by Chinese hackers as they called for stepped-up efforts to boost security.</p><br clear="all"/>
• EU states extend life of Internet security body (Reuters)
  <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080612/wr_nm/eu_internet_enisa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080612/2008_06_12t102531_450x296_us_eu_internet_enisa.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=oZedIJcYyHEovwVBhKuAHQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A worker stands in front of a giant 150-square-metre European Union flag fluttering at a celebration in Brussels in this file photo from May 1, 2004. European Union telecoms ministers agreed on Thursday to extend the life of the bloc's Internet security watchdog by three years as threats to the Web increase. (Thierry Roge thr/DL/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - European Union telecoms ministers agreed on Thursday to extend the life of the bloc's Internet security watchdog by three years as threats to the Web increase.</p><br clear="all"/>
• China denies hacking into US computers (AP)
  <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/security/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080612/ap_on_hi_te/china_us_hacking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080611/capt.3bb367cf8992432087f83cbc6d5b3bd8.china_hacking_wx114.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=h7cFrCe4EHuaDNhhtCPWxQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="In this image from video, Rep. Frank Wolf., R-Va., speaks in the House Gallery on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. Wolf said Wednesday the FBI has found that four of his government computers have been hacked by sources working out of China.(AP Photo/APTN)" border="0" /></a>AP - China denied accusations by two U.S. lawmakers that it hacked into congressional computers, saying Thursday that as a developing country it wasn't capable of sophisticated cybercrime.</p><br clear="all"/>
• Japan and France Agree to Closer Ties on Cybercrime (PC World)
  PC World - Japanese and French government ministers agreed at a meeting in Tokyo on Thursday to work more closely on cybercrime.