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Amazon, Apple Cork Security Holes August 08, 2012 Amazon and Apple changed some of their security policies this week after tech journalist Mat Honan claimed an identity theft incident involving the two companies allowed a hacker to wipe out much of his personal online data. Both Amazon and Apple put an end to policies that allowed customers to change their account settings over the phone.

How to Keep Hackers Off of Your Cloud August 08, 2012 As digital horror stories go, Mat Honan's is a doozy. The Wired reporter had his iCloud account hacked and had his digital life wiped from cyberspace. Honan's attackers used a combination of tech savvy and social engineering. They used his public LinkedIn page to obtain his Gmail address. Then they used Gmail to display his account recovery page. That's when they hit gold.

DNSChanger: Just a Dress Rehearsal July 16, 2012 Despite dire warnings, the Internet didn't break last week when the FBI pulled the plug on the server controlling the DNSChanger botnet. An estimated 300,000 computers are still infected by the malware that ties them to the botnet, which was designed for large-scale click fraud.

2-Year Sting Nets FBI Dozens of Suspected Cybercrooks June 27, 2012 The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has arrested dozens of alleged cybercriminals in an international sting to crack down on Internet fraudsters. The arrests were the result of a two-year global sting operation conducted by the FBI and designed to nab hackers in "carding" crimes, in which perpetrators steal credit card or other personal information via the Internet and then conduct fraudulent transactions.

Social Media Giants Circle Wagons to Battle Bad Ads June 15, 2012 Social media giants are teaming up with nonprofit website StopBadware to create the Ads Integrity Alliance, which will counter so-called bad ads and work to create trust within the online advertising industry. The alliance will work to combat nefarious ads by recommending policy initiatives and best practices to policymakers.

The Future is Now - The Dark Side and Hacktivism March 31, 2012 We live in times when technology is exceeding the understanding of educational institutions and corporations. A highly social Web and a bad economy is making the Dark Side -- the Internet underworld where cybercrime and hacking run rampant -- overwhelming. Hacktivism is the new, hip thing; it has become a hobby for people with higher-than-average computer knowledge.

Microsoft Wields RICO Act to Storm Zeus-Infested Botnet Hives March 26, 2012 Microsoft, together with partners from the financial services industry, has hit the operators of a botnet running the Zeus Trojan. Escorted by U.S. Marshals, staff of the companies seized command and control servers in two hosting locations -- Scranton, Pa. and Lombard, Ill. -- and took down two IP addresses related to the C&C structure.

AT&T Let Scammers Overrun Calling Service, Feds Charge March 23, 2012 The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against telecommunications giant AT&T, claiming that the carrier allowed scammers to use a calling service for the hearing-impaired and then stuck U.S. taxpayers with the bill. While many Internet scams have originated from Nigeria, this case reportedly involves scammers using a free Internet-based calling system for hearing-impaired users.

12 Steps for Staying 1 Step Ahead of Online Security Threats March 23, 2012 With the explosion of Web-based communications in the form of applications, blogs, podcasts, and social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, new security threats that can cause serious damage to computers are emerging. As they access these Web-based services from both work and personal computers, many users are unaware that they may be exposing themselves and their organizations to risk.

Banks in the Crosshairs: 8 Ways Cybercriminals Outfox Strong Security Controls February 18, 2012 These days, cybercriminals are successfully circumventing advanced security controls with the precision of a sniper. In the crosshairs are banks, financial institutions, governments and enterprises. In a recent Gartner survey, 76 U.S. banks indicated that malware-based attacks were a growing problem and that fraudsters were able to defeat defenses such as advanced profiling systems.

Facebook Starts Collecting IDs of the Rich-in-Friends and Famous February 17, 2012 Stefani Germanotta might be one of the most popular music performers today but many people still have to think a moment before they realize she's Lady Gaga. Recognizing this, Facebook is putting in place an account verification mechanism for subscribers with a large number of friends.

Google Zips Up Wallet February 15, 2012 In the wake of two security flaws reported in its Google Wallet mobile payment system last week, Google has clamped down on the system and is scrambling to come up with a fix. One of the two flaws affects only rooted devices. But it's the second that troubles Google more.

New Email Spec Aims to Tangle Phishing Lines January 30, 2012 Fifteen leading email service providers and tech companies have announced a joint effort to fight phishers. Google, Facebook, PayPal, Yahoo and Agari are among the companies behind the Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance spec. DMARC is a technical specification that standardizes how email receivers perform email authentication using well-known mechanisms.

Facebook Slaps Likejackers With Lawsuit January 27, 2012 Facebook and Washington state filed federal lawsuits on Thursday against Adscend Media for "clickjacking," a form of spamming that fools users into visiting advertising sites and divulging personal information. "Likejacking" is similar. Users believe links to spam sites are being sent to them by friends.

Data Plunderers Run Off With Zappos Customer Info January 16, 2012 Thieves have made off with personally identifying data on 24 million customers of online shoe and apparel retailer Zappos. Announcing the hack on Sunday, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh said that the thieves broke into the company's system through one of its servers in Kentucky. Although customers' personal data was stolen, the secure database that stores their credit card and other payment data remained untouched, Hsieh said.

gTLD Security Threat Less Than Meets the Eye January 16, 2012 Despite the pleas of some regulators and the advertising industry, the overlords of the Internet -- the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers -- plunged forward last week with its plan to drastically expand the number of generic top level domains on the Net.

Vast Scope of Chanel Counterfeit Ruling May Render It Useless December 01, 2011 A Nevada judge has ordered that 228 online domains belonging to outfits that sell counterfeit Chanel items be seized, shuttered and removed from social networks and search engines. The case has raised questions regarding the control of Internet fraud in a widespread global marketplace.

Malware for Sale November 29, 2011 The holiday shopping season is in full swing, even for malicious hackers. Cybercriminals are lining up to lay hands on a new exploit that takes advantage of a recently patched critical security flaw in Java, security researcher Brian Krebs warned recently.

Game of PWNs November 15, 2011 This past week brought a plethora of cybersecurity news, with attackers going after everything from gaming platforms to advertisers' checkbooks. Steam, the massive gaming site that's part of Valve, got hacked, potentially endangering its 35 million members.

Hackers Turn Up Heat on Steam Gaming Platform November 11, 2011 Up to 35 million gamers with accounts on Steam, the multiplayer and digital games distribution platform developed by Valve, may be at risk following a breach of its database. Information in the database included usernames, passwords, data on members' game purchases, and members' email and billing addresses and encrypted credit card information, Valve said on Thursday.