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Kaspersky exposes sensitive database, says hacker
A security lapse at the firm has exposed a wealth of proprietary information about the company's products and customers, a blogger claims. 2009-02-09 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11545 RFID passports cloned wholesale Using relatively inexpensive components, an information security expert has built a mobile platform that can clone large numbers of the unique electronic identifiers used in U.S. passport cards and next-generation drivers licenses. 2009-02-04 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11544 Mac OS X research warns of stealthier attacks A security researcher finds a way to inject hostile code directly into the memory of Macs in a way that makes it significantly harder for investigators to detect attacks. 2009-01-22 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11543 Group releases list to kill most-dangerous bugs Software makers, security vendors, and government agencies team up to create a list of the 25 most severe software issues, aiming to get developers to stop making mistakes. 2009-01-13 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11542 Group attacks flaw in browser crypto security A group of researchers warns browser makers and certificate authorities to drop support for MD5 digital signatures, after successfully creating a fake, but valid, certificate. 2008-12-30 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11541 Commission calls for cybersecurity czar A group of technology and government experts warns that, without significant changes to the U.S. approach to cyberspace, foreign companies and other nations will continue to steal valuable technologies. 2008-12-08 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11540 Online payment site hijacked by crime gang CheckFree loses control of at least two of its domains in an attack that sends customers to servers run by a notorious crime gang. 2008-12-04 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11539 Microsoft hopes free security means less malware The software giant says shutting down Windows Live OneCare to release the software as a free tool could make consumers more secure. 2008-11-20 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11538 Researchers find more flaws in wireless security Two security experts plan to show a limited attack against the popular Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) -- a replacement for insecure WEP -- at a conference in Tokyo. 2008-11-06 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11537 Secure hash competition kicks off Dozens of amateur and professional cryptographers have joined the United States' first open competition for creating an uncrackable algorithm for generating hashes -- the digital fingerprints widely used in a variety of security functions. 2008-11-03 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11536 |
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