British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, as the trail to find the perpetrators stretches around the world. (source: Computerworld) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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British hacker keeps fighting extradition to U.S. (source: Computerworld)
An admitted hacker who broke into U.S. military computer systems shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has made a new appeal to a British court seeking to be tied in the U.K. rather than in the U.S. (source: Computerworld) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Read more »Microsoft delivers 9 patches, but leaves one hole open for hackers (source: Computerworld)
Microsoft today issued six patches that fix nine vulnerabilities, six of which were ranked 'critical.' (source: Computerworld) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com
Read more »Controversial UK mobile directory crashes
Service is overwhelmed by users rushing to remove their details.
Read more »Fourth State Department worker pleads guilty to passport snooping (source: Computerworld)
A fourth person who has worked for the U.S. Department of State has pleaded guilty to a charge connected to illegally accessing confidential electronic passport records, the U.S. Department of Justice said. (source: Computerworld) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read more »Analysis: Was North Korea behind the DDOS attack? (source: Computerworld)
The cyberattacks that took down prominent U.S. and South Korean Web sites in the last week have apparently ended but the search for those responsible is only just beginning. North Korea has emerged as a likely culprit, especially among politicians, but was... (source: Computerworld) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read more »Twitter suspends accounts of users with infected computers (source: Computerworld)
Twitter is suspending the accounts of some users whose computers have fallen victim to a well-known piece of malicious software that has targeted other sites such as Facebook and MySpace. (source: Computerworld) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com
Read more »Text message scammers quietly prey on regional banks (source: Computerworld)
You get a text message from your bank telling you there's been suspicious activity on your account. You call the number on your phone to see what's going on, and before you know it, you're a victim. (source: Computerworld) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
Read more »Phished Facebook accounts become spammer's tool (source: Computerworld)
Cybercriminals who went after Facebook users with a number of phishing attacks last week have now turned around and begun sending spam messages from the Facebook accounts they cracked. (source: Computerworld) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com
Read more »'Hacker' threatens to expose health data, demands $10M (source: Computerworld)
A hacker claimed to have broken into a database and encrypted millions of prescription records at Virginia's Department of Health Professions, but it remains unclear what happened. (source: Computerworld) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com
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