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Certification authority reports security breach

Another certification authority has fallen prey to attackers in need of certificates for phishing authentication pages. The authority in question is StartSSL, operated by …

Dropbox security glitch allowed anyone to access user accounts

Web-based file hosting service Dropbox has confirmed that a bug introduced by a code push allowed anyone to access any user account by simply typing in a random password for a …

ICANN domain expansion could increase phishing

The ICANN board gave final approval to what some are calling “the most dramatic change to the Internet in four decades” allowing the expansion of new Top-Level …

Metasploit 3.7.2 adds 11 new exploits

Metasploit is a free, open source penetration testing solution. Metasploit now ships with 698 exploit modules, 358 auxiliary modules, and 54 post modules. 11 new exploits, 1 …

Japan criminalizes malware creation and distribution

The Japanese parliament has finally passed a law that punishes malware creators and distributers – and even people who acquire/store malware – with jail time and a …

Android URL Filtering SDK: Secure Web browsing and compliance

Commtouch announced GlobalView URL Filtering for Mobile, which enables real-time protection for mobile device users browsing the Web. GlobalView URL Filtering is comprised of …

German hackers sentenced for stealing Lady Gaga songs

The two German youths that have been arrested in December for stealing unreleased songs of over fifty recording artists and selling them online have been found guilty of …

Tools for parsing Dropbox configuration and cache files

Dropbox Reader is a suite of command-line tools for parsing configuration and cache files associated with the Dropbox cloud storage software. These tools can run on Windows, …

Panda Cloud Antivirus 1.5 released

Panda Security launch Cloud Antivirus 1.5 which includes performance improvements as well as new features. The new version is available for free, with a Pro version that …

Spam e-books plague Amazon’s Kindle store

If you are a regular customer of Amazon’s Kindle store, you could already be aware of the fact that spammers are using it to fleece customers out of their hard-earned …

Sega hacked, 1.3 million accounts compromised

Sega Corporation was attacked and its database breached last week, and the fact was confirmed by the company the day after it took its SEGA Pass system offline on Thursday. …

Free Service helps companies keep Web browsers secure

Qualys announced BrowserCheck Business Edition, a new free service helping organizations identify and fix browser security issues. The service gives IT administrators a clear …

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