GCHQ to help private sectors

Government’s intelligence listening post, may sell some of its specialist technology to safeguard the private sector from online attacks as part of wider efforts to drive economic growth, according to a security strategy unveiled today. 25th Nov 2011

Mass-Attack Detected by Sony

Sony admitted in an official PlayStation blog post last night that it had "detected attempts on Sony Entertainment Network, PlayStation Network and Sony Online Entertainment...services to test a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords against our network database." The IDs and passwords probably came from a "one or more compromised lists from other companies, sites or other sources." 12/10/2011

U.S. drones' control systems hit by virus

A virus that keeps a log of what people type has found a persistent foothold in the computers that pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada use to remotely control the U.S. military's unmanned drone aircraft.

07/10/2011

Vodafone targeted by Hackers

Hackers gained access to unauthorized information from Vodafone mobiles and its network after exploiting security loopholes in a femtocell—devices aimed at plugging small holes in their network coverage. 15-07-2011

Indestructible botnet spotted

"The malware detected by Kaspersky Anti-Virus as TDSS is the most sophisticated threat today," reports the firm in a new warning about the botnet.The botnet was first appeared in 2008 as TDL. 30 June 2011

Microsoft Warns Of Huge Phone Scam

A Social Engineering Attack reported by WEST Group last month is being confirmed by Microsoft Corporation today. They warned that PC users are getting calls from fake security experts. 17-06-2011