Shaun Nichols reports: Apple’s attempt to fix a serious security weakness in OS X has fallen short, leaving users still vulnerable to malware hijacking their Macs, it is claimed. Patrick Wardle, director of research at Synack, reckons Cupertino has not been able to kill off the so-called “Rootpipe” backdoor that was supposed to be eradicated…
Month: April 2015
Stolen CentCom computers found on eBay
Patty Ryan reports: The internal theft of five laptop computers from U.S. Central Command at MacDill Air Force Base went undetected until a supplier noticed four of them advertised on eBay, according to federal court records. A CentCom official ordered an inventory, putting it in the hands of a Riverview man who now admits to…
EFCC Arraigns Hacker For N68bn Theft
From a statement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC): The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 20, 2015 arraigned one Stephen Omaidu before Justice M. A Nasir of Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Jabi, Abuja on a two count charge bordering on theft to the tune of N68,028,000,000.00 (sixty…
MS: Former consultant arrested for copying and selling data
In today’s installment of The Threat Among Us, a consultant copies his employer’s data and then allegedly sells it to another business, despite having a confidentiality agreement in place. The FBI reports that on April 8, 2015, members of the Jackson FBI’s Cyber Task Force arrested Thomas A. Wotring, age 28. The arrest was made…
VA report for March, 2015
From their statistics: Intrusion Attempts (Blocked): 358,163,688 Malware (Blocked/Contained): 1,190,896,611 Suspicious/Malicious Emails (Blocked): 81,343,076 Outgoing Unencrypted Emails: 1,136 Associated Privacy/Security Events 18,589 Total Emails Blocked Lost and Stolen Device Incidents: 50 Lost PIV Cards: 154 Mishandled Incidents: 105 Mis-mailed Incidents: 165 Paper Mis-mailings, 7 Pharmacy-item Mis-mailings out of 7,465,613 Total Mailings In terms of specific incidents reported, a cooler containing lab specimens…
FBI Alert Number I-042115-PSA: Hacktivists threaten to target law enforcement personnel and public officials
An alert issued today by the FBI offers law enforcement personnel some tips to protect themselves. The tips are useful advice for everyone: Summary Law enforcement personnel and public officials may be at an increased risk of cyber attacks. These attacks can be precipitated by someone scanning networks or opening infected emails containing malicious attachments…