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AVG uncovers new data-stealing Mumba botnet

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Dissent

Jeremy Kirk reports: Researchers at AVG have uncovered a botnet that has been harvesting personal information and uses the latest version of the Zeus code, underscoring the widespread use of the sophisticated malware. Dubbed the Mumba botnet, the campaign infected more than 35,000 computers when it started at the end of April, according to a…

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(follow-up) AU: Alleged hacker pleads guilty to data theft

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Dissent

ABC News in Australia reports: An alleged computer hacker has confirmed guilty pleas to charges of theft of personal information. South Australian police alleged Anthony Scott Harrison, 21, infected more than 3,000 computers worldwide with software designed to capture bank and credit card details and had potential to infect up to 74,000 computers. Harrison has…

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Oregon State U. notifies 34,000 of computer virus

Posted on July 14, 2010 by Dissent

Clearly Oregon State University does not pay enough attention to security bloggers who have derided such trite phrases as “in an abundance of caution.” Their press release from today: Oregon State University is notifying 34,000 current and former employees that a computer containing some of their personal information was recently infected by a virus, even…

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OU Reports Virus, Security Breach

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Dissent

The University of Oklahoma is warning students about a security breach that may put their personal information at risk. The university said its Information Technology department noticed unusual Internet activity on a laptop computer associated with its network. It said it determined the computer belonged to an employee and was infected with a virus known…

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e-Banking Bandits Stole $465,000 From Calif. Escrow Firm

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Dissent

Brian Krebs writes: A California escrow firm has been forced to take out a pricey loan to pay back $465,000 that was stolen when hackers hijacked the company’s online bank account earlier this year. In March, computer criminals broke into the network of Redondo Beach based Village View Escrow Inc. and sent 26 consecutive wire…

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Massive keylogger cache posted to Pastebin.com

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Dissent

Steve Ragan reports: Details for thousands of accounts, from Facebook to PayPal, have surfaced over the weekend on Pastebin.com. The details, which come from keylogging software, appear to have been dumped automatically to the site based on observations from BitDefender, who tipped The Tech Herald off to their existence on Friday. Along with usernames and…

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