Researcher: Holes Abound in Chinese SCADA
No Yes The researcher who discovered a hole in a prominent SCADA software package used in China claims that holes in the country's SCADA systems aren't uncommon, and blames a lack of transparency for...
View ArticleWeek in Security: Chinese SCADA Miscommunication and Botnets 2011: The Return
No Yes The specter of Stuxnet reared its head again this week, with news of a critical hole in some Chinese SCADA software, while, elsewhere, botnets reloaded following a holiday break, and patches...
View ArticleSEO Poisoned Sites Still Slipping By Google
No Yes Attacks that use search engine optimization to push malicious pages into the top rankings on search engine results are on the rise in 2011, but new research from zScaler suggests that efforts...
View ArticleDozens of SCADA Exploits, Proof-of-concept Code Published
Exploits for scores of vulnerabilities in supervisory control and data acquisition software (SCADA) were made public on Monday, according to a report by The Register.Shorten URL: . Click to copy to...
View ArticleMalicious Ads Serving Malware to Spotify Users
Users of free music streaming service, Spotify are reporting that they have been the victims of drive-by malware attacks according to a report from Netcraft.Shorten URL: . Click to copy to clipboard or...
View ArticleSerious SCADA Security Flaw Affects Critical Infrastructure Firms
The U.S.'s Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) issued a warning to critical infrastructure firms on Wednesday about a serious security hole in products from Massachusetts firm Iconics that could...
View ArticleExploitHub Offering Bounties – And Residuals – for Exploits
NSS Labs’ announced today that their penetration-testing site, Exploithub, will be offering bounties to researchers for developing exploits for12 high-value vulnerabilities.read more
View ArticleAdobe Zero-Day Targets Lockheed Martin
Adobe said a previously undisclosed vulnerability in its Reader and Acrobat applications was passed along by defense contractor Lockheed Martin, raising the specter of a targeted attack on the...
View ArticleNew Linux Distro Promoted as Anonymous-OS
A new Ubuntu Linux distribution is being marketed as "Anonymous-OS" and comes pre-loaded with tools for hacking and protecting anonymity online. However, it is unclear whether the new operating system...
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