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Anonymous hacks a DOJ site and releases data on The Pirate Bay

The US Department of Justice said Tuesday it was looking into the unauthorized access of a website server in its statistics wing, after hacker group Anonymous claimed to have collected and released 1.7GB of data from it. read more »

Security vulnerability reporting framework revamped for researchers

The security industry’s Common Vulnerability Reporting Framework (CVRF) framework for reporting and sharing security vulnerabilities in a machine-readable format has been given a promised revamp to make it easier to use for third-party researchers. read more »

Banking malware SpyEye hijacks webcams and mics to monitor victims

A new variant of SpyEye malware allows cybercriminals to monitor potential bank fraud victims by hijacking their webcams and microphones, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab. read more »

Cross-browser click-fraud worm spreading via Facebook

Crossrider, a cross-browser extension development framework, is being used to malware writers to build a click-fraud worm called LilyJade that spreads on Facebook, security researchers from antivirus firm Kaspersky Lab warned. read more »

Anonymous hater claims responsibility for Pirate Bay DDoS attack

A hacker who claims to hate both Anonymous and notorious file-sharing website The Pirate Bay has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack that the bittorent website has been suffering for the last 24 hours. read more »

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Social networking security in the workplace

At any given moment today, on-the-clock employees are updating their social media status, reading feeds and networking on business media sites. Moments can stretch to minutes: A recent study by the Ponemon Institute found that 60% of social media users spend at least 30 minutes a day on these sites while at work. read more »

Mobile security threats - Companies slow to react

Nearly nine in 10 executives and employees are using their personal smartphones or tablets for business and about half are doing so without the permission of their companies, a new study shows. read more »

Nudge theory - What data security can learn from politics

Seasoned IT professionals have long been aware that technology, challenging as it may be, is the easy part. Successful projects depend as much on people as computers. read more »

Securing your hybrid cloud

The debate over public cloud versus private cloud continues to rage within the IT industry. As most organisations take an ad-hoc, evolutionary approach to new technologies, the environment over the next five years is likely to be a mixture of the two. read more »

Embedded data, not breasts, brought down CabinCr3w hacker

According to the FBI, Ochoa allegedly tweeted in February using the handle @Anonw0rmer, directing followers to a site where he had posted information stolen from various law enforcement agency websites. At the bottom of the site was an image of a woman, now identified as his girlfriend, with a sign reading "PwNd by w0rmer & CabinCr3w". read more »

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