Cyber Crime
http://www.computerworld.com/Mac-based Flashback click fraud campaign was a bust
The hackers in charge of the Flashback botnet managed to generate $14,000 from their click fraud campaign, but have not been paid, Symantec said today.
Android hackers hone skills in Russia
The malware business growing around Google Android -- now the leading smartphone operating system -- is still in its infancy. Today, many of the apps built to steal money from Android users originate from Russia and China, so criminal gangs there have become cyber-trailblazers.
Utah CTO takes fall for data breach
The executive director of Utah's Department of Technology Services has resigned over a data breach two months ago that exposed the Social Security numbers of about 280,000 Medicaid recipients.
UNC Charlotte: 350,000 SSNs exposed in decade-long breach
Two issues exposed financial data and Social Security numbers for 350,000 people, although it is thought the information has not been abused, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said.
Megaupload files motion to delay civil suit
Megaupload filed a motion in federal court on Thursday asking to delay a civil suit filed against the file-sharing site while it prepares a defense for its criminal case.
Twitter says many leaked passwords inaccurate, duplicates
Many of the Twitter logins and passwords leaked on the web this week are either inaccurate or belong to accounts already suspended for spamming, the company said late Tuesday.
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Data Security
UNC Charlotte: 350,000 SSNs exposed in decade-long breach
Two issues exposed financial data and Social Security numbers for 350,000 people, although it is thought the information has not been abused, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said.
Is Your Cloud Provider Exposing Remnants of Your Data?
Security researchers report that incorrectly configured hypervisors can lead to a separation of data issue in multi-tenant environments that can expose data remnants. However, you can prevent hosting your data on 'dirty disks.'
Red Sky Alliance: An experiment in information sharing
Chris Camacho, information security officer at The World Bank Group in Washington D.C., explains how the Red Sky alliance helps member organizations safely share information.
Microsoft boots Chinese firm for leaking Windows exploit
Microsoft identified a Chinese security partner as the source of a leak last March in its highly restricted vulnerability information-sharing program.
Master MySQL in the Amazon cloud
Amazon Web Services offer new challenges and flexibility for database admins -- here's how to avoid the pitfalls and tune for performance
Embedded data, not breasts, brought down hacker
FBI tracks down Higinio Ochoa using geo-tagged photos
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