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A major international arrest came today. Indonesia’s National Police arrested 35 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals at the request from Interpol. They were all allegedly involved in cybercrime. The best way to fight cybercrime is to constantly monitor your network. That’s the latest from a senior official for Arcsight, a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard. Microsoft took down what’s being described as a small but dangerous botnet. On Monday, a Virginia federal judge ordered VeriSign to shut down almost two dozen domains linked to servers that controlled the Kelihos botnet at the request of Microsoft. Also tune in for the job of the day.
Some of the world’s top leaders have gathered together this week. While they will discuss several issues at the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum, cyber security will be one of the big items on the list. There will be workshops on protecting youth against the exploitation and exposure to adult content. Cyber security is traveling overseas. Ghana has established the first ever computer forensics firm with a new e-crime laboratory. It will assist the country in fighting cyber crime. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes a new act he signed will provide a way for teens to preserve their records and reputations. It’s called the Cyber-Crime Youth Rescue Act and it could help teens for whom a quick “sext” message could lead to a criminal conviction. Also listen in for the job of the day.
She’s topped the charts and now she’s trying a new gig, fighting cybercrime. Pop superstar, Lady Gaga wants to stop bullies and she used her recent concert to do that. The suicide last week of bullied teen Jamey Rodemeyer prompted Lady Gaga to get involved. The Pentagon is stepping up to the plate to stop cybercrime with a pilot program to help protect its prime suppliers. If it works, the program could serve as a model for other government agencies. If you’ve been on pins and needles waiting for the next iPhone, you won’t have to wait much longer. According to reports, Apple announced you’ll get to see the next-generation iPhone at an event on Tuesday, October 4th. Also, listen in for the job of the day.
Law officers made a major arrest in the Sony Picutre hacking case. A federal grand jury indicted 23- year old Cody Kretsinger for his alleged roll in hacking the major corporation earlier this year. Kretsinger is a suspected member of the hacking group LulzSec and he was arrested in Arizona on Thursday. Security firms warn you better be careful the next time you use your computer. They say there’s a new Trojan horse masquerading as a PDF document to Mac users. It’s been a political fight that might seem to be over. California Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill today over whether Internet retailers should collect sales tax. Also, tune in for the job of the day.
There are multiple vulnerabilities on Adobe Flash Player and Adobe is working to fix the problem. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, cause a denial-of-service condition, or perform a cross-site scripting attack. Facebook has 750 million users worldwide. Twitter users now send one billion tweets a week and LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 120 million members. If you think social media is going away, think again. Cyber experts say that makes the jobs of cybercriminals way too easy. Identity theft is a growing problem in Massachusetts. The Attorney General’s office has been busy with more than 1100 notices of data breaches in less than two years. Also, listen in for the job of the day!
The latest cyber attack may have taken place across the ocean, but U.S. officials are taking notice. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was hit and the attack involved at least eight different types of malware. Cyber criminals are very busy overseas. According to officials, Malaysia sees incidents of online threats at least twice an hour. So far, more than 10 thousand cases have been reported this year alone. One technology company is turning what some see as a disadvantage into a major reason to hire people with disabilities. Aspiritech, is a nonprofit organization in Illinois. It plans to hire adults with autism as software testers.
A New Zealand teen is behind bars, charged with threatening the government on YouTube. The threats were reportedly made in a video on YouTube. It included claims that explosives had been hidden in New Zealand government buildings. Law officers say a poker site took a gamble and lost when it tried to steal hundreds of millions of dollars. Tuesday, federal prosecutors said the operators of the online site Full Tilt Poker ran a Ponzi scheme through the site. The operators allegedly took more than $440 million in gambler winnings to give to board members and owners. A well known presidential advisor offers his take on the nation’s cyber defense. Richard Clarke says the country lags in the capabilities of those attacking us online. He believes the country is leaving critical infrastructure and data vulnerable to more sophisticated attacks.
Hackers don’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. This time they reportedly managed to target U.S. intelligence officials, including some from the Obama Administration. The names and addresses of hundreds of those officials were posted on an anti-secrecy website after computer hackers allegedly took them from the internal membership list of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. They may be hackers but they are saying no to cybercrime. Gong Wei and Wan Tow released a convention calling for the rejection of cybercrime. They are asking their associates and peers to support it. A UK tabloid will have to shell out some big bucks for its alleged role in phone hacking. News International, which is the UK division of News Corp, will reportedly pay $4.7 million to the family of Milly Dowler. She is the 13- year old murder victim allegedly involved in the News of the World phone hacking scandal.
Is Yahoo up for sale? Maybe or maybe not. The founder of the company Jerry Yang says the company is not up for sale but says the company is exploring strategic options. Groups like LulzSec and Anonymous have apparently taught those in the technology world a very valuable lesson: you need to protect your data. In an effort to better preparefor cyber attacks, teachers, students and cyber experts gathered at the 2nd Annual New York Institute of Technology Cyber Security Conference Thursday. As the school year started so did something else: New Jersey’s landmark legislation. The Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights, went into effect last week as students across the state began the 2011/2012 school year.
They are thousands of miles away but they are wreaking havoc on computer users around the world. Cyber experts say an international cybercrime gang is currently on the loose, orchestrating attacks on major U.S. corporations and government organizations to the tune of $3.2 million in the first six months of the year, or $17,000 a day. Do you have a bit of a temper? If you do, you may be more likely to be a target of cybercrime. That’s the latest from a new report from Norton. As the list of cyber attacks gets longer and longer, experts say those attacks won’t stop anytime soon. However, there is hope. They believe the publicity of hacking will only make people more aware and better prepared to fight cybercrime.
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