AFP - A pro-Georgian blogger was the target of cyber attacks that disrupted Twitter and hampered services at Facebook and Livejournal, Internet security company F-Secure said on Friday.
PC Magazine - President Barack Obama is still searching for the right person to lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime, the White House said on Tuesday as it came under fire following the resignation of a top cybersecurity adviser. -- read full article
Macworld.com - Apple may have rolled out a security patch for the iPhone SMS vulnerability demonstrated at last week’s Black Hat security conference, but it wasn’t the only Apple device under attack. One hacker demonstrated a way that a keylogging application—a piece of malware that keeps track of what you type—could be installed in the firmware of Apple’s keyboards. -- read full article
AP - Nearly six months after the Obama administration turned its focus on computer security, the White House is still struggling to name a cyber coordinator, delaying efforts to better organize and manage the nation's increasingly vulnerable digital defense. -- read full article
Reuters - President Barack Obama is still searching for the right person to lead the fight against an epidemic of cybercrime, the White House said on Tuesday as it came under fire following the resignation of a top cybersecurity adviser. -- read full article
PC World - A Latvian ISP linked to online criminal activity has been cut off from the Internet, following complaints from Internet security researchers. -- read full article
PC World - The U.S. Secret Service said on Monday it is investigating a group of ATM machines in Las Vegas that are debiting people's accounts but not dispensing cash. -- read full article
AP - A powerful new type of Internet attack works like a telephone tap, except operates between computers and Web sites they trust. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Apple on Friday confirmed that it has issued an update to fix a security glitch on the iPhone that could have allowed hackers to disable or take over the smartphones. -- read full article
PC Magazine - Security experts have uncovered flaws in Apple Inc's iPhone that they said hackers can exploit to take control of the popular device, using the tactic for identity theft and other crimes. -- read full article
PC World - A British hacker who broke into U.S. government computer systems seeking evidence of alien life has failed in his latest efforts to block extradition to the U.S. to face trial. -- read full article
PC World - A British hacker who broke into U.S. government computer systems seeking evidence of alien life has failed in his latest efforts to block extradition to the U.S. to face trial. -- read full article
