Industry News

Summarizing some of the latest online security issues from around the web.

Threats	Publication	Type
Certain HP scanners can permit snooping and spying Sep 02, 2010 — Certain models of HP combination printer and scanner devices contain a feature that could allow for corporate espionage…	SC Magazine	Identity Theft
McDonald's Fillet-o-phishing campaign lures users Sep 02, 2010 — Sophos warns computer users not to complete the survey offered in a phishing email disguised as a McDonald’s survey.	Infosecurity	Identity Theft
MS Fix Shores Up Security for Windows Users Sep 01, 2010 — Microsoft has released a point-and-click tool to help protect Windows users from a broad category of security threats that stem from a mix of insecure default behaviors in Windows and poorly written third-party applications.	Krebs on Security	Cybercrime
One in three people believe that the internet is riddled with security threats Sep 01, 2010 — A survey of computer users has found that one in three believe that all websites pose a security threat.	SC Magazine	Cybercrime
New Zeus campaign uses FedEx notice scam Sep 01, 2010 — Security firm McAfee has alerted the online community to a new Zeus botnet attack using bogus FedEx notification emails.	Infosecurity	Identity Theft
U.S. Businesses Could Lose Up To $1 Billion In Online Banking Fraud This Year Sep 01, 2010 — Small- to midsized businesses taking the biggest hit, experts say, but consumer banking customers could be next in the bull’s eye.	Dark Reading	Identity Theft
IBM Names Itself Worst Company For Fixing Critical Software Security Bugs Aug 31, 2010 — IBM’s security researchers seem to have located the problem. And it is IBM.	Forbes	Cybercrime
Scam preys on required TweetDeck update Aug 30, 2010 — Scammers are trying to take advantage of the fact that many users will soon have to update their version of the TweetDeck Twitter software.	Network World	Identity Theft
Pushdo Botnet Crippled Via Coordinated Takedown Aug 30, 2010 — Security researchers have pushed large parts of the spam maker offline, but it may not decrease overall crimeware levels.	InformationWeek	Cybercrime
Massive 'Fake AV' Attack Launched Aug 26, 2010 — Scareware campaign targets consumers’ credit card information with bogus offers of free antivirus services…	InformationWeek	Identity Theft