Industry News

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

Threats	Publication	Type
Hackers stole data from VeriSign in 2010 Feb 02, 2012 — Attackers repeatedly hacked VeriSign’s network and stole information in 2010, the company revealed in a quarterly regulatory filing.	CNET	Identity Theft
WordPress attacks try to infect users with dangerous rootkit Feb 01, 2012 — The number of WordPress blogs that have been compromised to hurl malware onto the machines of unsuspecting users is gradually growing, security researchers said this week.	SC Magazine	Identity Theft
Compromised WordPress sites lead to Phoenix exploit kit Jan 31, 2012 — Several hundred compromised websites that at first glance don’t appear to be malicious have been discovered…	HelpNetSecurity	Cybercrime
Kelihos Botnet Update Shows Challenges Facing Takedown Efforts Jan 31, 2012 — Not too long ago, Microsoft and other security researchers were heralding the fall of the Kelihos botnet. It appears now however that whoever is behind it is fighting efforts to take it down….	Security Week	Identity Theft
Identity Theft Crackdown Sweeps Across the Nation; More than 200 Actions Taken in Past Week in 23 States Jan 31, 2012 — WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service and the Justice Department today announced the results of a massive national sweep cracking down on suspected identity theft perpetrators as part of a stepped-up effort against refund fraud and identity theft.	IRS	Identity Theft
Symantec: Users Should Disable PCAnywhere Now Jan 26, 2012 — …The worry is that attackers, after studying the code, may have found a way to crack pcAnywhere’s encryption, which would allow them to use the remote-access software to remotely access any PC on which it’s active…	InformationWeek	Identity Theft
Carberp Trojan targets French broadband subscribers Jan 25, 2012 — …Trusteer recently discovered a configuration of Carberp that targets Free, a French broadband ISP. The attack is designed to steal debit card and bank information using a Man in the Browser (MitB) attack.	HelpNetSecurity	Identity Theft
Build Up Your Phone’s Defenses Against Hackers Jan 25, 2012 — Chuck Bokath would be terrifying if he were not such a nice guy. A jovial senior engineer at the Georgia Tech Research Institute in Atlanta, Mr. Bokath can hack into your cellphone just by dialing the number.	The New York Times	Identity Theft
Google Docs hosted phishing schemes abound Jan 16, 2012 — Google Docs is a helpful office suite and data storage service that allows users to collaborate on documents with ease but, unfortunately, it is also a very useful tool for phishers.	HelpNetSecurity	Identity Theft
Zappos customer data accessed in security breach Jan 15, 2012 — Zappos is urging its customers to change their passwords after an intruder gained unauthorized access to the online shoe retailer’s servers.	CNET	Identity Theft