Industry News

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

Threats	Publication	Type
Kraken botnet re-emerges 318,000 nodes strong Jun 30, 2010 — Kraken, a large and difficult-to-detect botnet that peaked in 2008 and was dismantled by early 2009, is back, and anti-virus solutions are struggling to detect it…	SC Magazine	Cybercrime
Online security threats rise in May May 27, 2010 — The seemingly inexorable rise of online threats continued in May, with levels of spam, viruses, phishing and malware all increasing over April…	ITPro	Cybercrime
Users are their Own Worst Enemy for Online Privacy May 03, 2010 — Facebook and Google are nothing compared to the privacy threat that users are to themselves. Here are some of the key findings of the Consumer Reports survey…	CIO	Identity Theft
Top five tips to avoid digital identity theft Mar 24, 2010 — On the Internet, you can be anyone you want to be. Unfortunately, some people want to be you, especially if they can get a credit card in your name.	Globe and Mail	Identity Theft
Fraudsters focus on ID theft, not stealing cash Mar 17, 2010 — Online fraudsters are committing more crime in the UK, but it seems their targets may no longer be directly based on immediate financial gain.	ITPro	Identity Theft
New password-stealing virus targets Facebook Mar 17, 2010 — Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook’s estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.	Reuters	Identity Theft
How cybercriminals invade social networks, companies Mar 04, 2010 — …So Alice clicked on the accompanying Web link, expecting to see Bob’s photos. But the message had come from thieves who had hijacked Bob’s Facebook account. And the link carried an infection. With a click of her mouse, Alice let the attackers usurp control of her Facebook account and company laptop…	USA Today	Identity Theft
Police arrest hackers after 13 million computers attacked Mar 02, 2010 — Spanish police have shut down a gang of computer hackers who infected more than 13 million PCs with a virus that stole credit card numbers and other valuable data in what may be the biggest cyber raid to date.	Telegraph	Identity Theft
"Chuck Norris" Bot Infects Routers and DSL Adapters Feb 22, 2010 — Czech researchers have uncovered a botnet running on broadband routers and DSL adapters.	PC Mag	Identity Theft
The Kneber botnet - FAQ Feb 18, 2010 — A recently uncovered network of compromised hosts dubbed, the “Kneber botnet“, managed to successfully infect 75,000 hosts within over 2,500 organizations internationally	ZDNet	Identity Theft