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Passive Network Fingerprinting; p0f Gets Fresh Rewrite
LinuxSecurity.com: In the network security world, nmap is the king for fingerprinting systems and services over the network. It can help identify the operating system (OS), type, and version of a network service, and vulnerabilities that might be present.
How (And Why) Attackers Choose Their Targets
LinuxSecurity.com: Every day, we hear another story about a company whose sensitive data has been breached. Press releases, tweets, customer support email, and followup articles all provide insight into the kind of information that's been compromised, the company's plans to investigate, and how affected parties can protect themselves.
The in-depth guide to data destruction
LinuxSecurity.com: A key part of any information security strategy is disposing of data once it's no longer needed. Failure to do so can lead to serious breaches of data-protection and privacy policies, compliance problems and added costs.
Hackers wanted $50,000 to keep Symantec source code private
LinuxSecurity.com: As part of a sting operation, Symantec told a hacker group that it would pay $50,000 to keep the source code for some of the its flagship security products off the Internet, the company confirmed to CNET this evening.
Operation Ghost Click DNS servers to shut down in March
LinuxSecurity.com: One of the more widespread malware efforts over the past few years was the DNSChanger scam, which installed a Trojan horse that would change the DNS server settings on affected computers to divert traffic to rogue servers.
Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation
LinuxSecurity.com: One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced. Kroah-Hartman previously worked at Suse Linux, also as a fellow.
Critical PHP vulnerability being fixed - Update
LinuxSecurity.com: The PHP developers are working to fix a critical security vulnerability in PHP that they introduced with a recent security patch. The current stable release is affected; however, it is not yet clear whether the questionable patch was also applied to older versions.
Mozilla releases Firefox 10 browser with nine security fixes
LinuxSecurity.com: Mozilla has released the latest version of its browser, Firefox 10, with fixes for nine security flaws, including five critical vulnerabilities.
Public Wi-Fi not as secure as you think
LinuxSecurity.com: In a world that is constantly connected, it seems these days you are never alone, whether you know it or not. "People are online around the clock," said computer expert Jake DeWoskin. DeWoskin is with the Twin Cities business consulting firm KDV.
'Anonymous' hackers intercept conversation between FBI and Scotland Yard
LinuxSecurity.com: A member of the computer hacking group Anonymous has hacked into a telephone conference between the FBI and Scotland Yard and posted it on the internet.
VeriSign 2010 Hack: DNS Data Theft A Possibility
LinuxSecurity.com: Several successful hacks of VeriSign's network, in 2010, might have compromised critical information relating to the Internet's domain name system (DNS).
Report: Kelihos botnet making a comeback
LinuxSecurity.com: Following a joint operation by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September to disrupt Kelihos, the botnet is now said to be making a comeback and using new techniques. According to a report on Securelist, which is run by Kaspersky Lab, new samples of the Kelihos botnet have been discovered that appear to be "very similar to the initial version".
RFID Credit Cards Are Easy Prey for Hackers
LinuxSecurity.com: It's been known for some time that there are security issues associated with the increasing use of RFID tags in credit cards, but this past weekend afforded a fresh demonstration of just how easy it is for hackers to take advantage of them.
4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking
LinuxSecurity.com: On the night of Monday, January 23, the hacktivist group UGNazi hijacked Coach.com, the Internet domain name of luxury goods manufacturer Coach. For several hours, fashionistas who wanted to ogle Coach's new Willis handbag on Coach.com or get a deal on its Penelope shoulder bag at Coachfactory.com were redirected to UGNazi's cryptic website.
Hacking Made Easy
LinuxSecurity.com: I am honoured to have been invited back to present at the prestigious e-Crime Congress to be held in London, March this year. However it caused a flash-back to the last occasion I presented at Congress in 2009, when things seemed to be very different.
Supreme Court of Sweden Upholds Pirate Bay Prison Sentences
LinuxSecurity.com: Sweden's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the prison sentences of the four founders of The Pirate Bay, the notorious file-sharing service on Hollywood's and the recording industry's most-hated list.
Mozilla closes critical holes in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey
LinuxSecurity.com: Following the release of new versions of its open source Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client and SeaMonkey suite, Mozilla has detailed the security fixes included in each of the updates. According to the project's Security Center page for Firefox, version 10.0 closes a total of 8 security holes in the browser, 5 of which are rated as "Critical" by Mozilla.
Ex-Hacker Mafiaboy Discusses Local Government Web Security
LinuxSecurity.com: Last July, a hacker broke into Yellowstone County, Mont.'s website, prompting the county to disable the site. In September 2011, two men with alleged ties to the online activist group Anonymous were indicted for hacking into Santa Cruz County, Calif., computers in December 2010, causing the county website to go offline.
Feds: Megaupload files may be deleted this week
LinuxSecurity.com: Federal prosecutors who accuse file-sharing site Megaupload of being a hotbed of digital piracy say the site's customer files, presumably including perfectly legal ones, may be deleted starting Thursday.
Tech companies team up to combat e-mail scams
LinuxSecurity.com: Google, Facebook and other big tech companies are jointly designing a system for combating e-mail scams known as phishing. Such scams try to trick people into giving away passwords and other personal information by sending e-mails that look as if they come from a legitimate bank, retailer or other business.
