Flaw Found in Common Network Security Technology
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:49:41 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Network firewall "middlebox" technology could unwittingly help hackers hijack an Internet connection. Middleboxes monitor the "sequence numbers" of data packets being sent to mobile devices. Middleboxes could help hackers use the process of elimination to home in on a number in the right range, then gain access to passwords.

Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia
Thu, 24 May 2012 11:47:48 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: The creator of the Bredolab malware received a four-year prison sentence in Armenia on Monday for using his botnet to launch DDoS (distributed denial-of-service) attacks that damaged multiple computer systems owned by private individuals and organizations.

Sony PS Vita Hacking Expands With Homebrew Loader
Wed, 23 May 2012 10:05:59 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: The Sony PS Vita has been attacked by the hacking community ever since it initially launched in Japan back in December of 2011. Hackers have been doing their best to break through the Sony PS Vita, and have been successful in getting through its security.

Anatomy of a hack: 6 separate bugs needed to bring down Google browser
Wed, 23 May 2012 10:04:32 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: An exploit that fetched a teenage hacker a $60,000 bounty targeted six different security bugs to break out of the security sandbox fortifying Google's Chrome browser.

New Nmap Probes IPv6 Networks
Wed, 23 May 2012 10:02:30 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Preparing for the eventual widespread conversion to IPv6, the Nmap Project has updated its namesake security scanning tool so it can scan IPv6 networks using a variety of novel techniques.

Hey Linux, Mac and Windows users: It's ALL vulnerable
Tue, 22 May 2012 11:01:39 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Whenever we write about an exploitable flaw in Windows, the Apple and Linux crowds love to kick Microsoft in the shins. Microsoft users are now getting into the game as Macs become a bigger target. We should knock it off, because in the final analysis it's ALL vulnerable.

Linux Kernel Update Beefs Up Security and Graphics Support
Tue, 22 May 2012 11:00:47 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Linux creator Linus Torvalds on Sunday released a brand-new version of the Linux kernel, and it's packed with a range of goodies that promise to make life considerably better for users.

Supreme Court Declines Case of Student Fined $675K for File Sharing
Tue, 22 May 2012 07:25:00 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: The Supreme Court today refused to hear the case of a college student who was fined more than half a million dollars for illegally downloading 30 songs.

Anonymous hater claims responsibility for Pirate Bay DDoS attack
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:57:24 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: A hacker who claims to hate both Anonymous and notorious BitTorrent website The Pirate Bay (TPB) has claimed responsibility for the DDoS attack that TPB has been suffering under for the last 24 hours.

ZTE admits to backdoor in one of its Android devices
Mon, 21 May 2012 09:56:39 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: Chinese handset manufacturer ZTE has confirmed that a security vulnerability is present in the Android-based ZTE Score M smartphone. The phone includes an application, /system/bin/sync_agent, with a hard-coded password that can, now, be easily found on the internet.

Facebook Hacker Gets a Year in Jail
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:38:22 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: A British hacker who accessed a U.S. citizen's Facebook account has been given a year-long prison sentence.

Drunken 'Call of Duty' hacker jailed for selling gamers' info
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:37:23 +0000

LinuxSecurity.com: A 20-year-old British man will spend the next 18 months behind bars for stealing "Call of Duty" gamers' credit card numbers and other confidential data and selling it to other cybercriminals.