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Lithuanian Tax Office Website Hit By Cyber Attack

Message by promisec on 7.21.2008 EST

Lithuania said it suffered another foreign cyber attack over the weekend when the state tax office's website was swamped with requests, but no damage was sustained.
"It is likely that these attacks were planned in advance," Gediminas Vysniauskis, deputy head of the tax inspectorate said in a statement on Monday.

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Hackers Intercept Comcast Web Site

Message by promisec on 5.30.2008 EST

Hackers hijacked the Comcast (NSDQ:CMCSA) Website Thursday, rerouting site traffic, shutting down service and preventing millions of users from accessing e-mail or posting content for more than five hours.

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Hacker Posts Stolen Data Of Six Million Chileans

Message by promisec on 5.12.2008 EST

An unidentified hacker posted personal information of more than six million Chileans on the Web after breaking into two popular government databases and stealing information, in what he claims was an effort to demonstrate the poor state of security in Chile.

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Microsoft admits it sent Office nag to all WSUS servers

Message by promisec on 4.19.2008 EST

System administrators have ripped Microsoft Corp. for pushing a trial anti-piracy program meant for limited distribution to all enterprise update servers, a mistake that has triggered false warnings of Office counterfeits.

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HSBC loses 370,000 customer details

Message by promisec on 4.7.2008 EST

HSBC has lost a computer disc containing details of 370,000 customers.
The disc - lost whilst being couriered between offices four weeks ago – contained details including names, dates of birth, levels of insurance cover, and whether or not a customer smokes.
Disc was password protected and did not contain account details.

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Tenet Healthcare warns 37,000 patients of data compromise

Message by promisec on 2.22.2008 EST

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. last week sent out notices to about 37,000 patients informing them about the potential compromise of their personal and financial data.
The warning came after Terrence Brooks, a former data processor at a Tenet bill-processing center in Frisco, Texas, was arrested last month and subsequently pleaded guilty to five counts of fraudulent possession and use of identification information stolen from Tenet.

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Phishing attack targets victims of U.K. gov't data loss

Message by promisec on 2.22.2008 EST

A phishing attack that targets victims of HM Revenue and Customs data scandal, with a fake offer of a tax refund, has been discovered by a security software firm.
In November 2007, Chancellor Alistair Darling admitted that the HM Revenue and Customs had lost computer discs containing the confidential details of 25 million child benefit recipients, including bank and building society details, NI numbers, addresses and child records, in what is U.K.'s worst-ever data breach (Compare Data Leak Protection products).

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Disk encryption easily cracked, researchers find

Message by promisec on 2.21.2008 EST

The disk encryption technology used to secure the data in your Windows, Apple and Linux laptops can be easily circumvented, according to new research out of Princeton University.
Security approach common on Vista, Apple and Linux laptops.

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Hidden Administrator

Message by promisec on 1.14.2008 EST

Remote control Provides full access to the resources of the remote computer, including: Hidden observation of the remote computer, retrieval of information from full-screen DOS window, file transfer with the remote computer, remote installation function to install the server part of the program remotely, messages and chat between computers, shut down or reboot remotely, retrieval of system information and registry edit on the remote computer, print, save files, share files on the remote computer, and more.

Ares P2P- File Sharing

Message by promisec on 1.6.2008 EST

Ares P2P is a powerful alternative to P2P file sharing programs such as LimeWire, Kazaa, iMesh, and Morpheus. Because Ares P2P connects to all major P2P networks, it is possible to find and download almost anything. Ares P2P constantly searches the networks for more sources while optimizing the use of bandwidth to maximize download speeds. Ares P2P is part of the P2P file sharing network, which opens part of your hard drive to thousands or even millions of other connected users.

BitZip - File Sharing

Message by promisec on 12.2.2007 EST

BitZip is a file sharing application which searches multiple torrent search engines at once. Being a file sharing application users can use this to both upload your information and download viruses as well as expose the company to lawsuits.

CZDC++ - File Sharing

Message by promisec on 11.24.2007 EST

File sharing software based on the DC++ infrastructure. Being a file sharing application users can use this to both upload your information and download viruses as well as expose your company to lawsuits.

fulDC - File Sharing

Message by promisec on 11.18.2007 EST

File sharing software based on the DC++ infrastructure, no further development is planned at this point but software is still freely available. Being a file sharing application users can use this to both upload your information and download viruses as well as expose your company to lawsuits.

Myster - File Sharing

Message by promisec on 11.16.2007 EST

File sharing application which is also available for the Macintosh. Being a file sharing application users can use this to both upload your information and download viruses as well as expose your company to lawsuits.

NTRconnect - Remote Control

Message by promisec on 11.10.2007 EST
NTRconnect gives you full remote access to all files, e-mail and applications It lets you transfer files and gives remote access to the PC. If used by a hacker this can give him full control of a PC inside your network from where he can steal information or take over additional PCs.

Nimbuzz - Instant Messaging

Message by promisec on 11.10.2007 EST

Instant messaging and voice over IP software available for both mobile and windows environments. These applications are systems used as vectors for transferring Viruses, it is important to monitor them and be aware of what is inside your network.

PixVillage - File Sharing

Message by promisec on 11.5.2007 EST

Free online photo sharing application which can be used to share files between users similar to other file sharing applications. While the primary use is for photo sharing this can still be used to upload and download files to and from the company.

ooVoo - Instant Messaging

Message by promisec on 11.5.2007 EST

Free instant messaging with voice and video conference capabilities. Instant messaging software uses a peer to peer network which can be used to transfer files and sometime even include remote control capabilities that makes them a very powerful tool for a data thief or as a vector for an attack.