SAN FRANCISCO - The alleged architect of the bank-hacking malware SpyEye, which is said to have infected 1.4 million computers, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire and bank fraud. The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that Russian national Aleksandr Andreevich Panin was the primary developer and distributor of SpyEye. "As several recent
LANSING - Former Michigan Chief Information Officer Ken Theis has been promoted to president of technology consultant Dewpoint. He will retain his role as chief operating officer. Former President Andrew Kotarba will remain as Dewpoint?s chief executive officer. ?Dewpoint is experiencing positive growth in many ways ? from new customers, to new employees, to new
NEW YORK - Prosecutors have charged 13 defendants with using card skimmers installed at gas stations to steal more than $2 million from customers throughout the southern United States. The ring allegedly used card readers installed inside gas pumps to record payment card data and PINs from customers, CNET News.Com reported. The skimmers were installed
SAN FRANCISCO - One security researcher has proven how Snapchat's new verification system can be hacked, just days after its Captcha-style image verification debuted. Steve Hickson used his knowledge of how computers recognize images and template matching to show how a computer could fool the new security tool, CNET News.Com reported. "I spent around 30
SAN FRANCISCO - Spend a morning or two with Sesame Street and you should have all the skills you need to crack the passwords of hundreds of thousands, if not millions of online accounts worldwide. This according to a new list of the worst passwords of 2013 from security-focused developer SplashData that lists "123456" as
NEW YORK - A security breach that yielded Neiman Marcus customers' payment card information went undetected for nearly six months, according a report in the New York Times. The upscale department store revealed Friday that hackers may have stolen customers' credit and debit card information during an intrusion it detected in mid-December, but sources told
MINNEAPOLIS - While Target has said hackers used malware installed on point-of-sale terminals to pilfer the payment card information from millions of customers, the retailer has been silent about how the malware siphoned off the sensitive data. CEO Gregg Steinhafel confirmed this week that malware installed on checkout keypads was used to steal the names,
SAN FRANCISCO - A new Android-powered smartphone soon to be launched will put privacy and control directly in the hands of its users. On Wednesday, Silent Circle and Geeksphone announced the formation of a new Switzerland-based joint venture and its first surveillance-thwarting product, the Blackphone, CNET News.Com reported. Powered by a security-oriented Android build named
PONTIAC - RazorThreat has appointed Deane Tierney, Vice President Strategic Accounts. He reports to Greg Guidice, president and CEO. Tierney brings to RazorThreat extensive information technology industry experience in Channel Management and Development, Sales and Sales Management. He also brings with him more than ten years network security experience. Most recently he was a Channel
NVOI - Kelvin Coleman, Branch Chief for the Government Engagement Office of Cybersecurity and Communications for the Department of Homeland Security, discusses the importance of partnerships and the need to come together at the federal, state and local levels when combating cyber challenges. Kelvin applauds Governor Snyder and Michigan on their persistence in dealing with