SAN FRANCISCO - The Ukraine-hosted BitTorrent site came under scrutiny by the local authorities and was ultimately terminated last week, now the international hacking group vows a settling of scores. Anonymous has promised to bring down its wrath on the Ukrainian government after authorities were said to have taken down the file-sharing site Demonoid last
LANSING ? The Michigan Cyber Range ? which announced its first site at Eastern Michigan University ? will help the state become a center for protecting the nation's cyber infrastructure, the state?s cyber security officer said in an interview. ?It?s about protecting the critical infrastructure,? said Dan Lohrmann, the state of Michigan?s Chief Information Security
ANN ARBOR - William Cardenas, PMP, has been named by Fulcrum Edge as a Principal and appointed to head of its new office in Tampa, Florida, which expands on Fulcrum Edge offices in metro-Detroit and Cleveland to better serve clients. Cardenas has a deep background in project management and working with governmental and multinational organizations
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous vows to take down the Web sites of a French online fashion retailer that has trademarked the iconic Anonymous logo and slogan. Anonymous' iconic logo was quietly trademarked in France in February, but now that Anonymous has found out, it's not going to take it lying down, CNET News.Com reported. Twitter
SAN FRANCISCO - After a two-week investigation, the online file storage service confirms that usernames and passwords were stolen from third party Web sites and then used to access Dropbox accounts. When a few hundred Dropbox users began receiving spam emails about online casinos and gambling sites two weeks ago, it seemed like something was
MARQUETTE - The next Michigan Cyber Awareness Breakfast Conference Series is set for Aug. 1 in Marquette at the Ramada Inn. This breakfast's featured speakers include: Jeff Barnes, Executive Director of Public Safety Office of Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Dan Lohrmann, Chief Security Officer, State of Michigan Brigadier General Michael Stone, Assistant Adjutant General-Installations Bill
SAN FRANCISCO - Security researchers have discovered malware hosted on the Google Play marketplace that went weeks undetected masquerading as games. Android.Dropdialer, a Trojan that sends costly text messages to premium-rate phone numbers in Eastern Europe, had gone undiscovered for two weeks in the form of two game titles, Symantec researcher Irfan Asrar wrote in
SAN FRANCISCO - Credentials posted in plain text appear to have originated from the Web company's Yahoo Voices platform. The hackers say they intended the data dump as a "wake-up call." Yahoo has been the victim of a security breach that yielded hundreds of thousands of login credentials stored in plain text, CNET News.Com. The
ANN ARBOR - Merit Network announced the launch of its Network Security Professional Services, a suite of five consulting solutions that identify vulnerabilities and protect the networks of Merit Members from security threats. "Merit is pleased to launch Network Security Professional Services," said Elwood Downing, vice president of Member Relations, Communications and Services for Merit.
TROY - SunTel Services announced it has achieved Platinum FortiPartner status with Fortinet, a worldwide provider of network security appliances and a market leader in unified threat management. The Platinum FortiPartner certification, which is the highest level of certification achievement, demonstrates that the SunTel team is expert in delivering Fortinet?s superior, next generation multi-threat security