SAN FRANCISCO - The U.S. Department of Justice said today that it has uncovered a large, sophisticated Internet scam ring that netted $14 million by infecting millions of computers with malware designed to redirect their Web searches to sites that generated ad revenue. Six people have been arrested in Estonia and a Russian is being
TROY - Women In Defense Michigan Chapter ? a networking and development organization for those who contribute to the national defense and security professions ? announced the winners of its Horizon Industry Awards for exceptional individual and team work, as well as its HORIZONS-Michigan scholarship recipients. The awards were presented during WID's third annual Black
WASHINGTION DC - It's like the Cold War never ended: U.S. intelligence agencies see Russia and China as the most significant threats to the nation's interests. The difference this time is that the field of engagement isn't proxy states in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia, but in the vast digital reaches of cyberspace. In a
SAN FRANCISCO - Anonymous is making threats to a Mexican drug cartel over the alleged kidnapping of one of its activists in Veracruz and is threatening to retaliate on Nov. 5, Guy Fawkes Day. "You made a huge mistake by taking one of us. Release him. And if anything happens to him, you (expletive) will
SAN FRANCISCO - Even potential data security breaches must be disclosed by U.S. companies in some circumstances, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced. The move by the SEC is likely to shed more light on how publicly-traded companies are grappling with cybersecurity problems -- especially because the agency's ruling says that disclosure is needed when
DETROIT ? VisionIT has hired former Civil Air Patrol Commander Amy Courter as Chief Information Officer. Courter will lead the planning and implementation of enterprise information systems supporting both distributed and centralized business operations. ?We are thrilled to have Amy as an integral part of the VisionIT leadership andculture,? said David Segura, CEO of VisionIT.
SAN FRANCISCO - HTC is promising to plug a security hole in its Android phones that gives certain mobile apps access to a user's personal information. Recently discovered by a trio of researchers, the vulnerability can expose e-mail addresses, network and GPS locations, phone numbers, SMS data, and system logs to apps that connect to
SAN FRANCISCO - A virus that keeps a log of what people type has found a persistent foothold in the computers that pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada use to remotely control the U.S. military's unmanned drone aircraft, Wired reported. It's not clear whether the virus was deliberately aimed at the military computers
YPSILANTI ? Gov. Rick Snyder will announced the Michigan Cyber Initiative on Oct. 7 during the Michigan Cyber Summit, which also features Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. The Summit is a day-long cyber security briefing at Eastern Michigan University. Also attending is White House Cybersecurity Coordinator and Special Assistant to the President Howard Schmidt, and
SAN FRANCISCO - McAfee announced plans Tuesday to acquire privately owned Nitro Security to create a new security-information and event-management division focusing on security analytics and log management. McAfee expects to combine the Nitro Security technology with its own security-management portfolio to provide organizations greater visibility into their endpoints, network infrastructure and threats targeting the