Internet Security and Programming

Kentucky payroll phishing scam nets small fortune

theregister — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:03:29 +0000

Blue grass county hit by Trojan-fueled cybercrime
A gang of cybercrooks has made off with $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky following the conclusion of an elaborate phishing scam, The Washington Post reports.…
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Latin Best Buy surfers sprayed by drive-by download malware

theregister — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:12:37 +0000

¡Ay, Caramba!
Hackers have invaded the Best Buy website to plant exploit code targeted at South and central American surfers.…
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Hackers crack ColdFusion

theregister — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 06:04:02 +0000

Drive-by download attack hits multiple hosts
Hackers are running a mass compromise against sites running vulnerable ColdFusion application server installations.…
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PC Invader Costs Ky. County $415,000

first — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:30:45 +0000

Cyber criminals based in Ukraine stole $415,000 from the coffers of Bullitt County, Kentucky this week. The crooks were aided by more than two dozen co-conspirators in the United States, as well as assistance from a family of malicious software capable of defeating online security measures put in place by many banks. Bullitt County Attorney Walt Sholar said the trouble began on June 22, when someone started making unauthorized wire transfers of $10,000 or less from the county’s payroll to accounts belonging to at least 25 individuals around the country (some individuals received multiple payments). On June 29, the county’s bank realized something was wrong, and began requesting that the banks receiving those transfers start reversing them, Sholar said. “Our bank told us they would know by Thursday how many of those transactions would be able to be reversed,” Sholar said. “They told us they thought we would get some

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Speculation mounts over AVG plans for OS X client

theregister — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:06:41 +0000

‘Mac users have no antibodies’
AVG bosses aren’t saying much, but there’s new evidence the anti-virus maker is seriously considering building an application for the Mac.…
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