Best Of The Web

THE INQUIRER
Anonymous Prepares For Operation Britain
U.K. to become part of Occupy campaign

YAHOO NEWS
Mitsubishi Heavy 'Targeted By Over 50 Computer Viruses'
Japanese defense contractor has been hit by more than 50 separate computer viruses in a series of attacks so far this year, a report says, including some that could have been stopped with antivirus software

CNBC
London 2012 Safe From Cyber Attacks, Say Officials
Olympic organizers say their technology infrastructure for the summer games next year is well-equipped to fend off cyberattacks

HELP NET SECURITY
Virus Bulletin News Tweets Spread Malware
Malicious links being spread via Twitter using Virus Bulletin conference news as a lure

COMPUTERWORLD
111 Arrested In Massive ID Theft Bust
Restaurant workers and bank insiders are charged in what's being called the largest-ever ID theft round-up

F-SECURE BLOG
Possible Governmental Backdoor Found ("Case R2D2")
Chaos Computer Club from Germany discovered a backdoor Trojan used by the German government that includes a keylogger that targets Firefox, Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ and other apps

INFOSEC ISLAND
Citigroup Faces Class-Action Lawsuit For May Breach
A New York couple has filed the suit in a Manhattan federal court seeking a class-action case against Citigroup, alleging that Citigroup failed to take the proper steps to prevent fraudulent of stolen financial information

WIRED
DoJ's WikiLeaks Probe Widens To Include Gmail, ISP
New report reveals that the feds used secret orders to gather information from Google and ISP Sonic.net on former WikiLeaks spokesman Jacob Appelbaum

KREBS ON SECURITY
Identity Theft More Profitable Than Car Theft
Recent hacker break-ins at several car dealerships nationwide demonstrate treasure trove of data those companies hold

THREAT POST
Microsoft To Ship 8 Bulletins In October
Microsoft will issue eight bulletins on Patch Tuesday, two of which are "critical"

NAKED SECURITY BLOG
Facebook/Twitter Hacks By 'Friends' On The Rise For Teens And Young Adults
Three out of every 10 teenagers and young adults have had their Facebook, Twitter, or MySpace accounts broken into for snooping or impersonation purposes

ARBOR NETWORKS
DDoS Watch: Keeping An Eye On Aldi Bot
Aldi Bot is a newer, inexpensive DDoS bot that is growing in popularity

PC ADVISOR
UBS: Our Risk Systems Did Detect ?1.3bn Rogue Trader
UBS says its IT systems spotted unusual and illicit trading activity before a rogue trader did his damage, but that it wasn't acted upon

THE NEW YORK TIMES
White House Orders New Computer Security Rules
The new directive makes official several temporary measures made by the Pentagon, the State Department, and CIA after the WikiLeaks case last year, plus more accountability and information-sharing rules

COMPUTERWORLD
Windows XP Usage Share Falls By Record Amount
Windows XP lost almost two percentage points during September to end the month with a 50.5 percent share of all desktop operating systems

INFOWORLD
Facebook API Abuse Can Expose Private User Data, Say Hackers
Researchers say Facebook is ignoring a problem in its APIs that could lead to unauthorized password changes, for instance

CSO ONLINE
University of Glamorgan To Study Deadly AET Cyberattacks
The University of Glamorgan, in a partnership with Stonesoft, will study so-called Advanced Evasion Techniques (AETs)

NEW YORK TIMES
Patient Data Landed Online After A Series Of Missteps
Stanford Hospital data breach is detailed

TECH WORLD
UK Banks Announce Online Fraud Losses Drop 32 Percent
Customers losing less cash thanks to better fraud detection

BANK INFO SECURITY
UBS: A Lesson For Banks
Risk management expert discusses takeaways from the unauthorized trading at UBS

THE REGISTER
Android Malware Under Blog Control, Says Trend Micro
Malware is disguised as Chinese e-book reader

CYBER CRIMES UNIT
Zeus Trojan Gang Member Gets Jail For Huge UK Fraud
Latvian man gets two years for his role in cybercrime gang

CSO ONLINE
SpyEye Trojan Targets Online Banking Security Systems
Attacks target systems that use text messaging as a second form of authentication

QNRQ
Zero-Day Full Disclosure: American Express
American Express can be a tough company to penetrate -- even when you want to inform them of a zero-day vulnerability

NETWORK WORLD
Feds Want Uber Cybersecurity Compliance Standard
Security compliance has become the bane of federal CIOs, CSOs

WIRED
Hayden Urges Congress To Let NSA Monitor Public Networks For Threats
Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden told Congress yeserday that the NSA should be allowed to monitor public networks for cybersecurity purposes

COMPUTERWORLD
Mozilla Aims To Add Silent Updating To Firefox 10
Mozilla plans to return to behind-the-scenes updates to the Firefox browser by early next year

ZDNET BLOG
Google Shells Out $10,000 To Fix 10 High-Risk Chrome Browser Flaws
New Google Chrome version 14.0.835.202 includes Adobe Flash Player 11 and other security fixes

TECH CRUNCH
NuCaptcha Brings User-Friendly Captchas To Mobile Phones And Tablets
Startup that offers video CAPTCHA technology is rolling out a CAPTCHA produt for all mobile platforms

M86 LABS
New Google AdWords Phish In-Ihe-Wild
New spam email takes victims to Google-looking phishing page that compromises their Google AdWord, Gmail, and Google+ accounts

THE L.A. TIMES
China Cyber Attacks Threaten U.S. Security, Official Says
Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee yesterday said China's "predatory" activity against intellectual property theft aimed at the U.S. and other Western countries is hurting U.S. security

SOPHOS NAKED SECURITY BLOG
The M00p Malware Investigation -- Was Justice Done?
The m00p malware operation was shut down after a multiyear, multination effort, but not all of the gang behind it was caught

NCSU NEWS
NC State, IBM Researchers Develop Technique That Offers Enhanced Security For Sensitive Data In Cloud Computing
Researchers have come up with an experimental method of protecting data in the cloud by reducing the attack surface

SC MAGAZINE
Can We Stop Hacktivism?
Loosely knit groups can't be stopped, but they can be contained

WASHINGTON POST
Congressman Lambastes Chinese Cyber-Espionage
Chairman of House Intelligence committee says attacks have reached "intolerable level"

THE REGISTER
HTC To Plug Private Data Backdoor Leak Slurp Vuln
Android device maker concedes problem, says it is taking steps to repair

TECH REPUBLIC
Why Isn't Everyone Hacked Every Day?
Trouble befalls only a fraction of those who ply the Internet. Why is that? A researcher offers some explanation

GOVERNMENT INFO SECURITY
DoD Names Cyber Policy Leader
Eric Rosenbach to work with Panetta to help formulate strategies

THE REGISTER
Facebook To Scrub Itself Clean Of Filthy Malware Links
Websense to sniff out stinky URLs on social network

PC WORLD
Massive DDoS Attacks A Growing Threat To VoIP Services
TelePacific attack offers lessons on potentially overwhelming exploits