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THE TECH HERALD
More Than 10 Million Pieces Of Malware Spotted Per Day Last Month
AppRiver saw an increase of more than 200 percent of email-based malware in May, with more than 10 million malicious samples per day
SEARCHSECURITY
New Adobe Sandbox Hardens Acrobat Family, Adds Protected View
Adobe Systems has released a security update to its Acrobat PDF software with a protected mode that isolates it from system resources
THREAT POST
Barr Unbowed: HBGary CEO Says We Need To Learn From LulzSec
Former HBGary Federal executive Aaron Barr looks at Anonymous, LulzSec, and the events of the past four months
FORBES BLOG
LulzSec Hackers Finally Explain Themselves
Statement seeks to justify the group's server breaches and data thefts as a warning to anyone who uses the Internet: that we are too complacent about the security of our data online
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES
Computer Virus Puts 1,500 Virgin Media Internet Customers Bank Accounts At Risk
Nearly 1,500 Virgin Media Internet customers have been warned that their PCs may have been infected with the SpyEye Trojan
TECH EYE
Homeland Security Warns Of Holes In Chinese Software
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says products made by Beijing-based Sunway ForceControl Technology could be a gateway for hacker, but the software could be used against China
THE WASHINGTON POST
NSA Allies With Internet Carriers To Thwart Cyber Attacks Against Defense Firms
The National Security Agency is working with ISPs on tools to scan e-mail and other traffic to stop cyberattacks against defense firms by foreign adversaries, senior defense and industry officials say
TG DAILY
Obama's Head Tech Guy Announces Resignation
Vivek Kundra, the federal government's first chief information officer, will step down in August
KXXV
Texas Man Sentenced For Hacking NASA, Business
Convicted hacker gets two years for cracking space agency, stealing $275,000 from Digital River
COMPUTERWORLD
Want To Stop Cybercrime? Follow The Money
University researcher says financial analysis of cybercrime underworld may be a key to stopping it
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Study: Risky Online Behavior Common
Most individuals don�t update their antivirus software; more than half say their PCs have been infected
PC PRO
NHS Loses Laptop Holding 8M Patient Records
Theft of laptops went unreported for three weeks
CNET
Report: U.S. Senate Site Hacked Again
Data is stolen, but officials say it was of little value
SYS-CON MEDIA
Microsoft Survey Reveals Extent Of Emerging Internet Phone Scam
Claiming to be computer technicians, callers work a variety of tricks on consumer victims
FINEXTRA
Citigroup Raises The Numbers Hit By Data Breach
More than 360,000 records compromised; more than 218,000 cards reissued
BUSINESSWEEK
Malaysia State Websites Disrupted As Cyberattacks Spread
Two days after Anonymous hacker group promises to hit Malaysia in retaliation for Internet censorship, government sites in that country are down
MICROSOFT
Microsoft Releases 16 Updates In Major Patch Tuesday
Nine updates are rated critical, software giant says
GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS
New Internet Top-Level Domains Are Attractive To Hackers
Expansion of TLDs could introduce new threats, VeriSign warns
GOVERNMENT INFO SECURITY
Feds To Purge Half Of Websites
OMB places freeze on new .gov sites for next 90 days
DEFENSE INDUSTRY DAILY
DoD Cybersecurity Spending: Where's The Beef?
Promises of big spending have spurred contractors to build up, but payoff hasn't hit yet
INFOSEC ISLAND
Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Plant Targeted In Cyberattack
Plant joins Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and L3 in breach
HELP NET SECURITY
Malware Activity Hitting Peaks Of 10 Million Pieces Per Day
Zeus is still going strong, researchers say
BANK INFO SECURITY
FFIEC Guidance Site Launched
New resource center offers online authentication news, analysis
HELP NET SECURITY
Citigroup Theft The Result Of A Common Vulnerability
Financial institution falls for the old insecure direct object reference trick
THE EPOCH TIMES
Interview With Anonymous Hackers, Malaysia Next Target
Hacker group says forthcoming attack is a protest against Internet censorship
BANK INFO SECURITY
PCI: New Guidance Addresses Risks
In virtualized environments, data security standards still apply
THE NEW NEW INTERNET
California Company Discloses Data Breach Affecting 300,000
Southern California Medical-Legal Consultants reports compromise of thousands who applied for workers' compensation
NETWORK WORLD
Trend Micro Takes Aim At Stealthy Hackers Stealing Secrets
New monitoring gear is designed to detect advanced persistent threats
MAIL ONLINE
How CitiGroup Hackers Broke In Through The Front Door Using Bank�s Website
Attack called "one of the most brazen hacking attacks" of recent years
THE REGISTER
European Council: Creating Hacking Tools Should Be Criminal Across The EU
Ministers want Europe-wide legal net for cybercrookery
INFOSEC ISLAND
LulzSec Claims U.S. Senate Network Hack
Senate concedes intrusion of Senate.gov, but says no sensitive data was violated
SECURITY NEWS DAILY
Anonymous Hacktivists Target Federal Reserve, Bernanke
Hacker group promises exploits against Fed for "driving American economy into the ground"
E ONLINE
Kate Middleton Hacked! Duchess� Phone Messages, Bank Account Compromised
News Corp.'s phone hacking scandal gets bigger
MORNING STAR
WSJ: CitiGroup Kept Clients In Dark On Hack
Financial company may have waited as long as three weeks to inform customers
GOVERNMENT COMPUTER NEWS
How To Avoid A Stuxnet Of Your Own
Guidelines for industrial control systems published
SILICON REPUBLIC
EU Agrees To Tougher Sanctions Against Cybercrime
New cybercrime unit to be attached to EuroPol
ASSOCIATED PRESS
U.S. Reaches Plea Deal In Classified Leaks Case
Former NSA official will plead guilty to exceeding authorized use of a computer, a misdemeanor
TECH FLASH
Do Businesses Practice "Sloppy" Security, Or Is Cybercrime On The Rise?
Experts wrestle with chicken-and-egg questions
THREAT POST
Obama Cybersecurity Chief: Other Nations Key To Securing Cyberspace
International cooperation is critical element in White House strategy, Schmidt says
THREAT POST
Turkey Responds To DDoS, Arrests 32 Members Of Anonymous
Suspects arrested in a dozen different cities, Turkish government says
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Enterprise Vulnerabilities From DHS/US-CERT's National Vulnerability Database
CVE-2013-3342 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 do not properly handle operating-system domain blacklists, which has unspecified impact and attack vectors.
CVE-2013-3341 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, and CVE-2013-3340.
CVE-2013-3340 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3339, and CVE-2013-3341.
CVE-2013-3339 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3338, CVE-2013-3340, and CVE-2013-3341.
CVE-2013-3338 (acrobat_reader)
Adobe Reader and Acrobat 9.x before 9.5.5, 10.x before 10.1.7, and 11.x before 11.0.03 allow attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2718, CVE-2013-2719, CVE-2013-2720, CVE-2013-2721, CVE-2013-2722, CVE-2013-2723, CVE-2013-2725, CVE-2013-2726, CVE-2013-2731, CVE-2013-2732, CVE-2013-2734, CVE-2013-2735, CVE-2013-2736, CVE-2013-3337, CVE-2013-3339, CVE-2013-3340, and CVE-2013-3341.