Wednesday night, military officials divulged details of a virus that infected computers supporting drones that fly over battlefields. Air Force officials said they wanted to give out more information so people wouldn’t be concerned that missions were ever in jeopardy. He’s accused of hacking celebrities and now Christopher Chaney is behind bars. The Florida man allegedly hacked into a number of people’s emails including Scarlett Johansson, Christina Aguilera and Mila Kunis. The Harris County Dis...
Oct 13, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Did it happen again? Was Sony the victim of another cyber attack? The company said today that it found a large amount of unauthorized sign-in attempts on its PlayStation Network and other online entertainment services. Because of that, it has temporarily suspended about 93,000 user accounts for those services. It has quickly spread overseas and BlackBerry is working hard to fix massive worldwide outages. Sprint Nextel announced today that it is working with BlackBerry-builder Research in Motion ...
Oct 12, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Was it or wasn’t it Anonymous that allegedly hacked into the New York Stock Exchange? The answer: maybe and maybe not. We do know that the NYSE’s site was in fact attacked twice on Monday. Some believe that it was the result of computer attacks as part of the weeks long anti-Wall Street protest. The state of Michigan is cracking down on cyber crime with a new cyber command center and cyber defense response teams. It’s a part of their plan to heighten the state’s profile in the computer security ...
Oct 11, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The U.S. government remains tight lipped about a computer virus that infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones. They are saying that the virus has been logging pilots’ every keystroke while they flew remote missions over warzones including Afghanistan. It may be National Cyber Security Awareness month but that apparently is not stopping spammers. Cyber experts warn computer users that there’s been an upsurge in spam and virus-loaded emails this month. A cyberbullying law is g...
Oct 10, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast If nothing else, the WikiLeaks scandal may make you more secure online. The White House plans to issue an executive order on Friday to replace a flawed patchwork of computer security safeguards exposed by the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of classified government documents to WikiLeaks last year. Facebook is facing some more legal problems. This time it’s from a Kansas Facebook user. 42 year old John Graham filed a federal lawsuit against the social networking giant, claiming it violated w...
Oct 07, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A top American lawmaker may be right after all. Just one day ago, China was accused of exercising “an intolerable level” of espionage right here in the county. Today, Russia’s spy service announced they detained a Chinese national for allegedly attempting to steal secrets about a Russian missile system. Identity theft is a growing issue. However if you have questions, there's a website to help you. The Consumer Federation of America opened a site called idtheftinfo.org. The site gives links to h...
Oct 07, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Crime may not pay for cyber criminals in England. The Metropolitan Police claim to have saved millions of dollars in the last six month of fighting cybercrime. The numbers are based on theoretical earnings the crooks could have made if police didn’t stop them. The United States has a cyber campaign and now so does Canada. Monday the Canadian government launched a website and ad campaign focused on getting Canadians to help fight cybercrime. The clock is ticking for those of you who want to get y...
Oct 04, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hackers have a very strong message. It’s that no one is safe from them, not even Prime Ministers. Officials say in an effort to embarrass the government, hackers targeted the personal Twitter account of Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra. A homeless man is facing some pretty serious charges for allegedly hacking into Santa Cruz County computers last December. He is out of custody but federal charges await him for now. If you have a smartphone, like most people do, you might want to pay attention...
Oct 03, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast You, the voter may not have as much of a say when it comes to who will be our next president. The 2012 Presidential may have hackers lurking to change the results. Betfair customers lost big but not because of what happened on the track but because they didn’t bet on cyber criminals cashing in. Criminals reportedly stole payment card details of nearly 2.3 million Betfair customers. October is National Cyber Security Awareness month and it is the perfect time to discuss cyber security with the yo...
Sep 30, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The world of cyber crime is constantly changing according to a new report from IBM. The company released results of the X-Force 2011 Mid-Year Trend and Risk Report. It says that whaling is becoming more popular for hackers. They didn’t hack into computers but law officers say they did use the Internet to steal cash from an Indian woman. Police arrested four Nigerians after they allegedly lured the Indian teacher into a fake ICC World Cup lottery scheme. West Virginia State Police hope to crack d...
Sep 29, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A major international arrest came today. Indonesia’s National Police arrested 35 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals at the request from Interpol. They were all allegedly involved in cybercrime. The best way to fight cybercrime is to constantly monitor your network. That’s the latest from a senior official for Arcsight, a subsidiary of Hewlett Packard. Microsoft took down what’s being described as a small but dangerous botnet. On Monday, a Virginia federal judge ordered VeriSign to shut down almost ...
Sep 28, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some of the world’s top leaders have gathered together this week. While they will discuss several issues at the United Nations' Internet Governance Forum, cyber security will be one of the big items on the list. There will be workshops on protecting youth against the exploitation and exposure to adult content. Cyber security is traveling overseas. Ghana has established the first ever computer forensics firm with a new e-crime laboratory. It will assist the country in fighting cyber crime. New Yo...
Sep 27, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast She’s topped the charts and now she’s trying a new gig, fighting cybercrime. Pop superstar, Lady Gaga wants to stop bullies and she used her recent concert to do that. The suicide last week of bullied teen Jamey Rodemeyer prompted Lady Gaga to get involved. The Pentagon is stepping up to the plate to stop cybercrime with a pilot program to help protect its prime suppliers. If it works, the program could serve as a model for other government agencies. If you’ve been on pins and needles waiting fo...
Sep 26, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Law officers made a major arrest in the Sony Picutre hacking case. A federal grand jury indicted 23- year old Cody Kretsinger for his alleged roll in hacking the major corporation earlier this year. Kretsinger is a suspected member of the hacking group LulzSec and he was arrested in Arizona on Thursday. Security firms warn you better be careful the next time you use your computer. They say there’s a new Trojan horse masquerading as a PDF document to Mac users. It’s been a political fight that mi...
Sep 23, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast There are multiple vulnerabilities on Adobe Flash Player and Adobe is working to fix the problem. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code, obtain sensitive information, cause a denial-of-service condition, or perform a cross-site scripting attack. Facebook has 750 million users worldwide. Twitter users now send one billion tweets a week and LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 120 million members. ...
Sep 22, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast The latest cyber attack may have taken place across the ocean, but U.S. officials are taking notice. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries was hit and the attack involved at least eight different types of malware. Cyber criminals are very busy overseas. According to officials, Malaysia sees incidents of online threats at least twice an hour. So far, more than 10 thousand cases have been reported this year alone. One technology company is turning what some see as a disadvantage into a major reason to hire ...
Sep 21, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A New Zealand teen is behind bars, charged with threatening the government on YouTube. The threats were reportedly made in a video on YouTube. It included claims that explosives had been hidden in New Zealand government buildings. Law officers say a poker site took a gamble and lost when it tried to steal hundreds of millions of dollars. Tuesday, federal prosecutors said the operators of the online site Full Tilt Poker ran a Ponzi scheme through the site. The operators allegedly took more than $...
Sep 20, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hackers don’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. This time they reportedly managed to target U.S. intelligence officials, including some from the Obama Administration. The names and addresses of hundreds of those officials were posted on an anti-secrecy website after computer hackers allegedly took them from the internal membership list of the Intelligence and National Security Alliance. They may be hackers but they are saying no to cybercrime. Gong Wei and Wan Tow released a convention cal...
Sep 19, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Is Yahoo up for sale? Maybe or maybe not. The founder of the company Jerry Yang says the company is not up for sale but says the company is exploring strategic options. Groups like LulzSec and Anonymous have apparently taught those in the technology world a very valuable lesson: you need to protect your data. In an effort to better preparefor cyber attacks, teachers, students and cyber experts gathered at the 2nd Annual New York Institute of Technology Cyber Security Conference Thursday. As the ...
Sep 16, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast They are thousands of miles away but they are wreaking havoc on computer users around the world. Cyber experts say an international cybercrime gang is currently on the loose, orchestrating attacks on major U.S. corporations and government organizations to the tune of $3.2 million in the first six months of the year, or $17,000 a day. Do you have a bit of a temper? If you do, you may be more likely to be a target of cybercrime. That’s the latest from a new report from Norton. As the list of cyber...
Sep 15, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Men seem to be the most common victims of cyber attacks according to a new study. A new Symantec report studied 500 Singaporean adults and found that 86 percent of men are likely to become a victim of cybercrime versus 74 percent of women. Two major cyber giants could be headed back to court soon. Auto-Completion Solutions LLC or ACS says Google Inc. and Facebook Inc. infringed on its technology patent by incorporating it on their websites. It seems that people want the government to get involve...
Sep 14, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast It may seem like innocent banking protection but experts say this latest Trojan is anything but innocent. The Trojan steals SMS messages and can intercept text messages, sending them to the attacker’s command and control server. The UK government is asking search engine sites like Google to step up to the plate and help fight online piracy. Government officials are expected to ask Google to make it more difficult for piracy sites by blocking them. With kids headed back to school, cyberbullying i...
Sep 13, 2011•7 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hackers turned to Twitter to wreak havoc during preparations for the 9/11 ceremonies this weekend. They allegedly hacked into the NBC News account and posted false messages about a new attack on New York’s ground zero. It beat out some of the top thinkers in the world at Jeopardy. Now, IBM’s Watson computer has a pretty neat job to add to its resume. The company will work with WellPoint to bring Watson technology to the healthcare sector. The cyber world isn’t just about hacking into other peopl...
Sep 12, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hackers and mobsters have a lot in common according to President Obama. His administration wants to impose stricter punishments for cyber-criminals because of increased data breaches. The U.S. government wants to hold businesses accountable if they have week cyber security. Lawmakers plan to introduce a bill next week that would fine big companies that lose consumer data in a security breach if that breach is a result of poor security measures. Police say she led a sophisticated conspiracy to im...
Sep 09, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast A new report says that hackers are turning their sights from computers to cars. Computer security company McAfee released information regarding the large amount of electronics being used in cars today. Researchers believe that technology is making cars increasingly vulnerable to hacking attacks, even by something as simple as text message. If you have a Twitter account, you are not alone. In fact, you are among 100 million other active users. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo announced the statistic this...
Sep 08, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast It’s an effort to crack down on cyber crime, but a proposed U.S. law could also make you a target for something much less sinister. On Wednesday, two senators said the main law targeting cybercrime needs fixing because it allows law enforcement agencies to target people who simply violate websites’ terms of service or their employer’s computer use policies. The news isn’t too good for many computer users. Norton Cybercrime’s annual report found that 19 web users fall victim to online crime every...
Sep 07, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Cyber experts warn if you find a deal for DiRT 3 Steam Codes on eBay or places similar, just to keep moving. At least one million and as many as three million Steam codes for a free copy of Codemaster’s DiRT 3 were leaked onto the web, reportedly by hackers. Law officers are looking into the possible hacking of Iranian Gmail accounts. About 300,000 accounts were reportedly compromised and read by hackers according to Fox-IT. That is a forensics f...
Sep 06, 2011•6 min•Transcript available on Metacast The crackdown on hacktivists continues with the arrest of two men in the U.K. The Metropolitan Police Service released a statement late Thursday saying that two males, ages 24 and 20, are now behind bars and could be connected to the hacking groups Anonymous and LulzSec. He said he was sorry but it was too little, too late for Luis Mijangos. A judge sentenced the 32-year old Thursday to six years in prison for hacking into the computers of women and teenage girls. He found sexually explicit phot...
Sep 02, 2011•4 min•Transcript available on Metacast They may be used to having the prying eyes of the paparazzi on them at all times. Now, Hollywood will have to be on alert for hackers as well. Indian students are getting a crash course in hacking and how to avoid it. Future engineers of MSU’s Faculty of Technology and Engineering will host a festival this month teaching all about the world of hacking and how and why to avoid it. If you are poor, it is much harder to afford the Internet. A recent report has the numbers to back up that claim. Acc...
Sep 01, 2011•5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Some good news coming from China. It may have gotten a lot harder for hackers to get away with their crimes. The country announced new, tougher penalties people convicted of computer hacking. Australian authorities are working hard to stop identity theft and other scams. It looks like they may have taken a big step in that direction. Property owners can now put a caveat over their property in an effort to stop scammers. A group of university employees have found a new way to keep you on your com...
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