Security Software

One year after DigiNotar breach, Fox-IT details extent of compromise

The hacker gained admin access to all critical DigiNotar certificate authority systems despite network segmentation, investigators say

Critical flaw found in software used by many industrial control systems

CoDeSys runtime flaw allows hackers to execute commands on critical industrial control systems without authentication, researchers say

Ready for a data breach? How to develop your response plan

Kaspersky discovers miniFlame cyberespionage malware directly linked to Flame and Gauss

MiniFlame serves as a backdoor that gives attackers direct access to infected computers

Former LulzSec member pleads guilty to conspiracy in Sony Pictures hack

Raynaldo Rivera admitted his involvement in a cyberattack that resulted in the theft of user information from a Sony Pictures website

Future cyber attacks could rival 9-11, cripple US, warns Panetta

The Secretary of Defense laid out why the military should be involved in defending critical infrastructure

Facebook patches security hole that allowed mass harvesting of phone numbers

Facebook prevents the abuse of phone number searching on its mobile site by imposing a search-rate limit

NASA and Pentagon hacker TinKode receives two-year suspended jail sentence

Romanian court orders him to pay over $120,000 to Oracle, NASA and the U.S. Department of Defense

In security response, practice makes perfect

Google patches 24 Chrome bugs, pays out $29K to bounty hunters

Over half of the bonus total goes to one researcher for reporting two serious vulnerabilities