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Monthly Archives: March 2010
End of shield for corporate data breach ‘victims’?
An interesting decision was covered in an article on wired.com yesterday, “Government Stops Shielding Corporate Breach ‘Victims’” that may promote renewed corporate interest in making sure they have a proper data security strategy in place. While 45 states in the U.S. have data breach notification laws in place, many a corporation has tried to hide Read more…
Tags: Data Protection
Looking for a big return this tax season? Cyberscammers are too…
I have been finishing up on my taxes this week. (blah!) For the past several years, I have used a software program to do my taxes. This provides me with an electronic file that I can save each year. From the very first time that I did my taxes this way, I’ve been concerned about Read more…
Tags: fake emails, financial scams, IRS scams, tax scams
Facebook password reset scam: McAfee Labs answers readers questions
The Facebook password reset scam affected several readers. In an effort to address the questions and comments that McAfee Labs received, they have shared some additional information and tips to help you better understand this scam. 1) I opened the Facebook scam email, but immediately closed it. How do I know if my computer is Read more…
Tags: consumer threat alert, facebook, McAfee
Vietnamese Speakers Targeted In Cyberattack
By now, you may have seen the Google blog post talking about the targeted attacks against the computers of Vietnamese speakers and others. The botnet, which McAfee identified while investigating Operation Aurora, has commandeered these computers in what appears to be a politically motivated attack. McAfee has been sharing the results of its investigation with Read more…
Persistent Domain-Renewal Scam Alive and Kicking
A friend of mine forwarded a suspicious email message recently. I’ve replaced the domain, order number, etc. below: —————————- From: Customer Support <supportdroacom> Subject: Order Confirmation for <domain>, Order ###### To <registered domain holder>, Thank you for registering/renewing the following domains with the Domain Registry of America, America’s fastest growing Domain Registrar. We take pride Read more…
Microsoft Releases Out-of-Cycle Bulletin MS10-018
Today Microsoft released MS10-018 covering 10 vulnerabilities, including CVE-2010-0806, a zero-day threat discovered in the wild earlier in this month. Reported exploit detections from McAfee home users are significant, though well below the top 20 detections at the the time of this blog post. Nonetheless, vulnerable users should patch soon.
Scams Increase During U.S. Tax Season
Scams based on the United States Internal Revenue Service requirements increase every year during tax season. It’s common to see online threats and tactics in which identity thieves and hackers try to convince taxpayers to reveal their personal and financial information. This year is no exception. Researchers at McAfee Labs continuously monitor threats to best Read more…
Cooperation Grows in Fight Against Cybercrime
Last week in Strasbourg, France, the Council of Europe organized the Octopus Interface Conference 2010. More than 300 experts from all over the world, representing governments, law enforcement authorities, international organizations, and the Internet industry gathered to discuss the “Cooperation Against Cybercrime.” On Tuesday, in the opening session, Maud de Boer Buquicchio, Deputy Secretary General Read more…
Cybercrime and Hacktivism in the Headlines
All over the world, individuals and many organized crime and mafia groups have found that the Internet can help them make a lot of money. Others are motivated by ideology: Manipulated by or acting in accordance with an ethos, they conduct illegal activities against institutions or individuals they consider the “enemy.” Far removed from the Read more…
A Conviction of the Firewall Industry
In today’s firewall market, you have a lot of choices. When was the last time someone was fired for buying a firewall? A firewall is typically a infrastructure purchase and considered a best practice. Firewalls have been around for almost 2 decades. The first commercial firewall was shipped by DEC SEAL in 1992…thank you Marcus Read more…
Tags: McAfee, Network Security, Operation Aurora