Cyber Attacks Cause Security Software Market Increase in Asia-Pacific

Industry experts are seeing increased levels and sophistication in cyber attacks against companies. IT security firm Symantec recently released a report citing Asian companies experiencing a high number of attacks, with 3 out of 4 companies claiming to have experienced cyber attacks last year.

The increasing number of attacks is expected to see a…

Scammers Take Advantage of Buzz Around Toy Story 3

Scammers are notorious for jumping quickly on the latest trends, including the World Cup and iPad launches. They have now turned to using the buzz surrounding Toy Story 3 to lure in unsuspecting victims to bombard them with pop-up software scams and fake survey websites.

The scams, purporting to show clips of Buzz and Woody talking, send users to malware-infected and useless sites. Some even claim to offer games related…

Accused PC Consultant Pleads Not Guilty in Sextortion Case

A computer consultant from California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he engaged in sextortion by hacking into the computer of victims, using personal information to extort explicit videos.

Luis Mijangos of Santa Ana, Calif., entered his plea in a Los Angeles federal court earlier this week, an assistant U.S. attorney said. Mijangos is currently free on a $10,000 bail.

Court documents allege Mijangos used peer-to-peer file sharing networks to…

Computer Provider Warns Customers of Malware Infection

Dell is currently warning customers that some motherboards have been infected with malware. The PowerEdge R410 Rack server apparently contains spyware embedded within the systems management software.

The computer firm is sending letters to users and directly phoning those who are infected, according to The Register. A support forum post provided few details regarding the malware or steps that can be taken to remove it from the system.

“I…

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Merlin International® is one of the fastest growing information technology solutions providers in the country. Founded in 1997, the veteran-owned, privately held business has consistently grown both its revenue and its staff since the company’s inception.

Based in Englewood, CO, Merlin also has an office in Vienna, VA, that houses its federal operations. Today, Merlin is approximately 100 employees strong, with its seasoned professionals…

Alleged Scammer Convicted for Running Online Gold-Selling Scam

A federal jury last week convicted a Houston, Texas, man of 25 counts of bankruptcy fraud and mail fraud arising from an Internet scam to sell gold.

James Maceo Ramey was found guilty on all 25 counts alleged in an indictment relating to bankruptcy fraud and for running a bogus Internet gold sales company that made more than $300,000.

According to the FBI, Ramey set up and operated…

CACI’s Paul Cofoni: ‘Cyber Defense Suffers from Being One of Many Priorities’

Cybersecurity should be just as much prioritized as issues pertaining to the ongoing wars, the economy, and the healthcare and immigration reforms, said CACI Chief Executive Officer Paul Cofoni in a recent podcast interview with GovInfo Security.

Although continuous efforts by the Obama administration to boost cybersecurity and raise public awareness on safe Internet use,…

Blog Service Closed Down by Law Enforcement

A blogging service with approximately 70,000 users has been forced to shut down by an unidentified law enforcement agency.

Blogetery, host to the 70,000 blogs, was taken offline on July 9, disrupting access to the blogs, according to The Register. A statement from the site administrators said the services was “terminated by request of law enforcement officials, due to material hosted on the server,” according to an email sent…

Router Flaws Creates Easily Exploited Vulnerability

A flaw in millions of household routers has provided hackers with an easy access point to hack home networks or hijack websurfing sessions.

Later this month, Craig Heffner, a researcher at security consultancy Seismic, will detail the exploit at a conference in Las Vegas, which effects Linksys, Belkin and Dell, as well as other systems. The flaw is related to a DNS rebinding.

Heffner says he has found a new way…

Cyber Criminals Utilize Social Networks to Control Bots

Researchers at RSA FraudAction Research Lab have recently discovered a banking Trojan being hosted by a public social networking site. Any site which allows users to upload any type of content is vulnerable to the Trojan’s configurations, RSA says.

“The Lab recently traced a social network profile that contained encrypted instructions for a variant of the Brazilian…