German Arrested for Hacking Webcams

A man was arrested in Germany for allegedly using malware to hack into webcams and spy on young girls, a spokesman with the Aachen state prosecutor said Friday.

The unnamed hacker allegedly tapped into the webcams of some 150 young girls, according to media reports. The hacking was first discovered by Thomas Floß, from the association of data protection advisors, who speaks with school students regarding cyber hygiene.

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Roger Anderson of Applied Signal Technology: Current Security Appliances Not Much Defense against Nation-State Hackers

Roger Anderson has been involved in intelligence-related activities his entire career. In the 1980s, he worked on Department of Defense TIARA programs while at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. He then joined the CIA and spent 15 years there, working on all of the NFIP programs with the primary focus on SIGINT and technical…

Cyber Attribution Issues Explored During Committee Hearing

Earlier this week, the House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing to explore the issue of cyber attribution, the problems it poses and the roles the private sector and government can play.

“History shows that one of the best deterrents to an attack is the ability to…

Smart Dust: Malware From the Future?

In the future, security professionals may be confronted by “smart dust” information stealing threats, according to a futurologist. Ian Pearson says the “smart dust” will be a major threat in the future.

In a Futurizon report commissioned by Fujitsu, Pearson writes that small drops of dust will be dropped into office equipment which will be used to intercept data.

“Tiny specks of smart dust dropped through ventilation grills on office …

Political Website Hack Results in Arrests

Spanish police have arrested four individuals accused of defacing the websites of Spain’s two main political parties.

The hackers are alleged to have added a red fist to the website of the Partido Socialista Obrero Español and the Partido Popular, the hackers also hit the website for the TV show Sálvame with digital graffiti.

According to Panda, a Spanish security firm, the hackers attacked via configuration or systems errors before modifying…

Air Force Expands Hiring Authority for Cyber Jobs

The U.S. Air Force is currently looking to hire civilian federal employees to fill some of the key cybersecurity roles. The hiring managers have been granted authorization to use the streamlined Schedule A hiring authority to fill more than 680 positions.

The perceived dearth of cyber professionals has left federal agencies searching for…

Commerce Sec. Locke: “The government is not in a position to engineer precise technology solutions”

Earlier this week, the White House held a high-level meeting with government and private sector officials to discuss the progress the administration has made regarding cybersecurity. The meeting, chaired by White House Cybersecurity Coordinator Howard Schmidt, included DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke.

The meeting focused on private-public partnerships in…

Researchers Find New Cyber Espionage Attack

Security researchers have found a new exploit which is being used in targeted espionage attacks. The attacks utilize a USB device as the attack vector, according to researchers at F-Secure.

“The rootkit uses a LNK file that infects the operating system when viewed by an icon rendering file explorer such as Windows Explorer or Total Commander,” writes Sean Sullivan, a researcher with F-Secure.

The attacks is capable of circumventing…

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