Irish Government Warns Citizens of Revenue Phishing Attack

The Department of Foreign Affairs in Ireland has warned about a fraudulent email purporting as communication from the revenue commissioner seeking personal information, including passport details from taxpayers, according to SiliconRepublic.

The email, which links to an authentic-looking revenue commissioners website, comes with the subject line “You are eligible to receive a tax refund!”

“The email asks the recipient to submit personal details, including passport information,” the…

New UMD Cyber Center to Strengthen Public-Private Partnerships

The University of Maryland is launching a new cybersecurity initiative that aims to stimulate public-private partnerships and address national vulnerabilities, including those facing industry.

The focal point of the initiative, the new Maryland Cybersecurity Center (MC-squared, or MC2), will implement a comprehensive approach to cybersecurity education, research and technology…

UK Police Nab Money Mule Leader

Police in London have arrested a 34-year-old man accused of organizing a money mule cyber-crime ring, V3.co.uk reports.

Officers said the suspect allegedly hired individuals working as money mules as part of an operation that included stolen and counterfeit bank cards.

Money mules often operate unaware of the illicit nature of their activities, recruited to accept transfers from compromised bank accounts and send the money to accounts run by…

DLT Solutions Honored for Thought Leadership

DLT Solutions, a value-added reseller in government IT products and services, has been named a finalist for the 2010 B2B Marketing Communications Campaign Awards, sponsored by the Corporate …

Survey: Consumers Fail at Protecting Identity, Privacy Online

While most consumers know about the risks associated with using the Internet and engaging in e-commerce, the majority still relies on inadequate measures to protect their privacy and identity, according to a new survey by Anonymizer, Inc.

An overwhelming majority of respondents believed a firewall and an anti-virus software offered adequate protection for their identity online. However, while those tools are important safety measures, they…

Harris RF Communications Promotes Brendan O’Connell to Head of DoD Business

Communications and IT company Harris Corporation has promoted Brendan O’Connell to president of the U.S. Department of Defense business unit at Harris RF Communications, succeeding Stephen Marschilok.

For the past five years, O’Connell served as vice president of U.S. DoD sales. Before that role, he held positions of increasing responsibility, including…

CyberSecurity Malaysia Hosts New Event to Secure Digital City

CyberSecurity Malaysia, the Malaysian specialist center for cybersecurity, will be organizing Cyber Security Malaysia Awards, Conference and Exhibition 2010 in Kuala Lumpur on Oct. 25-29.

Bernama reports Chief Executive Officer and retired Lt. Col. Husin Jazri said the event, themed “Securing Our Digital City,” was held with the vision to…

Typosquatting Directs Italian Cellphone Users to Phishing Site

Customers of an Italian bank have been lured by phishers who baited them with promises of cellphone-airtime credits, according to Mathew Maniyara on Symantec’s Connect blog.

The phishing site spoofed the login page of a popular Italian bank. After typing in the login credentials, the phishing page asked the customer to select his or her cellphone service providers. After the service provider was chosen, the page…

SAIC’s Larry Cox to Chair New Cybersecurity Commission

Howard County Executive Kenneth Ulman last week announced the creation of a cyber commission to advise him on how to maximize opportunities presented by the expanding cybersecurity business in the Baltimore-Washington area.

The commission will look into things companies considering moving to the area will want, including business-related needs, such as having hotel conference…

Cyber Espionage, a Global Problem

In the wake of reports of more countries being targeted by complex malware, cyber espionage has become an increasingly global concern for government and industry leaders over the past year, making loss of sensitive information and data an everyday problem for most nations.

Although cyber espionage is relatively new…