Anonymous Attacks Swedish Prosecutor’s Website

Anonymous yesterday launched a DDoS attack against the website of the Swedish prosecution authority in response to the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, according to The Tech Herald. 

The government-run website www.aklagare.se was unavailable most of Tuesday and early morning on Wednesday. As the site came back up again, a news release confirmed the site has been targeted by a cyber attack and could remain “slightly unstable”…

Cost of ‘Web War I’: 10 Million Euros

New documents released by WikiLeaks reveal the 2007 cyber attacks against Estonia, also called Web War I, cost the nation’s largest bank Hansabank at least 10 million euros, nearly $13 million, according to Baltic Business News.

According to a memo leaked by the whistle-blower website, the impact of the cyber attack on SEB and Estonian…

Cryptome’s John Young: WikiLeaks Pimps Out Secrets for Money

Cryptome‘s John Young says he believes WikiLeaks is selling “insider secrets” for commercial gain.

Young was one of the founders of whistle-blower site Cryptome. His history of not giving into pressure to remove leaks posted on Cryptome led him to be invited to join WikiLeaks. At WikiLeaks’ conception, Young agreed to…

Infamous Foul-Mouthed Scammer Arrested for Selling Counterfeit Glasses

A Brooklyn, N.Y., man was arrested Monday for allegedly selling counterfeit eyeglasses and berating customers when they complained about the quality of the products, according to The Register.

When customers criticized the goods, Vitaly Borker, aka Tony Russo, allegedly went on foul-mouthed tirades. In an Oct. 27 email to one customer, Borker claimed he would direct an assistant to “crush” the man’s glasses and then “take the pieces of…

Online Health Records: Are Yours Secure?

As America’s healthcare industry scurries to transition from paper medical records to electronic counterparts and meeting the 2015 meaningful-use requirements, experts raise flags about the security and warn about the downside to moving into an all-digital system.

Electronic Health Records, or EHRs, are perceived as a method to enhance care and save billions…

AMERICAN SYSTEMS Taps Michael Innella to Lead IT Services Division

AMERICAN SYSTEMS has named Michael Innella its new vice president and executive director of Professional, Technical and IT Services.

Innella will oversee operational management and business development responsibilities for the company’s IT services division that supports federal agencies with program…

Armenia to Address Cyber Crime, Threats

Armenia will address cybersecurity issues at a two-day workshop Dec. 8 in the capital city of Yerevan, according to Public Radio of Armenia.

The event will assemble representatives from government, NGOs and international organizations. The participants will discuss methods to strengthen cybersecurity in a comprehensive manner, examine the impact of terrorist use of the Internet, cyber crime and threats…

Scotland Yard Adds ‘Geek Squad’ to Fight Cyber Crime

Scotland Yard is tapping some of Britain’s most talented computer students to join the battle against cyber criminals, according to The London Evening Standard.

A 12-member “geek squad” will be hired to work with detectives in an attempt to stop cyber crime. Senior officers say they are…

Bruce Schneier: Cyber War Treaties Needed to Battle Digital Weaponry

Governments should set up hotlines between their cyber commands, similar to those used between nuclear commands, to help them battle against cyber attacks, as well as establish treaties to battle digital weaponry,  a security expert proposes.

Writing an op-ed for Financial Times, security guru Bruce Schneier highlights that the unknown nature of cyber…

FBI Issues Cyber Crime Warning over New Barbie Doll

The FBI is warning law agencies that the new Barbie “Video Girl” doll could be used as a tool by pedophiles to make child pornography.

In an alert titled “Barbie ‘Video Girl’ a Possible Child Pornography Production Method,” the bureau said the doll has a built-in hidden camera in the chest and a small LCD screen for video display in her back.

The FBI cyber crime alert did not cite any…