Korea Looks to Place Cybersecurity on G20 Agenda

The Republic of Korea is working to place cybersecurity on the agenda of the upcoming Group of 20 meetings which will take place in Seoul later this year. However, it appears that interest in creating an international body to fight cyber crime is waning, according to Korea Times.

Korea’s broadcasting and telecom authority, The Korea Communications…

Nevada Homeland Security Commission: State Needs Coordinated Effort on Cyber Crime

The state of Nevada lacks adequate cybersecurity coordination and leadership, according to members of the Nevada Homeland Security Commission. Nevada needs to either appoint someone to head up combating cyber crime or the commission needs to form a subcommittee to help prepare for and prevent cyber attacks, commission vice-chairman and former Clark County…

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Commerce Looks for Comments on Cybersecurity and Innovation Impact

The U.S. Department of Commerce has published a notice of inquiry related to “Cybersecurity, Innovation, and Internet Policy.” The department is looking for comments from academic, commercial and civil society sectors regarding ways to improve cybersecurity while continuing innovation.

“Preserving innovation, as well as private sector and consumer confidence in the security of the Internet economy, are important for promoting…

Judge Approves Baidu Lawsuit Following Hack

A U.S. federal judge has ruled in favor of China search engine giant Baidu, allowing the company to proceed with its lawsuit against Register.com for negligence.

The ruling followed Register.com’s arguments in March, claiming the suit was not valid because the master services agreement barred claims relating to employee mistakes except in cases of gross…

Virus Writer Arrested in Japan for Hitting File-Sharing Users

An alleged virus writer in Japan has been arrested amid allegations he created and distributed a virus which looked to destroy data.

Masato Nakatsuji, 27, is alleged to have created the squid-octopus (ika-tako) virus which searches for data files from file-sharing websites and destroys the files, replacing them with an octopus icon. The malware affects users of file-sharing websites. The malware appears to have infected some 50,000 users.

Nakatsuji told police…

Scotland Yard Breaks Up Phishing Ring

Six suspected members of a phishing ring have been arrested in the United Kingdom and Ireland over alleged involvement in a scam hitting tens of thousands of victims.

One woman and five men between the ages of 25 and 40 were arrested in County Meath, Ireland and London after an investigation by the Metropolitan Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU). The suspects arrested in the UK were arrested after raids and…

School Caretaker Faces Jail for Setting Up Employee in Child Porn Case

A caretaker at a school has been warned he will likely face a jail sentence for placing child pornography abuse images on another employee’s laptop.

Neil Weiner, 39, of Dagenham, East London, also allegedly sent a CD containing child pornography, which he claimed he found on a coworker’s computer. When police acted on the information provided by Weiner, they found an additional 235 images on the laptop belonging to another…

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Cyber Experts Give Gloomy Diagnosis

Today’s cyber threats are not preventable and there is currently no way to defend any large-scale environment, said Amit Yoran, CEO of NetWitness Corporation at yesterday’s cyber conference in New York.

Agence France-Presse reported how this bleak forecast comes from the FBI-sponsored conference at Fordham University in a time when the Internet and society are…