computer security

How Scary Was the Internet in 2011?

Arik Hesseldahl in News on January 1 at 3:22 pm PT

How scary was the Internet in 2011? It depends on what you consider scary. News of attacks, some silly, some downright chilling, created uneasiness all year.

Stratfor Hack Damage Report: 50,000 Credit Cards, 44,000 Passwords

Arik Hesseldahl in News on December 27, 2011 at 2:10 pm PT

Number of Lulz: Incalculable.

Operation Shady RAT: The Biggest Hacking Attack Ever

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 3, 2011 at 7:15 am PT

The biggest network intrusion ever has been carried out since 2006 against organizations in 72 countries. You get three guesses who the attacker is thought to be, but you probably only need one. Need a hint? It wasn’t LulzSec.

U.K. Police Say This Is the Face of LulzSec Hacker Known as Topiary

Arik Hesseldahl in News on August 1, 2011 at 5:59 am PT

The 18-year-old resident of the Shetland Islands has been granted bail and is scheduled to appear in a U.K. court on Aug. 30.

The List of Companies Affected by the Epsilon Breach Grows and Grows and Grows

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on April 4, 2011 at 12:57 pm PT

Best Buy. J.P. Morgan Chase. Citibank. Walgreens. Disney. Barclay’s Bank. U.S. Bancorp. Marriott. Ritz Carlton. L.L. Bean. Home Shopping Network. TiVo. If you’ve ever given your email address to any of them, watch your inbox for spearphishers.

Cisco Security Survey Finds Windows Vulnerabilities And Spam Decreasing

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on January 20, 2011 at 6:40 am PT

Still no rest for the weary computer security professional. Smartphones and tablets are coming to the office and creating new opportunities for trouble.

Gawkergate Password Mess Was Two Years in the Making

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 30, 2010 at 3:32 pm PT

The weaknesses of Gawker’s password system were pointed out clearly in 2008, although nothing was ever done about it. You know how that turned out.

2010 Was the Year the Internet Got Scary. Get Used to It.

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 30, 2010 at 7:00 am PT

The year just ending started with an attack on Google by China and ended with the WikiLeaks affair. In the meantime, the Stuxnet worm showed the way toward a world where skilled hackers can cause serious real-world damage. Scared yet?

Millions of Honda Owners Victims of Yet Another Data Breach

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 29, 2010 at 10:25 am PT

If you drive a Honda, be wary of emails asking personal questions. The carmaker says a list containing names, email addresses and vehicle identification numbers has been stolen.

War Against WikiLeaks Continues; France Joins In

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 3, 2010 at 8:43 am PT

The battle to cut off WikiLeaks, the secret-exposing site that has official Washington in such an uproar, has turned into a global cat-and-mouse game on the Web. Here’s the rundown.