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Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P

Blueprints of Obama's Marine One helicopter leaked on P2P

The blueprints for US president Barack Obama's helicopter, Marine One, were downloaded from a peer-to-peer (P2P) network and onto a computer in Iran, a file-sharing monitoring company has revealed.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 3 2009 11:59AM Security
Waledac botnet is active again with malicious money saving website built

Waledac botnet is active again with malicious money saving website built

The Waledac botnet has become active again with 15,000 messages per hour being sent out.
Dan Raywood Mar 3 2009 11:44AM Security
Japanese cybercrime levels see significant rise

Japanese cybercrime levels see significant rise

Finjan has claimed that 2008 cybercrime figures from Japan are showing a 15.5 per cent year-on-year annual growth.
Staff Writers Mar 3 2009 11:37AM Security
Koobface worm begins to spread through Facebook, MySpace and Bebo

Koobface worm begins to spread through Facebook, MySpace and Bebo

A new variant of the Koobface worm has begun spreading on the social networking site Facebook.
Dan Raywood Mar 3 2009 11:31AM Security
Visa claims payment processor breach is not new

Visa claims payment processor breach is not new

In an effort to quiet speculation within the security community, Visa has issued a statement denying that a new payment processor breach has occurred.
Dan Kaplan Mar 3 2009 11:27AM Security
Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

Conficker worm targets legitimate travel site

The website for Southwest Airlines, along with a number of other legitimate sites, could face downtime due to the Conficker worm, according to a researcher.
Chuck Miller Mar 3 2009 10:38AM Security
Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy

Pacnet still eyeing off local telco buy

Cashed-up wholesale telecommunications supplier Pacnet is interested in building a bigger presence in Australia via acquisition, according to CEO William 'Bill' Barney.
Brett Winterford Mar 3 2009 6:11AM Telco/ISP
Live Search rebrand coming soon

Live Search rebrand coming soon

The likelihood that Live Search will soon be renamed has been given more credit due to a Twitter update by a Microsoft executive.
Rosalie Marshall Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Software
Avaya expands unified comms portfolio

Avaya expands unified comms portfolio

Telecoms vendor Avaya has unveiled several new additions to its range of unified communications devices, including a hybrid telephone/PC that gives users access to applications and the web through a large colour touch-screen.
Ian Williams Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Hardware
Paul Twomey to step down at Icann

Paul Twomey to step down at Icann

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (Icann) has announced that Paul Twomey, its chairman and chief executive, has decided to step down at the end of this year.
Phil Muncaster Mar 3 2009 6:01AM Telco/ISP
Review: Aladdin eToken PRO

Review: Aladdin eToken PRO

This was a really complete solution for enterprise strong authentication.
Michael Lipinski Mar 2 2009 3:12PM Security
Processor breach will not hit Heartland scale: analysts

Processor breach will not hit Heartland scale: analysts

A recent processor breach that was reported by Visa will not reach the scale of the Heartland compromise, according to analysts.
Dan Raywood Mar 2 2009 2:58PM Security
Survey shows caution over wireless broadband

Survey shows caution over wireless broadband

Australian Internet users are growing more realistic about the limits of mobile broadband, according to this year's annual survey of Internet enthusiasts at Whirlpool.
Brett Winterford Mar 2 2009 2:53PM Telco/ISP
Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP

Sphere Healthcare replaces ERP with SAP

Contract manufacturer Sphere Healthcare will replace a six year old in-house built legacy ERP system with SAP Pharmaceuticals.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2009 2:52PM Software
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
Ry Crozier Mar 2 2009 2:43PM Telco/ISP
Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth

Optus gets Naked as iiNet reports strong growth

Optus will differentiate its new ‘naked’ broadband offering from competitors like iiNet and Internode with a $10 discount for customers that bundle it with their Optus mobile phone.
Staff Writers Mar 2 2009 2:32PM Telco/ISP
Sony rings the changes

Sony rings the changes

Sony has announced a major re-structuring of its business which will see its Vaio PC business bundled with its mobile products and PlayStation platform, and a new management team.
Phil Muncaster Mar 2 2009 2:08PM Hardware
Spoofed Delta Airlines emails contain trojan

Spoofed Delta Airlines emails contain trojan

Emails spoofed to look like they are coming from Delta Airlines to confirm a ticket purchase are attempting to infect users with a trojan, according to a Belgium-based security firm.
Angela Moscsaritolo Mar 2 2009 10:41AM Security
Obama to spend on cybersecurity

Obama to spend on cybersecurity

President Barack Obama is planning to spend hundreds of millions of dollars on improving cybersecurity in the United States.
Shaun Nichols Mar 2 2009 10:36AM Security
Facebook hit by new 'Terms of Service' scam

Facebook hit by new 'Terms of Service' scam

Facebook has suffered its second malware attack in a week, after it emerged that a rogue application has been posting notifications to user profiles containing malicious links.
Phil Muncaster Mar 2 2009 10:32AM Security

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