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• Hackers hit cyber security agencys site
• Vixie warns: DNS Changer ‘blackouts’ inevitable
• Hackers break into bitcoin exchange, steal $90,000 in bitcoins
• Pentagon opens classified cyber program to all defense contractors, ISPs
• Don’t become a victim of e-mail hacking

Vulnerabilities

• Oracle Patches 88 Vulnerabilities, Including Some that Allow Remote Exploits Without Authentication
• No Patch Coming for Newly Announced Vulnerabilities in ABB Legacy Products
• Apple Issues Update to Prevent Flashback Malware from Infecting Mac OS X Machines
• Mobile Apps Space A ‘Wild West’ For Enterprises
• Adobe Says It Is Breaking Ties To Diginotar
• RSA: SecurID Attack Was Phishing Via an Excel Spreadsheet
• CanSecWest: Researchers Show Off Method For Disabling Phones Via SMS
• Opinion: Google’s DroidDream Patch Pushes The Envelope
• Zeus/SpyEye Merger Promises More Sophisticated Bots
• Researcher Demonstrates Stuxnet At Work

Security News

• Hackers hit cyber security agencys site
• Vixie warns: DNS Changer ‘blackouts’ inevitable
• Hackers break into bitcoin exchange, steal $90,000 in bitcoins
• Pentagon opens classified cyber program to all defense contractors, ISPs
• Don’t become a victim of e-mail hacking
• Anonymous takes the Kremlin offline in Putin protest
• Microsoft makes good with a 23-fix Patch Tuesday
• Nashville Surgeon Target Of Cyber Attack, Kicked Off Cruise Ship
• 4-Month-Long Cyber Attack on Natural Gas Companies
• Lake sheriff hackers reveal flaws in police computers

Privacy

• Facebook Open to Comments on Proposed Privacy Policy Changes
• Study Finds One in 10 Hand-Me-Down Hard Drives Still Hold Personal Data
• Adobe Says It Is Breaking Ties To Diginotar
• HBGary Emails A Sweet Valentine For Social Engineers
• MS Wins Court Order Against Botnet Waledac
• Zurich Insurance Fined Millions in UK
• MS Launches Centralized Fraud Alert System
• ATM Skimming Technology Advances with SMS
• Location Apps Ripe For Malware Exploits
• Skype Vulnerabilities Being Exploited

Web Application Security

• Opinion: Google’s DroidDream Patch Pushes The Envelope
• Researcher Demonstrates Stuxnet At Work
• MS Wins Court Order Against Botnet Waledac
• Zurich Insurance Fined Millions in UK
• SSH Brute Force Attacks Resurface
• Inspector General Talks Limitations of US-CERT
• MS Launches Centralized Fraud Alert System
• Fake Government Email Spam Hides Zbot
• EFF and Tor Launch HTTPS Everywhere Firefox Extension
• Location Apps Ripe For Malware Exploits

Patch Management

• Adobe Says It Is Breaking Ties To Diginotar
• Opinion: Google’s DroidDream Patch Pushes The Envelope
• Zeus/SpyEye Merger Promises More Sophisticated Bots
• Skype Vulnerabilities Being Exploited
• Apple Ships Vulnerable Flash Player Plugin
• Conficker Worm Is Still a Threat
• IRC Server Backdoor Went Unnoticed for 7 Months
• Flash Patch: Adobe Plugs 32 Critical Vulnerabilities
• Drupal Sets Security Rules on Modules
• Googler Drops Windows Zero-Day, Microsoft Unhappy

Data Breaches

• UNC-Charlotte Data Breaches Expose 350,000 Social Security Numbers and Much More
• FBI Investigating Election Tampering Following Arrest of CSUSM Student
• Mobile Apps Space A ‘Wild West’ For Enterprises
• Adobe Says It Is Breaking Ties To Diginotar
• LulzSec Calling It Quits
• RSA: SecurID Attack Was Phishing Via an Excel Spreadsheet
• HBGary Emails A Sweet Valentine For Social Engineers
• Zeus/SpyEye Merger Promises More Sophisticated Bots
• Researcher Demonstrates Stuxnet At Work
• Zurich Insurance Fined Millions in UK

Government Security

• Adobe Says It Is Breaking Ties To Diginotar
• HBGary Emails A Sweet Valentine For Social Engineers
• Inspector General Talks Limitations of US-CERT
• Fake Government Email Spam Hides Zbot
• Hacker Charged Who Sent Threats to VP Biden
• Active Directory Install at DHS Questioned
• SMS Crime Ring Busted in Malaysia
• ATM Skimmer Sites Attempt to Scam Criminals
• Operating System Choice Does Not Equal Security
• Google WiFi Privacy Probe Widens

Malware Attacks

• New Mac Backdoor Olyx Found Bundled With Windows Malware
• RSA: SecurID Attack Was Phishing Via an Excel Spreadsheet
• Zeus/SpyEye Merger Promises More Sophisticated Bots
• Researcher Demonstrates Stuxnet At Work
• MS Wins Court Order Against Botnet Waledac
• Zurich Insurance Fined Millions in UK
• MS Launches Centralized Fraud Alert System
• Fake Government Email Spam Hides Zbot
• Location Apps Ripe For Malware Exploits
• Skype Vulnerabilities Being Exploited

Microsoft

• Adobe Says It Is Breaking Ties To Diginotar
• New Mac Backdoor Olyx Found Bundled With Windows Malware
• MS Wins Court Order Against Botnet Waledac
• SSH Brute Force Attacks Resurface
• This Week In Security: The Full Disclosure Rabbit Hole Re-Opens
• Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Kills Pwn2Own Browser Bug
• MS Patch Tuesday Heads-up: 10 Bulletins, 34 Vulnerabilities
• Operating System Choice Does Not Equal Security
• Microsoft Releases Anti-XSS Web Protection Library
• Microsoft Defends Windows Security Posture

Security Headlines

Microsoft Defends Windows Security Posture

With news swirling that Google is ditching the internal use of Windows over security concerns, Microsoft moved swiftly to counter-attack and defending the security posture of its flagship operating system.Shorten URL: http://threatpost.com/en_us/OG4. Click to copy to clipboard or post to Twitter ...