Information Protection and Security

Federal prosecutors announced indictments against eight people in connection with the theft of more than $9 million from ATMs around the world.
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Cyber criminals have stolen at least $40 million from small to mid-sized companies across America in a sophisticated but increasingly common form of online banking fraud, the FBI said this week.

Cyber criminals have stolen at least $40 million from small to mid-sized companies across America in a sophisticated but increasingly common form of online banking fraud, the FBI said this week.

Most of today’s cyber-crime is all about one thing—money. Nowhere is that more evident than in the case of online banking Trojans. Malware targeting banking information is not new, but as recent research into the URLZone Trojan has shown, attackers are not slowing down when it comes to innovation. Security pros at Finjan tied URLZone to the theft of 300,000 euros—about $439,000 at the time—from German bank accounts during a 22-day period.

Prosecutors charged Hong Meng with exceeding his authority to access a protected computer when he downloaded certain documents from his DuPont-issued laptop computer to an external USB flash drive and then moved them onto his home computer.

Researchers are spotting new forms of malware features that could signal a new generation of harder-to-kill badware.
 
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The National Guard says about 131,000 former and current Army Guard members' personal data may be at risk because of the theft of a contractor's laptop.
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A northern New Jersey man is charged with stealing a prime piece of Internet real estate and reselling it to basketball player Mark Madsen in one of the nation's first prosecutions of a suspected domain name thief.
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 Ever wonder why anyone would follow you on Twitter or Facebook?  Sure, it's nice to be able to share your world with other people, and very innocent if you're thinking that "other people" are just your next-door neighbor.  But, think about it...sharing your whereabouts and vacation plans can be an open door to people looking for criminal opportunities. Add Google Earth, and the bad guys can start making plans without even leaving their caves. Be careful to set privacy settings on social network sites to family, or friends you personally select.

Aleynikov is accused of misusing computer codes that belong to his former employer, a New York-based financial institution that authorities did not identify in court papers but sources say is Goldman Sachs.
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