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Linux Advisory Watch: February 3rd, 2012  03 February 2012 
Source: LinuxSecurity Contributors - Posted by Benjamin D. Thomas   
Linux Advisory Watch Thank you for reading the Linux Advisory Watch Security Newsletter. The purpose of this document is to provide our readers with a quick summary of each week's vendor security bulletins and pointers on methods to improve the security posture of your open source system.
 
Kernel guru Greg Kroah-Hartman joins Linux Foundation  03 February 2012 
Source: InfoWorld - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Security Projects One of the principle maintainers of the Linux kernel, Greg Kroah-Hartman, has joined the Linux Foundation as a fellow, the same position held by Linux creator Linus Torvalds, the foundation announced. Kroah-Hartman previously worked at Suse Linux, also as a fellow.
 
Critical PHP vulnerability being fixed - Update  03 February 2012 
Source: H Security - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Vendors/Products The PHP developers are working to fix a critical security vulnerability in PHP that they introduced with a recent security patch. The current stable release is affected; however, it is not yet clear whether the questionable patch was also applied to older versions.
 
Mozilla releases Firefox 10 browser with nine security fixes  03 February 2012 
Source: Infosecurity US - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Vendors/Products Mozilla has released the latest version of its browser, Firefox 10, with fixes for nine security flaws, including five critical vulnerabilities.
 
Public Wi-Fi not as secure as you think  03 February 2012 
Source: KARE 11 - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Wireless Security In a world that is constantly connected, it seems these days you are never alone, whether you know it or not. "People are online around the clock," said computer expert Jake DeWoskin. DeWoskin is with the Twin Cities business consulting firm KDV.
 
'Anonymous' hackers intercept conversation between FBI and Scotland Yard  03 February 2012 
Source: The Telegraph - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Latest News A member of the computer hacking group Anonymous has hacked into a telephone conference between the FBI and Scotland Yard and posted it on the internet.
 
VeriSign 2010 Hack: DNS Data Theft A Possibility  03 February 2012 
Source: Information Week - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Intrusion Detection Several successful hacks of VeriSign's network, in 2010, might have compromised critical information relating to the Internet's domain name system (DNS).
 
Report: Kelihos botnet making a comeback  02 February 2012 
Source: H Security - Posted by Alex   
Intrusion Detection Following a joint operation by Microsoft and Kaspersky Lab last September to disrupt Kelihos, the botnet is now said to be making a comeback and using new techniques. According to a report on Securelist, which is run by Kaspersky Lab, new samples of the Kelihos botnet have been discovered that appear to be "very similar to the initial version".
 
RFID Credit Cards Are Easy Prey for Hackers  02 February 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Anthony Pell   
Hacks/Cracks It's been known for some time that there are security issues associated with the increasing use of RFID tags in credit cards, but this past weekend afforded a fresh demonstration of just how easy it is for hackers to take advantage of them.
 
4 Ways to Prevent Domain Name Hijacking  02 February 2012 
Source: Network World - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Network Security On the night of Monday, January 23, the hacktivist group UGNazi hijacked Coach.com, the Internet domain name of luxury goods manufacturer Coach. For several hours, fashionistas who wanted to ogle Coach's new Willis handbag on Coach.com or get a deal on its Penelope shoulder bag at Coachfactory.com were redirected to UGNazi's cryptic website.
 
Hacking Made Easy  02 February 2012 
Source: Infosecurity US - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Security Projects I am honoured to have been invited back to present at the prestigious e-Crime Congress to be held in London, March this year. However it caused a flash-back to the last occasion I presented at Congress in 2009, when things seemed to be very different.
 
Supreme Court of Sweden Upholds Pirate Bay Prison Sentences  01 February 2012 
Source: Wired - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Latest News Sweden’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the prison sentences of the four founders of The Pirate Bay, the notorious file-sharing service on Hollywood’s and the recording industry’s most-hated list.
 
Mozilla closes critical holes in Firefox, Thunderbird and SeaMonkey  01 February 2012 
Source: H Security - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Vendors/Products Following the release of new versions of its open source Firefox web browser, Thunderbird email client and SeaMonkey suite, Mozilla has detailed the security fixes included in each of the updates. According to the project's Security Center page for Firefox, version 10.0 closes a total of 8 security holes in the browser, 5 of which are rated as "Critical" by Mozilla.
 
Ex-Hacker Mafiaboy Discusses Local Government Web Security  31 January 2012 
Source: Government Technology - Posted by Dave Wreski   
Intrusion Detection Last July, a hacker broke into Yellowstone County, Mont.’s website, prompting the county to disable the site. In September 2011, two men with alleged ties to the online activist group Anonymous were indicted for hacking into Santa Cruz County, Calif., computers in December 2010, causing the county website to go offline.
 
    
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