China Denies It Hacked into U.S. Jet Program

An official confirmed that hackers nearly two years ago breached a high-tech F-35 jet fighter program developed for the Pentagon by Lockheed Martin, but said it was unclear who did it and that classified information was not compromised. It was unclear whether the attack was an attempt at corporate thievery or a hacker trying to harm the program.

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Hackers Created 1.6 Million Security Threats Last Year

Hackers were responsible for creating 1.6 million new security threats last year, says Symantec.

According to the security vendor's Internet Security Threat Report, the web was the primary source of infection, with hackers relying on methods to embed malicious code into websites.

"As malicious code continues to grow at a record pace we're also seeing that attackers have shifted away from mass distribution of a few threats to micro-distribution of millions of distinct threats," said Stephen Trilling, vice president at Symantec Security Technology and Response.

The report also revealed that 90 percent of attacks were designed to steal personal information such as names, addresses and credit card details.

"The unfortunate reality is that innocent web surfers can visit a compromised website and unknowingly place their personal and financial information at risk," added Marc Fossi, executive editor of the report.

Source: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=114252

How much Google Knows about you?

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Fake Facebook Apps May Steal Personal Data

Targeting Facebook users with a hoax application that attempts to steal personal information for ID fraud.

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http://www.cio.com/article/481919/Fake_Facebook_Apps_May_May_Steal_Personal_Data

New Attacks Target IE7 Flaw

Internet attack trackers and antivirus companies warn that a flaw in Internet Explorer 7 (but not earlier versions) that Microsoft just patched last week is under attack in the wild. The attacks appear to be targeted and small-scale right now, but will likely grow.

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http://www.cio.com/article/481234/New_Attacks_Target_IE_Flaw

Adobe Reader, Acrobat Vulnerable To Attack

Adobe Reader and Acrobat are vulnerable to hacker attacks that can compromise a computer. Symantec says the problem is an error in parsing structures within the PDF format that can allow a malicious binary to be executed. Adobe said the vulnerability is critical and recommends updating virus definitions. Adobe updates will arrive in March.

Security companies are warning of a vulnerability in two Adobe programs that could allow hackers to compromise your PC. Attackers are actively exploiting the flaw, although security researchers say the onslaught isn't yet widespread. Versions 9 and 8.x of Adobe Reader and Acrobat are affected. 
According to Adobe, this vulnerability would cause the application to crash and could potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system. Adobe categorizes this as a critical issue and recommends that users update their virus definitions and exercise caution when opening files from untrusted sources.

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http://www.enterprise-security-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=113003WA5OQ9

Kaspersky DB Hit by SQL Injection Attack!

Kaspersky Database Hit by SQL Injection Attack (February 9, 2009) Kaspersky Lab has confirmed reports that an intruder was able to access a company database that holds customer information through an SQL injection attack. The information was exposed for a week and a half before the company became aware of the situation. A senior researcher at the company said that no customer data were accessed; the attack accessed only the database's table labels. Upon learning of the vulnerability, Kaspersky "immediately took action to roll back the [affected] subsection of the site to eliminate the risk." The company has hired an expert to investigate the breach
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http://www.crn.com/security/213402735