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The Wall Street Journal reports that the FBI is investigating the computer hacker attack that resulted in the theft of tens of millions of dollars. CitiBank is strongly denying the allegations. CitiBank said, “any allegation that the FBI is working on a case at Citigroup involving a breach of Citi systems resulting in tens of [...]

Tthe White House announced the President’s new White House Cybersecurity Coordinator, Howard Schmidt. With some forty years of experience in government, business and law enforcement, Howard brings a unique and deep experience to this important issue. Cybersecurity matters to all of us – and it’s our shared responsibility to mitigate the threats in this space. [...]

FaceBook.com says, “Facebook is about sharing information with others.” Over the past several weeks, Facebook has forced users to upgrade their privacy settings. Make sure you know how much information you are making public. How We Share Information Facebook is about sharing information with others — friends and people in your networks — while providing [...]

Be aware of an email phishing scam that appears like this: Subject: Re: your photo HEY, Is it really your photo? link The link contains the recipients email address in the URL. By clicking on the link, the fraudsters validate your email address and start gathering other personal information.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released a warning to alert users about an ongoing threat involving pop-up security messages that appear on the Internet. These pop-up messages may contain seemingly legitimate antivirus software. Users who click on these pop-up messages to purchase and install the bogus software may become infected with malicious code [...]

There is a phishing scam that claims to be from the Center For Disease Control. If you receive an email like the following, DO NOT click on the link: You have received this e-mail because of the launching of State Vaccination H1N1 Program. You need to create your personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on [...]

Federal Bureau of Investigation Warns Public of Fraudulent Spam Email The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has released information warning the public about fraudulent email messages purporting to come from the FBI or the Department of Homeland Security. These email messages contain a malicious attachment that claims to provide an intelligence report or bulletin, but [...]

1. Protect your personal information. It’s valuable. 2. Know who you’re dealing with. 3. Use security software that updates automatically. 4. Keep your operating system and Web browser up-to-date, and learn about their security features. 5. Protect your passwords. 6. Back up important files. 7. Learn what to do in an e-mergency. Access to information [...]

Apple Releases iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 Apple has released iTunes 8.2 and QuickTime 7.6.2 to address multiple vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users to review Apple articles HT3592 and HT3591 and apply any necessary updates to help mitigate the risks. Available [...]

Research In Motion has released security advisory KB18327 to address multiple vulnerabilities in the PDF distiller of the BlackBerry Attachment Service. By convincing a user to open a specially crafted PDF file on a BlackBerry smartphone, an attacker may be able to execute arbitrary code on the computer hosting the BlackBerry Attachment Service. US-CERT encourages [...]