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New agency to sniff out threats in cyberspace

The Obama administration is establishing a new agency to combat the deepening threat from cyberattacks, and its mission will be to fuse intelligence from around the government when a crisis occurs.

DDoS attack leaves Dutch websites offline for hours

People in the Netherlands with government-related business to take care of would probably agree that yesterday was not the best of days to do it.

Microsoft, Google join forces to tackle antivirus false flags

VirusTotal’s effort to reduce the number of flagged false positive results has received the help from Microsoft.

Report Sees Weak Security in Cars’ Wireless Systems

WASHINGTON — Serious gaps in security and customer privacy affect nearly every vehicle that uses wireless technology, according to a report set to be released on Monday by a senator’s office.

Spyware aimed at Western governments, journalists hits iOS devices

A malware campaign targeting European defense organizations, governments, and media organizations first detected on Windows computers late last year has now spread to iOS devices, according to a report by security researchers at TrendLabs.

Hackers release cache of 13,000 passwords and credit cards of PlayStation, Xbox and Amazon users

A gang of internet hackers claiming an affiliation with shadowy anarchist group Anonymous is claiming it has leaked the details of more than 13,000 users of Playstation, Xbox and online stores including Amazon. The hackers posted a document online containing username and password combinations.

Flaw in MacBook EFI allows boot ROM malware

Next week at the 31st Chaos Communication Congress (31C3) in Hamburg, programmer/hacker Trammell Hudson will present research on ways to infect Apple EFI (Extensible Firmware Interface) firmware using the externally accessible Thunderbolt ports.

State-sponsored or not, Sony Pictures malware “bomb” used slapdash code

According to multiple reports, unnamed government officials have said that the cyber attack on Sony Pictures was linked to the North Korean government.

12 Million Home Routers Vulnerable to Takeover

More than 12 million devices running an embedded webserver called RomPager are vulnerable to a simple attack that could give a hacker man-in-the-middle position on traffic going to and from home routers from just about every leading manufacturer.

Computer intrusion inflicts massive damage on German steel factory

A German steel factory suffered significant damage after attackers gained unauthorized access to computerized systems that help control its blast furnace, according to a report published Friday by IDG News.