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For Sale: Cheap access to corporate computers

Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-11-15 00:54
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Cybercriminals are openly selling illegal access to the computer networks of many of the world's biggest companies.

For only a few pounds or dollars, fraudsters and scammers can get the login in details for a server sitting on the network of a Fortune 500 firm.

Those renting access can use the machine to carry out their own scams, such as sending spam, or use it as a springboard for a wider hacking attempt on a big company. The network access is just one of a wide range of cybercrime services now available on the underground economy.

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    • Obama signs security cyber-operations guidelines

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    President Barack Obama has signed a classified directive laying out new guidelines for cyber-operations that national security planners can use to protect U.S. computer networks from attack, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

    "It continues to be our policy that we shall undertake the least action necessary to mitigate threats and that we will prioritize network defense and law enforcement as the preferred courses of action," the official, who asked not to be named, said in an email.

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    • Malware identified as latest OS X trojan targeting Tibetan activists

    Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2012-11-15 00:51
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    A new variant of Mac malware Imuler has been identified targeting Tibetan activists. The discovery was made by Bellevue, Wash.-based Apple platform security vendor Intego Inc.

    According to a blog post by Lysa Myers, a virus hunter at Intego, the malware has been identified as OSX/Imuler.E, and shows many similarities to OSX/Imuler.D, which also targeted Tibetan activists.

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