[TechRepublic] Website 'Hellfire': Hackers release 1m accounts

IT Security TechRepublic Member | August 30, 2012

Website 'Hellfire': Hackers release 1m accounts "All aboard the Smoke & Flames Train. Last stop, Hell," Hacktivist group GhostShell proclaims, after releasing one million account details from websites. Read more Resource of the day Retail in the Smarter City Retail could be so much smarter, imagine getting the deals you want, when and where you want them. Check out this video, Retail in the Smarter City, to learn how retail can do more. Posts from TechRepublic   RogueKiller scans systems for rootkits, registry issues, and more RogueKiller is better at resolving registry issues than CCleaner, according to Jack Wallen. Learn how to use this supplemental defense against malicious software. Read more Reporting on security with Microsoft Audit Collection Services John Joyner explains how the Microsoft Audit Collection Services can augment IDS or IPS systems to make sure security policies are being implemented as expected. Read more Posts from ZDNet   Cybercriminals impersonate popular security vendors, serve malware Security researchers from Websense have intercepted a currently circulating spam campaign, impersonating popular antivirus vendors in an attempt to trick end and corporate users into downloading and executing the malicious attachment. Read more Second accused LulzSec hacker arrested in US A second member of the LulzSec hacking group has been arrested on charges over Sony's computer breach last year. Read more Toyota sues programmer for 'sabotaging' computer network Automaker Toyota alleges that one of its former programmers sabotaged web applications and security systems. Read more Pro-Assange group claims university hacking The University of Cambridge, UK, has launched an investigation after a pro-Assange hacking group claimed to have compromised its systems. Read more Featured multimedia   Desktop Wallpaper: Mars as seen by Curiosity In August 2012, NASA successfully landed a vehicle named Curiosity on the surface of Mars. The first images are starting to roll in to the NASA site and some of them make for some interesting otherworldly desktop wallpaper. View on site Today's recommended downloads State of Smart Study: Outperforming in a Data-rich, Hyper-connected World (IBM) On-demand webcast: Steps to Move into a Virtualized Environment (VMware) Relinquishing the Reins: Reaping the Benefits of Empowering Your IT Team (SkillSoft) Five Calls To Make When Developing a Mobile Learning Strategy (SkillSoft) Live Webcast: Succeeding in a World Gone Mobile (Citrix Online) Connect with TechRepublic Is the death knell sounding for traditional antivirus? Antivirus developers need to run malcode in their labs in order to create malware-identifying signatures. What happens if they can't? TechRepublic newsletters   Get product reviews, tech news analysis, tips, and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! TechRepublic UK TechRepublic Australia Wrapper Web Designer The Enterprise Cloud Tablets in the Enterprise

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