Symantec, the makers of Norton AntiVirus, has confirmed that a hacking group has gained access to some of the security product’s source code.

http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/01/06/symantec-norton-antivirus-source-code-hackers/

Several websites operated by Sony have been attacked by hacktivist group Anonymous, allegedly for the corporation’s support of the US Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).

The Sony Pictures website and its Facebook page were both hacked and defaced by the attack, although both were quickly recovered and repaired by the company.

http://www.computing.co.uk/ctg/news/2135819/anonymous-hacks-sony

Anonymous on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjOPXpd9PSU

Post transaction attacks, as the name implies, occur after the evil deed has already been done and the account holder has closed the online banking session. These are designed to conceal illegitimate activity for as long as possible to either allow money to transfer to its final destination – uninterrupted, or continue to control the account and perform further transactions.

http://www.trusteer.com/blog/gift-wrapped-attacks-concealed-online-banking-fraud-during-2011-holiday-season

The weapon is the culmination of a $2.3 million threeyear project entrusted by the government to technology maker Fujitsu Ltd to develop a virus and equipment to monitor and analyse attacks, the Yomiuri Shimbun daily reported on Sunday.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/science/Soon-a-virus-to-trace-the-source-of-cyber-attack/articleshow/11333659.cms

Vince Weaver, McAfee Labs’ Sr. VP, says:

Many of the threats that will become prominent in 2012 have already been looming under the radar in 2011. Over the past year, the general public has become more aware of some of these risks, such as threats to critical infrastructure or the impact of hacktivism as they gain international media attention.  In the meantime, we continue to see cybercriminals improving their toolkits and malware and are ready to make a significant impact in 2012

To the Report

http://www.mcafee.com/us/resources/reports/rp-threat-predictions-2012.pdf

Chapter 9 deals with cyber security

http://web.mit.edu/mitei/research/studies/documents/electric-grid-2011/Electric_Grid_Full_Report.pdf

A recent report by The Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive (ONCIX), which was presented to Congress, named and shamed China and Russia for running cyber-espionage campaigns geared towards stealing the US’s technology and economic secrets. The report, straightforwardly titled Foreign Spies Stealing US Economic Secrets in Cyberspace, described China as the source of the majority of intrusions without blaming its government directly.

The Report:

http://www.ncix.gov/publications/reports/fecie_all/Foreign_Economic_Collection_2011.pdf

The article :

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/24/china_cybercrime_underground_analysis/

ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency, has called on European Union (EU) member states to improve their protection against potential attacks on Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and to work closer together to prevent cyber attacks. The findings are published in a study of European ICS security, which includes seven recommendations for European countries.

ENISA Report :

http://www.enisa.europa.eu/act/res/other-areas/ics-scada/protecting-industrial-control-systems.-recommendations-for-europe-and-member-states

The Article:

http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/enisa-issues-seven-recommendations-to-improve-ics-security-50874

China has made industrial espionage an integral part of its economic policy, stealing company secrets to help it leapfrog over U.S. and other foreign competitors to further its goal of becoming the world’s largest economy, U.S. intelligence officials have concluded in a report released last month.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-12-13/china-based-hacking-of-760-companies-reflects-undeclared-global-cyber-war.html

Iran is conducting anti-U.S. operations from Latin America, including military training camps in Venezuela, and expanding its reach across the border from the U.S. in Mexico, according to footage unveiled late Thursday by the largest Spanish-language network in the United States, Univision.

The documentary showed a former Iran senior official accepting a plan to launch from Mexico a cyber war on the United States, one that would cripple U.S. computer systems, including the White House, the FBI, the CIA and several nuclear plants. The official, former Iranian Ambassador to Mexico Mohammad Hassan Ghadiri, was shown accepting the offer from undercover Mexican university students.

http://blog.heritage.org/2011/12/09/univision-confirms-iranian-threat-in-latin-america/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell