FBI Suspect In Case Of 1.2 billion Stolen Logins

The FBI has a suspect in the case of 1.2 billion stolen usernames and passwords. Last August announced the US firm Hold Security that it had uncovered a gang that through SQL-injection 1.2 billion unique passwords had been stolen at about 420,000 websites.

Research documents from the FBI show that the investigation service has found an email address that may be involved in the theft. The email address was registered in 2010 and was one of "mister gray" who offered his spam services. As part of the investigation, the FBI discovered on a Russian hacking forum a message from one "mr.grey" which in 2011 the login details of Facebook, Twitter and UK users offered. The information comes from a request from the FBI last year submitted to search e-mail and data last week has become public and which news agency Reuters on message. Further details about the state of research are lacking.

China Concerned About Cyber Strategy Pentagon

The Chinese Ministry of Defense is concerned about the new cyber strategy ( pdf ) from the Pentagon, which was presented recently. In the strategy, the Pentagon states that cyber attacks may retaliate with their own cyber weapons. According to the Chinese Defense spokesman Geng Yansheng this will cause the voltage on cyber security will only increase and encourage a race of cyber weapons.

"This worries us," as he announced. The spokesman added that the United States in the report do not need to point to China when it comes to cyber espionage, and that this criticism is hypocritical anyway given the PRISM spying program by the NSA, said Reuters . According to Geng China might just be the victim of cyber attacks and the opponent of any kind of hacking. The spokesman also called on the US to adopt a double standard, reports the Chinese news agency Xinhua .

Research: Critical Infrastructure US Attacked Regularly

Organisations responsible for vital infrastructure in the United States, such as banks, telecom companies and public entities, would make regular cyber attacks have, according to research anti-virus company Trend Micro which 575 respondents were interviewed.

The research was for the Organization of American States carried out and will appear online later today, but news agencyReuters got the report already owned. It shows that 60% of participants had to deal with attacks in which there was an attempt to steal data. 54% saw attempts to operate control systems, while 44% of respondents attempted to remove files.

Furthermore, 40% of the participants have seen attempts to turn off the network. Reuters reports not in how many of the attempts that respondents perceived it also managed to delete files, equipment or networks to operate off.

Kaspersky Denounces "Sensationalist Reporting" About KGB Ties

Eugene Kaspersky, founder of the Russian anti-virus company, has lashed out at a journalist from Bloomberg because of an article about alleged links between the virus fighter and Russian intelligence services. "It's a long time since I read an article from the first line felt so inaccurate," says Kaspersky.

The article by Bloomberg followed an article by Reuters , which stated that Kaspersky Lab kinds of American cyber-espionage operations would have revealed but would be reluctant to do this in Russian cyber operations. According to Kaspersky search journalists to conspiracy theories where the Kremlin is playing a role. However, the article by Bloomberg was full of false information, speculation and unfair conclusions is based on wrong facts.

"In their hunger for sensation journalists have turned things and ignored some obvious facts. Congratulations to the authors, they have scored well in bad journalism." The Russian fighter virus indicates that anti-virus company actually has unveiled espionage operations that have been attributed to Russian cyber spies. Furthermore, says Kaspersky he never worked for the KGB.

"I have studied mathematics at a school that was sponsored by the Department of Atomic Energy, the Ministry of Defence and the KBG. After I graduated, I worked for several years as a software engineer at Defence", let Kaspersky know. He also denies regular sauna visits with Russian intelligence officers. He also mentions the cooperation between Kaspersky Lab and all investigative agencies, such as Interpol and Europol.

According to Kaspersky, it is difficult for a company with Russian roots to become successful in Europe and the United States. "By default, we are trusted by no one. Our only strategy is to be 100% transparent and fair. It took years to explain who we were. Many people tried to find the" dirty laundry "and failed, because there is nothing to hide is. "

Politics

In response to the message sent by Reuters Kaspersky also been a reaction to various media. It let him know to choose a political side. "As governments and their spies treat the Internet as a battlefield, it is increasingly important for IT security to interfere in politics. There is no other way to examine all cyber threats and protect here. If you choose a side transfer your effectiveness at risk. If you ignore certain malware you are partially blind and unable to provide full protection. "

Microsoft Will Scan Windows Computers On Sony Malware

The Windows built-in virus removal tool MSRT yesterday evening an update feature, making hundreds of millions of Windows computers again for the presence of malware have been checked. The update for the Malicious Software Removal Tool ensures that the scanner also detects the malware used by Sony, as well as malware that credit card data from Windows Cash stolen.

Sony, Microsoft does not mention by name, but mentions in the virus definition of " NukeSped "as the malware is called a link to an article from Reuters. Since Sony has been called by name. Also, the image showing the malware match the image that appeared on the infected computers from Sony, as well as the file names used. "The wiper-malware" erased all kinds of files on computers and servers of Sony, which remained unusable.

NukeSped however is installed on your computer by other malware, called ESCAD . This malware can act as a proxy server, send files to a remote IP address, firewall settings and IP settings, system data gathering and place files on the infected system. The MSRT is an "on-demand" scanner and scans the computer only if the user gives the command for that, or for example during the monthly Patch Tuesday.

The real-time security software from Microsoft, such as Security Essentials, recognized both as ESCAD NukeSped earlier.One day 400 computers were found in December that were infected with ESCAD. This mainly involves computers in the United States and Taiwan.