We cover your cyber assets.
Founded in 1995.

Computerworld Cybercrime/Hacking News

Three British hospitals hit with malware attack
Computer systems at three hospitals in London were shut down after PCs there were infected by a variant of the Mytob mass-mailing worm. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:68635bbfdca15a0b4fc9f244d8fd4ec4:1tXbj5PjkqFTV9low0EWgaffufJ1Q0itivPWtys14fROtkN%2FXtjsRFyPlt8bqidf9m41yD4GLxuk'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:1f27a941bb4573992958e8b515b4bdfb:iXImRZ8VkS4oRaDEcNdRaKQ1alLzCrXJ9W1UkdooMIGxfnU%2B6VHeeAXR4iiAmaq8AeTcUekOi5Bmog%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:f0023b8d30ea9dc89093e66ccfc71872:vEUE7ieo41mDRRXpP42JuB3t2RjZ4NeE6gRbAJl9emdVeKDb7AbZb0fDGjKQyRp4KoetKSK4xB5p7Q%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:7e58680da3acc9097f7ea4762838bf79:I8YCFCHNsKomqVmg5eXSrVuDzWC5mJla0L1v%2FZLTJjrqLWWQgsutcoIwep6tR%2BIsaQWSn8phKcZmRA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=b8740b7d4bddc8f27f28c6b78fdda4d4" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=b8740b7d4bddc8f27f28c6b78fdda4d4" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Hosting firm takedown bags 500,000 bots
The shutdown last week of Web hosting company McColo crippled more than half a million bots, which can no longer receive commands from criminals, a security researcher said today. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:ddd3d8f86b51330812947f747ff8c13e:jAChTC%2FnBRejeTKE6H6Ph6o%2B3rdVlQjXfuZQnRP3BevnWE79hKR4y6e%2FDO9H6%2BxtyDMBSwCK%2BSDU'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:c515917bf9ed350c3e4584ed7ea0d624:EMriRwjtSvEtlRiir4NOwnEV8QYgEtxsIa5vN2xeFqk7EIdHiHHfkOYmp1NyIIm5CNsqtp0N5UW9lA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:ee59765ce30d0f62768aaa1eb5798003:EPSabWao1txPi1HlFqGoSqrMcz3bjd47gRAWFkZuQSaLqXiHybwn10o8VZOaCeUxi4EvlNjChycwYQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:8af20410acf5dea0d5b0d2134b389feb:aLM1GnvkuiMBS8yv%2FbHneCnf0Yh2LWveI1HDD3GxHZHTkB1Ma28ztZqT6aGxA0v0aV8vGH8f1ZC8AA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=54d3b23859c0c0598ad4f437e293bb4c" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=54d3b23859c0c0598ad4f437e293bb4c" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Spam drop could boost Trojan attacks
The dramatic fall in spam traffic last week after alleged rogue ISP McColo was taken down will be only a temporary reprieve and could generate a new wave of Trojans, experts warn. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b96e84b09451f79080f1ea6e9fb967e3:05HjU4g34JzWoota9yom%2FzO14%2FrbRyTze4GK1AcyeqNO2t3qwwuYsyTzjTnuo3eub8mT7YiWhvzj'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:18f77b517d8980d447e1997301d8d832:jOY5d4M1ywGTRwqXN0oYXuIl4G%2Bo23FpjmJwhWNvQn0rO2XSIkKVYlm9Yee7hCuhvJalU2iBkzcKZQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:fd40e27a0f3e513a9e34f94cd6ca1c93:9CwSOoztgIVKBnV%2BliaRGBbSlieefCjxhB28WaCTQs0ooZnwVswdK%2Bn%2FmI5FFTnAauMl5ZMh6B7GKA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:88b974484fc1a8066baaf4558eaeb81c:B2SBs5kcTX9mZeJag%2F5r3PH9jIhE%2FnQOsZOIvA8ow6Wd1u2PDmNmIZ08G8MYkumHIYmUD9b1STfKHA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=c&i=3d6a4985b185d8d08fdb4fbb39de0b2c"><img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/ht.php?t=v&i=3d6a4985b185d8d08fdb4fbb39de0b2c" border="0" /></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=3d6a4985b185d8d08fdb4fbb39de0b2c" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Google powers Safari's new antifraud warnings
Google's blacklist appears to power the antiphishing tool Apple added to its Safari browser just last week, links in the new warning indicate. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:d2992580b937d0e1c13bef989322e505:wxnBCHrjYTu%2BdjpNO3m9uI3cDWSCb2pPR7JRvYWjZtYXxYM8HorB6dDxeUu%2Fik43vP8DypY1oY%2F5'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:29fe782ef0d5d4c3b7ed1e14f7d94d98:gkzuidgPmkKPTSXKY6nABHRcsDskudyqvofsE8YO5G7TTu5oQsz0%2Bqfj4L8%2FC0Nb7xG7ShWcTqbmug%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:b09eb15dfcec766b7239e89b29364e5d:BVT3%2FzpGk33uvEusSMI5p1%2FKPjsNBV4zSDhImHEafgYNabxWO2iyA1Mq3fuc8YBACIuyru%2FVf6EMQA%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:99112bdfac6e9c877a32606110fd930a:GjEUPvGq02a2HUxZPmIHWJK2Y1Cg4uXBFUPKNC7MdSYblXanZ2DgEzB6SJhh8aIiSi%2FyFYqQeLrCpw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=9a0aa6367d852cab3292e67fb41dfefb" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=9a0aa6367d852cab3292e67fb41dfefb" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

McColo takedown: Internet vigilantism or online Neighborhood Watch?
The shutdown of alleged rogue ISP McColo Corp. by its upstream service providers highlights the ongoing struggle between malware purveyors and self-appointed Internet police in the security community. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:f156f64b1da04f421e60ec5a602469da:2pJWvWEVZ1%2FaYyOyHIamYVMbKEPq5uyEpKFovQi%2BlDZIvDz%2BTwqf9Yz77l0JAwqAT6KhJpv3Nbr4'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:95bfc38c9912a9161bf1c97f51178aec:gzKZ8ahHeKowQZHjRsMkTjB85S2nwQ8Urax%2FonWIwW4FyBmlXzBfE89Or9QzmqmrTWkRe5MTK1UzYw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:f30944069025b8fec8549c407eafad5d:cVu84QjAGSh2ZZN6qk%2F0cmiax4YLuA2Kxn0tJCsaSesm3ieHLHrclzp7h1jChWWiRmNvbAqyd5rfrw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:7065b04f247c56ddac7d70f23dc80ebf:vxaHh3YnuXGMw8UjcFgl8tWLGVlMqnL2u5tmZajmqMe%2Bi5zwUAsyUvnAAgoSktO2LGwxjNUsDjiO2Q%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=a7bf7e5995995c5859c72b3c29dcd375"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=a7bf7e5995995c5859c72b3c29dcd375"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=a7bf7e5995995c5859c72b3c29dcd375" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

Dodgy ISP McColo briefly comes online, updates botnet
McColo, the ISP identified as hosting the command-and-control servers for no less than five large botnets, briefly came back online over the weekend before being cut off again, according to security vendors. <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:557d2594b7c2f1e56086ecb40e74de33:VhGleh4Tb0p6X4qNxuPY1G0F8CKK4CUsRDcUoDDzzuRJ4zU5rYS5Q9NhaiBnBziwjP9Oq9oIANBT'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:090042f7bae189ffc6c609bbd1288d20:xva5nJHsiswsPfmDDAsV%2FXpsjttCkqxiqQjpTtI5kPKTKPFeullqtCCKCwmNoYzPCpxFGrZjEiWCvQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:c2527e8ada110b2717db7d5b3dd485ca:VY0Q7Lh6JwXLZaF8tPt7x4awbWjm5ZtK7cK%2F5lM40lQyXmnX40gkT7VOTo%2FKL7P79dghsKMX89dNTQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:c965419d7a91eb7ec4428512ea16b365:0llY4v0jg64hvFiD%2FhJ199q1z1LpYqhSIaiBUoGkRm%2FBy%2Fg22HGv7LuiL9siJ%2F1sP2MeqRoavfhcLQ%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <img alt="" style="border: 0; height:1px; width:1px;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?i=170724264c350e2d6fb8f09952def328" height="1" width="1"/> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=170724264c350e2d6fb8f09952def328" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>

More Cybercrime/Hacking News
View more Cybercrime/Hacking news and analysis from Computerworld.com <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:12435c3612a21f2181593f53171b1605:jDLoQyKABvlWPMbToqlsT1G9yKGgAPXUdZ6E6aO%2BvhM8xEnK8uNC5DD0OuuoQpQlSiZnAjxVMqNS'><img border='0' title='Add to digg' alt='Add to digg' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/digg.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:07dbc79e9a7c7ac8e135ac613a02b481:%2BlvQVIlwnzRlb4v%2BaC4v1MVtn4I7tABhjyoBk%2FQxGPjnk%2Fwc%2FH1O7E83%2FQbBXbX72ameRrXwWtibvg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to StumbleUpon' alt='Add to StumbleUpon' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/stumbleit.gif'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:5a80d5639cd1d507f7b08d4c08725801:luHtHXmtX0pDtko1CVo4U38fp4DozCGRyd%2BnwD8i1%2ByzjydR0XfB7dWvohAdEF7eRBMqlEaoolezGg%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Twitter' alt='Add to Twitter' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/twitter.png'/></a> <a style='font-size: 10px; color: maroon;' href='http://www.pheedo.com/hostedMorselClick.php?hfmm=v3:cd9e4dea39a361490286a4831ed742c1:GlstHx4curG3ZmGNFaYTqZEXvT3lqgzY5J3jsu0ISgwmK1%2BsOpRAcD3J5Z3vpLVWvpELXcIB1svYKw%3D%3D'><img border='0' title='Add to Slashdot' alt='Add to Slashdot' src='http://www.pheedo.com/images/mm/slashdot.png'/></a> <a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e51ef7badbe96d78c66f17be1c97ce15"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e51ef7badbe96d78c66f17be1c97ce15"/></a> <img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=e51ef7badbe96d78c66f17be1c97ce15" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/>