It’s time to run Java out of town
I've been railing about Java for years, but enough is enough. Java exploits top all other infection vectors, on any platform, year after year. Oracle has shown repeatedly that it's organically incapable of keeping the Java Runtime Environment secure. If your company makes Java apps, either for internal use or for release to an unsuspecting world, it's time to stop. If your clients are using Java, it's time to give them the tools and the support they need to block Java.
Java's done. Put a fork in it.
No doubt you've heard about the Flashback Trojan/virus. You might not have heard that Kaspersky now has hard, cold details on 670,000 infected Macs -- that isn't an estimate, it isn't an extrapolation, it isn't some sky-is-falling scare tactic. The folks at Kaspersky have ID numbers for 670,000 Macs that are actively participating in the Flashback botnet.
Windows users shouldn't be feeling complacent or smug. The Java holes used to infect those Macs also appear in Windows versions of Java. We just dodged the bullet this time because the Flashback author(s) decided to pick on Macs. Read more...
Anonymous hack an anti-hacking FBI call; takes down the Boston PD
Whether you agree with the tactics of hacker group Anonymous or not, you have to admit they have a good sense of irony. Earlier today, the group hacked an FBI conference call about ... the threat posed by Anonymous.
News of the hack spread quickly via Twitter, and a recording of the call was posted on YouTube. The FBI has confirmed the authenticity of the recording in a statement, saying that they are "hunting those responsible." Read more...
Anonymous and Team Poison form alliance to steal from rich, give to poor
Throughout history, there have been a few good-hearted thieves who’ve stolen the hearts and minds of the public — in addition to the physical objects they’ve swiped. Top among them, of course, if Robin Hood. Now, a new gang of Merry Men is setting out to help the 99% through similar tactics.
The world’s two most widely-recognized hacking collectives, Anonymous and Team P0is0n, are joining forces. Their target: the same banks, coporations, and members of the 1% who inspired the #Occupy movement. They’re kicking off the campaign — which is being called #OpRobinHood — under the assumed name of p0isAnon (we see what they did there). Their goal is clear: steal from the rich and give to the poor. Read more...