Provided by CommunityDNS, the information in this post consists of news items in the security-based Internet community.

Phishing worm spreads across Twitter

A new phishing scam is spreading across Twitter via messages. The message includes a link to a video clip. People, clicking on the link will be taken to a counterfeit Twitter page asking to user to re-login, thus the user handing over their Twitter credentials. Hackers are interested in acquiring Twitter credentials because people tend to reuse their passwords for different accounts.

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Google Exec Calls For ISPs to Get Tough on Botnets

Citing the AISI (Australia Internet Security Initiative) whereby the government will be asking its ISPs to provide minimum customer security levels through offered assistance and working to identify and isolate infected computers on their respective networks, this executive says ISPs need to step up as they are in the best position for detecting computer infection.

While such efforts will require increased support staff and detection technology, there is no monetary incentive to help with the identification and notification of infected computers. Until there is incentive ISPs will view profits over Internet safety. Hackers know this and are capitalizing on this fact by creating and spreading more malware.

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Couple’s Lawsuit Against Bank Over Breach to Move Forward

A couple who lost $26,000 due to their username and password being stolen from their bank by a hacker has launched a lawsuit against their bank. Unlike credit card companies who have to notify customers if their information were breached, regulations are apparently different. The bank claims the money had already been wired outside of their control before the couple notified the bank of their missing funds.

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New cyber-security research centre opens in Belfast

The Centre for Secure Information Technologies (CSIT) is a new £30m government and industry-sponsored organization based in Belfast. The CSIT will focus on embedded security tech for next-generation IT equipment as well as real-time analysis of CCTV footage for “criminal activity”.

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Cybersecurity Today: The Wild, Wild West

When a new computer is connected to the Net for the first time it is not uncommon for the computer to receive its first probe from a hacker in about 4 hours. Within a week a rootkit had been installed on its hard drive. Within two weeks the computer was part of

Because the US is so dependent on the internet the US networks have become the target of choice. On July 4, 2009, 170,000 computers in 74 countries were part of a botnet. The botnet was used to attack government websites in South Korea and the US with a Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.

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Net Neutrality Opposed by State Legislators

News Bits reported earlier this week that republicans in the US Congress have introduced a bill that, if passed, would prohibit the FCC being able to make suggestions policy. This would preclude the FCC from enacting suggestions for Net neutrality from becoming formal.

To continue this effort, a group made up of republicans from various legislatures at the state level are coming out against the FCC chairman’s efforts towards Net neutrality citing that an open Internet is best guaranteed by market competition.

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The exploding Internet, 2008

For those who appreciate graphical layouts, the following provides a graphic regarding Internet usage by country with the largest number of users.

China, with 253,000,000 users makes up 17% of the world’s users. This also represents 29% of the Chinese population that currently who use the Internet.

The US, with 220,000,000 users makes up 15% of the world’s users. This also represents 72.5% of the US population that currently who use the Internet.

Japan, with 94,000,000 users makes up 6.4% of the world’s users. This also represents 74% of Japan’s population that currently who use the Internet.

Brazil, with 67,500,000 users makes up 3.4% of the world’s users. This also represents 26% of the Brazilian population currently who use the Internet.

India, with 60,000,000 users makes up 5.2% of the world’s users. This also represents 4% of the Indian population currently who use the Internet.

Germany, with 52,500,000 users makes up 3.6% of the world’s users. This also represents 64% of the German population currently who use the Internet.

The UK, with 43,200,000 users makes up 2.9% of the world’s users. This also represents 69% of the UK population currently who use the Internet.

E-commerce spending worldwide equaled $6.8 trillion dollars, representing approximately 15% of the global GDP.

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