Marc Maiffret--the quick rise of a teen hacker

Insightful interview with March Maiffret who wrote Retina:
Marc Maiffret--the quick rise of a teen hacker (Q&A) InSecurity Complex - CNET News

Miami hacker gets 20 years for massive credit-card theft - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

We are seeing more succesful prosecutions with heavy sentencing. Will this help deter future criminals?
Miami hacker gets 20 years for massive credit-card theft - Miami-Dade - MiamiHerald.com

Spy Eye trojan kills Zeus

Not for the first time, one trojan tries to kill another:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9154618/New_Russian_botnet_tries_to_kill_rival/

Zeus Trojan aka Kneber infection count over 74000

http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10455525-245.html?tag=mncol;title

Flash crash

Adobe wait 16 months to patch Flash-crash bug. Matthew Dempsky reported the bug back on 22 September 2008!

You can test the glitch at the researcher's site below:
http://flashcrash.dempsky.org/

China shuts down training website for hackers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/as-a-pacific/8503637.stm

Dialers are back!

An old dialer trick makes a come back on mobile phones:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8459898.stm