FBI Ivestigates Former Clinton Aide for Document RemovalFormer National Security Adviser Samuel R. Berger is a subject in an FBI probe regarding classified documents that went missing from the National Archives last fall. According to a report by the Washington Post, Berger’s lawyer said his client inadvertently took copies of sensitive documents regarding the millennium bombing plot from the Archives last fall. Berger had been examining documents to prepare the Clinton administration’s responses to inquiries by the presidential commission investigating the 9/11 terrorist attacks. According to the report, the inspector general of the Archives began an investigation last October and then turned it over to the FBI in January. Lanny Breuer says that Berger’s actions were not intentional and he is willing to cooperate with FBI investigators. Federal law prohibits that removal of classified documents from the Archives.Read the full story in the Washington Post.Handheld PC Virus Sparks Debate A new virus, known as “Duts”, has not infected any handheld computers outside of a laboratory, but debate is raging over the likelihood of such a virus hitting the public at large. As reported by several outlets, including New Scientist, Duts is designed to infect devices that run Microsoft’s Windows CE. The virus was designed as a “proof of concept” by the same group that created Cabir, the first virus for mobile phones in June.Eugene Kaspersky, of Kaspersky Labs, a Russian anti-virus company, told New Scientist, “The computer underground has pounced on the new opportunities offered by mobile devices. and now malicious programs are evolving in yet another direction, bringing the first global outbreak caused by a mobile virus closer and closer.”Read the full story in New Scientist. Report Says MasterCard, Others Unwittingly Help PhishersMasterCard International and other companies may be unwittingly helping phishers trick consumers into handing over personal data. According to a story by the IDG News Service (a sister company to CXO Media), a U.K. Web developer has published a report detailing how sites run by MasterCard, NatWest and Reuters Group PLC lack protections to thwart phishers. Sam Greenhalgh, 19, the report’s author, says the cross-site scripting flaws identified in his report make it very difficult for average consumers to know when they’re being duped. For instance, Greenhalgh was able to inject HTML content into a mastercard.com page so that the page displayed his content but maintained the mastercard.com URL in the browser address bar. Read the full IDG News story in Infoworld. Related content news Multibillion-dollar cybersecurity training market fails to fix the supply-demand imbalance Despite money pouring into programs around the world, training organizations have not managed to ensure employment for professionals, while entry-level professionals are finding it hard to land a job By Samira Sarraf Oct 02, 2023 6 mins CSO and CISO CSO and CISO CSO and CISO news Royal family’s website suffers Russia-linked cyberattack Pro-Russian hacker group KillNet took responsibility for the attack days after King Charles condemned the invasion of Ukraine. By Michael Hill Oct 02, 2023 2 mins DDoS Cyberattacks feature 10 things you should know about navigating the dark web A lot can be found in the shadows of the internet from sensitive stolen data to attack tools for sale, the dark web is a trove of risks for enterprises. Here are a few things to know and navigate safely. By Rosalyn Page Oct 02, 2023 13 mins Cybercrime Security news ShadowSyndicate Cybercrime gang has used 7 ransomware families over the past year Researchers from Group-IB believe it's likely the group is an independent affiliate working for multiple ransomware-as-a-service operations By Lucian Constantin Oct 02, 2023 4 mins Hacker Groups Ransomware Cybercrime Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe