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February 09, 2010
2:20
Facebook "Cash Scam" Continues to Grow Bigger
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[353] Users personal information is revealed through photos, status updates and conversations that are being well documented online. Last week, the Serious Fraud Office of London (SFO) warned that Facebook and Twitter are being used to harvest users’ personal financial details by fraudsters in order to operate "boiler rooms" offshore.

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February 08, 2010
2:00
U.S. House Passes Cybersecurity Research Bill
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[310] The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a cybersecurity bill that calls for beefing up training, research, and coordination so the government can be better prepared to deal with cyberattacks.

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February 06, 2010
12:40
Security flaw puts iPhone users at risk of phishing attacks
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[444] A flaw in Apple's implementation of SCEP makes it relatively trivial for a hacker to generate a malicious configuration profile that looks legitimate to users and funnels e-mail, Web, or VPN traffic to a malicious server.

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3:40
Authors Guild: ‘To RIAA or Not to RIAA’
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[236] There’s equal reason to support or object to the proposed Google Books settlement:Creating a digital catalogue of the worlds’ words might be the Holy Grail of intellectual empowerment.Yet building that library in the clouds would be allowed without the rightsholders’ consent — which the Justice Department and others contend is a...

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February 05, 2010
14:32
Imagining The Fate Of Data After The Apocalypse
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[284] If modern civilization collapsed, could the survivors hope to rebuild using our massive stores of data? Unless we can come up with something way more permanent to put them on in the near future, we probably shouldn't bank on it.

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10:50
Torrent Scam Targets Twitter
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[223] Twitter says it has identified a scheme that uses compromised file-sharing sites to steal login info. Scammers were then able to use the data to gain access to Twitter and other sites. The main problem: 73% of people share the passwords which they use for online banking, with at least one nonfinancial website.

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Hey Twitter, Is it safe to download this file?[pic]
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[204] Twitter is asking me to download this file while opening my twitter account. Is it safe to download this file?

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1:10
How secure is your workplace to intrusion?
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[310] To test security in office workplaces, I made my way -- with no appointments and no identification tags -- into seven downtown Orlando buildings and three suburban complexes. Nine out of 10 times, I made it to my destination without being stopped or questioned. No sign-in logs. No metal detectors. No bag searches.

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February 04, 2010
20:34
Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks
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[376] Internet search firm Google is finalizing a deal that would let the National Security Agency help it investigate a corporate espionage attack that may have originated in China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday.

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18:30
How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers
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[202] Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to poison browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data at a later time. This, according to a security researcher presenting at the Black Hat conference

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3:40
Police want backdoor to Web users' private data
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[654] Anyone with an e-mail account likely knows that police can peek inside it if they have a paper search warrant.But cybercrime investigators are frustrated by the speed of traditional methods of faxing, mailing, or e-mailing companies these documents. They're pushing for the creation of a national Web interface

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February 03, 2010
22:50
Facebook Is a Cybercrime Danger Zone
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[302] Facebook and Twitter were all the rage in 2009, and not just for social networkers. The sites were also extremely popular among hackers and thieves, IT security firm Sophos revealed Monday in its Security Threat 2010 report.

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21:40
Digg Hacked or Clever Advertisement?
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[1794] It appeared today as if Digg had been hacked. If you visit Digg.com and view the page source, you will see an image

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February 02, 2010
20:10
The Technology Professional's Greatest Enemies
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[318] How to spot -- and take down -- the six most nefarious adversaries of IT. You might think IT's greatest enemies are cyber criminals and malware authors. But far worse are those who make the lives of these evildoers that much easier.

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14:14
No rules: Internet security a Hobbesian "state of nature"
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[322] Extortion, data theft, malware, and industrial-strength DDoS attacks - IT security pros deal with an astonishing number of them every day, and the hackers are now sophisticated enough that power plants and water treatment facilities are at risk.

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9:00
EFF: 7 Corporations Selling Surveillance Tools To China
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[372] Drawing from published news articles, EFF has compiled a list of seven corporations that are reportedly selling surveillance technology to the Chinese government and related entities. These are the designated "corporations of interest"...

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In their words: Experts weigh in on Mac vs. PC security
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[497] When I am asked the question "Which is more secure, Mac or PC?" I find myself stumbling around for a response because I don't have a clear-cut answer. I use both. And I use antivirus software with both.

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January 31, 2010
0:40
High Tech Guns: Digital Revolvers, Koosh Bullets, etc.
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[391] Not long after the smoke from the Consumer Electronics Show cleared, thousands of gun lovers converged upon the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas for the Shooting Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show. It was loaded with techie stuff, too.

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January 30, 2010
1:20
AT&T Spyroom & NSA Warrantless Eavesdropping: Yes They Can?
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[699] Heads spun exactly four years ago when AT&T was accused of funneling every one of its customers’ electronic communications to the NSA without warrants. It seemed far-fetched that a lawsuit alleged such a sweeping breach of the Fourth Amendment right to be free from warrantless searches and seizures. Yet courts, congress shun addressing legality...

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January 29, 2010
16:30
Benevolent hackers poke holes in e-banking
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[326] The more popular online banking and credit-laden smartcards become, the more their security is coming under scrutiny, and being found lacking. The extent of the problem has been brought into sharp relief, with computer scientists warning that banking culture is increasing the likelihood that customers are using vulnerable systems.

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11:50
It's Been 10 Years: Why Won't People Pay for Privacy?
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[316] January 28, 2010, is officially "Data Privacy Day." and while the idea is to promote individual control over personally identifiable information, the fact is that selling privacy for profit has failed, and companies accused of invading privacy have prospered.

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January 26, 2010
20:30
Pentagon Searches for "Digital DNA" to Identify Hackers |
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[262] One of the trickiest problems in cyber security is trying to figure who's really behind an attack.

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18:30
US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?
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[357] Federal officials told the companies proprietary information had been flowing out, including to computers overseas, a source familiar with the attacks says and documents show. at least some data was detected flowing from one oil company computer to a computer in China, a document indicates.

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Lawyers Challenge $54,000 P2P Fine As Unconstitutional
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[482] Lawyers for a music file sharer said they would challenge a judge's order reducing from $1.92 million to $54,000 the amount their client, Jammie Thomas-Rasset has been ordered to pay as unconstitutionally excessive. It’s a penalty of 2,250 times an assumed $1 cost of a music download...

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January 25, 2010
22:50
Kaspersky Update Slaps Trojan Warning on Google Adsense
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[351] An update to Kaspersky's popular anti-virus software on Monday falsely identified Google Adsense as a malicious script.

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EFF: On the FBI’s Use & Redaction of Illegal Exigent Letters
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[463] The DOJ’s Inspector General issued a heavily redacted report about the FBI’s Communications Analysis Unit (CAU), which found "shocking" violations, including embedded telecom employees providing customer phone records in response to post-it notes. While the underlying violations are egregious enough, the report itself is problematic because...

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January 23, 2010
10:30
Staggering Worldwide Internet Censorship Facts
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[447] Sex. Ass. Falun gong. Chances are, if you’re reading this right now, you don’t live in Yemen, Myanmar, or China. Internet censorship can take many forms, from restricting private internet access to blocking searches for politically volatile keywords. Exercise your internet freedom by taking a look at our latest Transparency.

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January 22, 2010
22:40
Pirates Are The Music Industry's Most Valuable Customer
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[1353] Once again the music industry has come out with disappointing results for physical music sales, which they blame entirely on file-sharing. What they failed to mention though, is that their findings show that music pirates are buying more digital music than the average music consumer.

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Could Microsoft Have Fixed "Google Hack" Prior to Attacks?
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[621] Microsoft has admitted that it was aware of the flaw in Internet Explorer a few months before it was used against the 33 companies in the recent Chinese attacks. One security researcher believes that a faster patch turnaround may have prevented the particular attacks Google and others saw.

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Clinton Urges Punishment for Countries that do Cyberattacks
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[329] Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that nations that engaged in cyberattacks should face consequences.

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Android App Catches Moronic Phone Thief [PICS]
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[334] The thief must not have known the rightful owner had installed an Android Application called Lookout because soon after he he stole the phone he began taking pictures of himself with one of the Droid cameras.

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January 21, 2010
1:30
Verizon Terminating Copyright Infringers’ Internet Access
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[449] Verizon is terminating internet service to an unknown number of repeat copyright scofflaws, a year after suggesting it was not adopting a so-called “graduated response” policy. While it was not immediately clear whether other internet service providers were following suit, the move comes as the RIAA and the MPAA are lobbying ISPs ...

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Facebook "Cash Scam" Continues to Grow Bigger

U.S. House Passes Cybersecurity Research Bill

Security flaw puts iPhone users at risk of phishing attacks

Authors Guild: ‘To RIAA or Not to RIAA’

Imagining The Fate Of Data After The Apocalypse

Torrent Scam Targets Twitter

Hey Twitter, Is it safe to download this file?[pic]

How secure is your workplace to intrusion?

Google, NSA may team up over cyberattacks

How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers

Police want backdoor to Web users' private data

Facebook Is a Cybercrime Danger Zone

Digg Hacked or Clever Advertisement?

The Technology Professional's Greatest Enemies

No rules: Internet security a Hobbesian "state of nature"

EFF: 7 Corporations Selling Surveillance Tools To China

In their words: Experts weigh in on Mac vs. PC security

High Tech Guns: Digital Revolvers, Koosh Bullets, etc.

AT&T Spyroom & NSA Warrantless Eavesdropping: Yes They Can?

Benevolent hackers poke holes in e-banking

It's Been 10 Years: Why Won't People Pay for Privacy?

Pentagon Searches for "Digital DNA" to Identify Hackers |

US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?

Lawyers Challenge $54,000 P2P Fine As Unconstitutional

Kaspersky Update Slaps Trojan Warning on Google Adsense

EFF: On the FBI’s Use & Redaction of Illegal Exigent Letters

Staggering Worldwide Internet Censorship Facts

Pirates Are The Music Industry's Most Valuable Customer

Could Microsoft Have Fixed "Google Hack" Prior to Attacks?

Clinton Urges Punishment for Countries that do Cyberattacks

Android App Catches Moronic Phone Thief [PICS]

Verizon Terminating Copyright Infringers’ Internet Access