An ongoing investigation, dubbed Operation Rolling Stone by the U.S. Secret Service, has turned up links to the massive debit-card breaches that have worried banks and consumers.
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Entries from March 2006
Seven arrested in online fraud crackdown
March 31st, 2006 · No Comments
Tags: Cybercrime · Government · Security · SecurityFocus
Patches released for zero-day IE threat
March 28th, 2006 · No Comments
Hundreds of malicious Web sites are attempting to exploit the most critical of two Internet Explorer flaws announced in the last week, convincing two companies to release workarounds to head off the threat.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · Research · Security · SecurityFocus
Check Point calls off Sourcefire buy
March 24th, 2006 · No Comments
Citing an ongoing investigation into the deal by the U.S. Treasury Department, the companies decide to call it quits.
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Tags: Critical infrastructure · Government · Security · SecurityFocus
Debit-card fraud underscores legal loopholes
March 20th, 2006 · No Comments
Three major data leaks in the last six months are likely responsible for a recent spate of debit-card fraud, but in two cases, no one has come forward to take responsibility. Under current state laws, such silence may be legal.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · Privacy · Security · SecurityFocus
COLUMN: The wireless snare
March 15th, 2006 · No Comments
You’re at the airport and your flight is delayed, so you open your laptop and start working. Unbeknownst to you, your laptop’s wireless could be putting your computer in danger.
PC Magazine
Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · PC Magazine · Research · Security
Virus names likely a lost cause
March 9th, 2006 · No Comments
The Common Malware Enumeration Project clears up confusion for responders, but racing to name the latest virus in the media will continue to be the norm.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Security · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms
Antivirus groups fight over Crossover sharing
March 3rd, 2006 · No Comments
A young antivirus group’s attempts to leverage a rare exclusive virus discovery into greater membership has earned it criticism from the old guard of antivirus companies.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Security · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms
COLUMN: Mac Attack!
March 1st, 2006 · No Comments
In 2006, Apple’s operating system will likely see major attacks.
PC Magazine
Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · PC Magazine · Security