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Entries from March 2006

Seven arrested in online fraud crackdown

March 31st, 2006 · No Comments

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.
SecurityFocus

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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.
SecurityFocus

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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.
SecurityFocus

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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.
SecurityFocus

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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

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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.
SecurityFocus

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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.
SecurityFocus

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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.
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Tags: Column · Consumer Tech · PC Magazine · Security