In its annual filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the retail giant states that it will never be able to fully account for all the data stolen.
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Entries from March 2007
TJX theft tops 45.6 million card numbers
March 30th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Cybercrime · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Security · SecurityFocus
Groups team to test secure-coding skill
March 28th, 2007 · No Comments
A coalition of security companies and organizations team to create assessment tests to certify programmers knowledge of secure-coding practices.
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Tags: Flaws and vulnerabilities · Security · SecurityFocus · Software
Living with National Security Letters
March 23rd, 2007 · No Comments
If you read one thing today, make it this anonymous submission to the Washington Post from the president of a small Internet access company. The person, whose identity and claims the Washington Post confirmed, has taken the FBI to court for issuing a National Security Letter to him requesting information on a client.
Tags: Blog · Government · Homeland Security · Privacy
Oracle sues rival for hacking, data theft
March 22nd, 2007 · No Comments
The database and enterprise software firm files a lawsuit against competitor SAP claiming that the German firm pilfered an enormous number of documents and software from Oracle’s customer-only support systems.
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Account pretexters plague Xbox Live
March 21st, 2007 · No Comments
An increasing number of players on Microsoft’s gaming system claim their accounts have been stolen by teams of cheaters looking for further advantage.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Security · SecurityFocus · Virtual worlds
Anti-spyware bill could mean tougher fines
March 16th, 2007 · No Comments
Supporters of the Spy Act, which heightens civil penalties against those responsible for programs that hijack PCs and collect data without adequate authorization, hope that the bill’s third time is a charm.
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State Might Make Pluto a Planet
March 9th, 2007 · No Comments
New Mexico’s legislature expands its jurisdiction, mulling whether to return the slighted celestial body to its planetary status every time it passes overhead.
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Tags: Government · Solar system exploration · Space science · Wired News
Tor hack proposed to catch criminals
March 8th, 2007 · No Comments
A security researcher unveils a project that aims to identify sources on the pro-privacy network, but does the initiative help track down criminals or just hurt legitimate users?
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Tags: Flaws and vulnerabilities · Privacy · Research · Security · SecurityFocus
Stormy weather for malware defenses
March 5th, 2007 · No Comments
The misnamed Storm Worm, actually a Trojan horse, underscores the difficulties that evolving tactics pose for defenders. The second article in a two-part series.
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Tags: Consumer Tech · Research · Security · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms
Maynor reveals missing Apple flaws
March 1st, 2007 · No Comments
Security researcher David Maynor shows off the code for exploiting a vulnerability in the native Mac OS X wireless drivers revealed last summer as well as e-mails showing he notified Apple.
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