A Congressional committee claims that Unisys allowed malicious code to infect federal systems.
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Entries from September 2007
DHS, Unisys scrutinized after data breach
September 25th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: Critical infrastructure · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Government · Homeland Security · Security · SecurityFocus
Rocket Gap Could Keep U.S. Earthbound
September 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Space industry executives lamented Wednesday that the United States will likely have to rely on other countries to send men, women and materials into space. The nation’s most visible launch vehicle, the space shuttle, will have its wings clipped in 2010, and current plans for a successor rocket to lift cargo and crew into orbit [...]
Tags: Moon and Mars · Space science · Wired News
Space Industry Wants Nuke Power, but Public Fear Persists
September 20th, 2007 · No Comments
The public will have to overcome its squeamishness about nuclear power, if current plans for space missions and manned outposts are ever to become reality, industry experts told attendees at the Space 2007 conference this week.
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Tags: Moon and Mars · Solar system exploration · Space science · Wired News
Customers: TD Ameritrade failed to warn of breach
September 18th, 2007 · No Comments
Numerous account holders complained over the past year that the consumer brokerage had sold or leaked e-mail addresses to pump-and-dump spammers.
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Max Vision charged with hacking — again
September 12th, 2007 · No Comments
Federal prosecutors charge former security consultant Max Butler, better known amongst security researchers as “Max Vision,” alleging that he supplied and managed a ring of identity thieves.
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Embassy leaks highlight pitfalls of Tor
September 10th, 2007 · No Comments
The security researcher that posted the e-mail addresses and passwords for 100 accounts at embassies and political groups reveals that he exploited the victims’ incorrect usage of the Tor Project’s anonymous Web surfing software.
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Tags: Flaws and vulnerabilities · Government · Open Source · Security · SecurityFocus · Software
China on hot seat over alleged hacks
September 4th, 2007 · No Comments
Twice in two weeks, the nation has been taken to task for breaching other nations’ systems, but officials continue to deny the accusations.
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