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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 [...]

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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.
Wired News

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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.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Consumer Tech · Cybercrime · Security · SecurityFocus

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.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Cybercrime · Legal · Security · SecurityFocus

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.
SecurityFocus

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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.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Cybercrime · Government · Homeland Security · Security · SecurityFocus

Fraudsters focus on job sites

August 22nd, 2007 · No Comments

A Trojan horse mines Monster.com for personal details that could make fraudulent e-mail schemes more convincing, while evidence mounts that other job sites are also being attacked.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Consumer Tech · Privacy · Security · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms

Universities warned of Storm Worm attacks

August 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Scanning a computer infected with the bot software could bring swift retribution, warns the response center for academic networks.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Critical infrastructure · Cybercrime · Flaws and vulnerabilities · SecurityFocus · Viruses and worms

Retro attack gets new life, worries browser makers

August 6th, 2007 · No Comments

Researchers find that browsers and plug-ins could be exploited to turn a victim’s computer into a door to the internal network. One study finds an attack could claim 100,000 IP addresses in three days.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Consumer Tech · Flaws and vulnerabilities · Research · Security · SecurityFocus · Software

Teaching hacking helps students, professors say

August 5th, 2007 · No Comments

Universities and colleges could find more students interested in computer-science courses, if the teachers taught practical hacking, educators say.
SecurityFocus

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Tags: Open Source · Research · Security · SecurityFocus