The National Retail Federation sends a letter asking that its members be allowed to decide what credit-card data to keep.
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Retailers look to exorcise credit-card data
October 9th, 2007 · No Comments
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DHS, Unisys scrutinized after data breach
September 25th, 2007 · No Comments
A Congressional committee claims that Unisys allowed malicious code to infect federal systems.
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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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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