Robert Lemos

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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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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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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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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The misnamed Storm Worm, actually a Trojan horse, underscores the evolution of spammers’ tactics, including massive attacks on their critics and competitors. Part 1 in a two-part series on the Storm Worm.
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Researchers aim to recreate what caused a classroom PC to start displaying pornographic pop-ups, an incident that has led to four felony convictions for the substitute teacher involved.
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Banks and retailers in the United States and Canada report an increasing amount of illicit transactions linked to a server breach at the company that owns retail chains in the U.S., Canada and Europe.
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Private firms and government agencies will pay thousands to tens of thousands of dollars for original research on critical software flaws–no questions asked.
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Massive e-mail campaigns aiming to pump up penny stock prices may soon make up half of all spam on the Internet.
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Vulnerabilities, especially in Web applications, take off, while bot nets and their controllers cause a jump in spam, and data breaches continue to worry companies and their customers.
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