Robert Lemos

The records of nearly 26.5 million veterans–including names, social security numbers and dates of birth–were stolen from the home of a federal employee.
SecurityFocus

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Passwords are quickly becoming passé. For years, security experts have warned that our reliance on passwords leaves valuable data unprotected. … But switching to a more secure way of doing business will require time, and until then, users are left with password security.
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Three major data leaks in the last six months are likely responsible for a recent spate of debit-card fraud, but in two cases, no one has come forward to take responsibility. Under current state laws, such silence may be legal.
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Falling prey to online identity theft takes only a few minutes, but the cost can be high.
PC Magazine

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A study of Internet users finds that fewer home PCs had been compromised by spyware or a virus infection than the year before, but the large majority still lack spyware protection, up-to-date antivirus or a properly configured firewall.
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The Attorney General for Texas announces the state is suing Sony BMG, calling the company’s copy-protection technology “illegal spyware.”
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Sony BMG Music Entertainment announced plans on Wednesday to pull from store shelves nearly 2.6 million CDs that include a controversial copy-protection program, offer consumers an opportunity to return the discs, and create a more secure program to help remove the software from people’s computers.
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As virus writers explore Sony BMG’s “rootkit,” consumer and security complaints against the content company have gained legal backing, with at least five cases filed or ready to be filed against the music giant.
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The stealth capabilities of Sony BMG’s content protection shipped with tens of thousands of CDs can also hide cheating programs from Blizzard Entertainment’s detection tool.
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Copy protection shipped with music CDs from Sony BMG installs hidden, hard-to-uninstall digital rights management (DRM) software on Windows computers, causing security professionals to charge record labels with dealing in rootkits.
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