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TrustCo sues TJX over breach

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:09:14 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2008/aug/29/0829_trustosuit/

By James Schlett
Gazette Reporter
August 29, 2008

GLENVILLE - TrustCo Bank Corp is resorting to litigation to recoup costs
it incurred after reissuing thousands of credit cards to customers
affected by the security breach at...

Most IT staff would steal company secrets: survey

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:09:01 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

http://www.computerworlduk.com/management/security/cybercrime/news/index.cfm?newsid=10734

By Computerworld UK reporter
Computerworld UK
August 28, 2008

Most IT staff would steal sensitive company information, including CEO's
passwords and customer details, if they were laid off, according...

Data watchdogs did not want to see eBay bank server

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:08:45 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/28/data_bank_details/

By John Oates
The Register
28th August 2008

The man who paid 35UKP for a server stuffed full of Royal Bank of
Scotland and NatWest customer details has been left less than impressed
with the reaction of UK data regulators.

Andrew...

Hackers attack Iraqs vulnerable computers

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:08:33 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/computersecurity/hacking/2008-08-28-iraqhackers_N.htm

By Charles Levinson
USA TODAY
August 28, 2008

BAGHDAD - Maj. Ahmed Khathem, the head of Iraq's newly formed
cybercrimes division, sits in a borrowed office, at a borrowed desk,
working at a borrowed...

Army seeks information on protecting data

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:08:08 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

http://www.fcw.com/online/news/153643-1.html

By Doug Beizer
FCW.com
August 28, 2008

Army officials want to find out what procedures and techniques industry
uses to protect sensitive data that resides on computers and other
systems.

A request for information about industry information...

Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2008-35

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:07:57 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

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The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary
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British hacker Gary McKinnon in final appeal to Home Secretary over extradition

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:07:41 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 29

http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/article4628575.ece

By David Brown
The Times
August 29, 2008

A UFO enthusiast who hacked into top-secret US military computers
appealed to the Home Secretary yesterday to stop his extradition after
losing a legal appeal.

Gary McKinnon is...

Revealed: The Internets Biggest Security Hole

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:34:28 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 28

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/08/revealed-the-in.html

By Kim Zetter
Threat Level
Wired.com
August 26, 2008

Two security researchers have demonstrated a new technique to stealthily
intercept internet traffic on a scale previously presumed to be
unavailable to anyone outside of...

Ubuntu gets major security fix

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:34:17 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 28

http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2224707/ubuntu-gets-major-security-fix

By Shaun Nichols in San Francisco
vnunet.com
26 Aug 2008

Ubuntu users are being advised to update their systems after the release
of a patch for the operating system's Linux kernel.

The open-source group sent out an...

Security hole opens up password protected iPhones

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:34:06 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 28

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-10027479-83.html

By Elinor Mills
Security
CNET News
August 27, 2008

A serious security hole in the latest iPhone software exposes e-mail,
text, and voice messages to whoever gets a hold of the device despite it
being password-protected.

Basically,...

Taiwan busts hacking ring

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:33:55 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 28

http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/08/27/taiwan-busts-hacking-ring

By Egan Orion
The Inquirer
27 August 2008

INSPECTOR KNACKER of the Taiwan yard has swooped down on a ring of
cyber-thiefs who had been targeting government and corporate data
stores.

The six individuals...

MIT Lincoln Laboratory software aims to thwart cyber hackers

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:33:45 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 28

http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2008/security-0827.html

MIT News
August 27, 2008

In response to the chronic cyber threat of hackers, MIT Lincoln
Laboratory researchers are developing a software tool to identify the
most vulnerable points in a computer network. The tool aims to make it
...

PacSec 2008 CFP (Deadline Sept. 1, Conference Nov. 1213) and BA-Con 2008 Speakers (Sept. 30 Oct. 1)

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:29:12 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 27

Forwarded from: Dragos Ruiu <dr (at) kyx.net>

Spanish url: http://ba-con.com.ar/speakers.html?language=es

Speaker list and Dojos for BA-Con, September 30, October 1st.
(all presentations in both Spanish and English)

Presentations:

WPA/WPA2: how long is it gonna...

Needham schools say system was breached

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:57 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 27

http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/08/26/needham_schools_say_system_was_breached/

By Peter Schworm
Globe Staff
August 26, 2008

A junior at Needham High School posted students' schedules and
identification numbers and teachers' classroom rosters on his Facebook
...

Fatah hackers breach Hamas website

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:28:47 -0500 (CDT)

Posted by InfoSec News on Aug 27

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3588203,00.html

By Roee Nahmias
08.26.08
Israel News

Fatah hackers brought down Tuesday a website belonging to Izz al-Din
al-Qassam, Hamas' military wing, precisely two months after the site was
breached by the Israeli Fanat Al Radical group.

...