Justice Dept. Not Protecting SSNs
Social Security numbers (SSN) are generally used for one thing: Social Security. That's all they're supposed to be used for. They are supposed to be a fairly private number because possession of it could allow certain records to be manipulated. How is it then, that the Department of Justice (DOJ) published SSNs on its website.
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Date: 2005-12-30
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Microsoft Issues Bulletin For New Flaw
Microsoft released a security bulletin on Wednesday night regarding the zero-day security vulnerability in Windows XP and some of the 2003 server operating systems. They problem affects the Graphics Rendering Engine in Windows and is creating havoc as reports come in of over 50 variants on the code.
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Date: 2005-12-29
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XP Victim Of Zero-Day Exploit
The nightmare of software companies is the zero-day vulnerability and it's hit Windows. The exploit is tied to Windows' image rendering or more specifically, Windows Metafile (WMF). The vulnerability is being actively exploited and there is no patch.
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Date: 2005-12-28
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2005: The Year In ID Fraud
It's been a busy year for cyber security and perhaps no area was busier than identity fraud. Dozens of companies fell victim to various forms of theft regarding their customers' personal information. Let's take a look at some of the problems this year.
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Date: 2005-12-22
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Mobile Hackers On The Move In 2006
Big-time cybersecurity company McAfee talked about the threats to cybersecurity in the coming year. The unveiled their outlook for 2006 the forecast is somewhat cloudy as they expect a tremendous rise in mobile threats as well a continued rise in phishing scams and identity fraud.
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Date: 2005-12-21
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The Tech Industry Is Watching You…
Something I heard about a few years ago was a system of having software and hardware tied together in a computer to mark the system and it's user. A new chip designed to combat fraud and piracy on the Internet using just that system is in the works. A new security chip, called the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), will be put into all kinds of systems, not just computers.
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Date: 2005-12-19
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RIAA Lawsuits: One Size Fits 751
The RIAA continues its efforts to wipe out music file swapping as they filed 751 lawsuits on Thursday. This is part of their long-term campaign by the RIAA to stop what they call illegal copyright infringement.
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Date: 2005-12-16
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The Fake McAfee Patch
The hacker hit parade continues as phisherman launched their most recent attack, namely in the form of a fake McAfee patch. This isn't the first time hackers have taken seemingly legitimate names and attached various cyber-criminal activities too them. McAfee is just the latest.
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Date: 2005-12-14
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Russian Today TV Channel Booted By Hackers
The Russian 24-hour English- language news channel, Russia Today, stopped broadcasting operations on Monday after hackers tried to crack their computer network according to a news release from the network. The station went on the air on Saturday.
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Date: 2005-12-13
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CSIA, BSA Applaud Senate Report
The CyberSecurity Industry Alliance and the Business Software Alliance both announced their support for the report urging ratification of the CyberCrime Treaty. The report, put out by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, advances the status of the treaty signed by the U.S. in 2001 and following the Convention on Cybercrime adoption by the Council of Europe.
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Date: 2005-12-12
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Sony BMG Admits Disc Fix Floppy
Sony BMG continues to look for new ways not to cause problems for themselves as professors at Princeton said they discovered the patch Sony and SunnComm distributed to fix security problems in the MediaMax content protection software causes more harm than good.
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Date: 2005-12-09
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81% of Home Computers Lack Key Protections
The second annual report, published by AOL and the National Cyber Security Alliance, called the Online Safety Study found some alarming numbers regarding home computer security. Phishing scams raid home PCs regularly and many receive the phishing emails thought they were from legitimate companies.
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Date: 2005-12-08
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Sony BMG Fixing Another Problem
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) announced they reached an agreement with Sony BMG to fix the MediaMax Version 5 content protection software on some of their CDs. The two groups made a joint announcement saying the software developer; SunnComm is making a patch available to correct security vulnerability issues.
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Date: 2005-12-07
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November Nasty Month For Viruses
As the year begins to wrap up, the reports are coming in for cybercrime in 2005. Viruses are always a point of interest and 2005 set new records for viral invasions. The list is topped by names like Zafi, Netsky and Sober and November has proven to be the worst month yet.
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Date: 2005-12-06
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Podjacked! Or Not?
A story SecurityProNews did last week and one that is floating around the Internet now regarded a possible new security threat regarding podcasts and more specifically feed systems. A young man, Erik Marcus accused Podkey.com of hijacking his podcast feed and holding it for ransom. It turns out that may not have been the case.
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Date: 2005-12-05
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DSW Settles Up With FTC
Designer Shoe Warehouse (DSW) agreed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) they need to do better. This comes as part of the agreement reached after DSW had the information for 1.5 million customers lifted from its computer systems back in March.
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Date: 2005-12-02
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Windows One Care Live Released; Concerns Remain
Following other successful models of beta release, Microsoft has rolled out a beta version of Windows One Care Live, a free online security suite. Coupled with a beta version of Windows Live Safety Center, a free scanning and PC health service, the online security measures are intended to combat ongoing malicious software aimed at Microsoft products.
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Date: 2005-12-01
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