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- How Using Pirated Software Turns People into Internet Crime Victims
The Business Software Alliance's October report called Online Software Scams: A Threat to Your Security reveals the dangers of buying or downloading pirated software. Sadly, pirated software doesn't always advertise that it is counterfeit and often
- Electronic News Today: H-1B visa fraud; Numonyx looks to bright future; more...
Electronic News Today: H-1B visa Numonyx looks to bright more... Electronic News, 10/10/2008 October 10, 2008 TOP STORIES A US Citizenship and Immigration Services investigation has found evidence of forged documents, fake degrees, and use of shell
- Totally secure communication using quantum cryptography demonstrated in comme...
secure communication using quantum cryptography was demonstrated for the first time in a commercial telecommunications network by SECOQC ('Development of a global network for secure communication based on quantum cryptography'), an EU-funded project, at
- FDA Approves Boston Scientific's Second-Generation TAXUS Liberte DES
- Boston Scientific Corp. today said it received FDA approval to market its second-generation TAXUS Liberte Paclitaxel-Eluting Coronary Stent System and the company plans to launch the stent early next month in the U.S. The introduction will take place
- Mafiaboy grows up; a hacker seeks redemption
Learn the benefits of end user management tools in this webcast. - Quest Software Learn how to operate a trouble-free LAN with LAN installation validation. - Fluke Networks Eight steps to improving LAN troubleshooting within your organization today. -
- Alleged Palin Hacker Indicted
David Kernell, the kid who allegedly hacked Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Plain?s Yahoo e-mail, distributed screenshots to the Internet and gave others access to the account, has been indicted and arraigned in federal court in Tennessee
- Organized crime tampers with European card swipe devices
Customer data beamed overseas Hundreds of card swipers used by retail stores across Europe are believed to have been tampered by organized crime syndicates in China and Pakistan, according to US National Counterintelligence Executive Joel Brenner.
- 10,000 LinkedIn Users Targeted in Spear-Phishing Attack
Ten thousand users of LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals, were recently targeted in a â??spear phishingâ? email scam trying to lure them into downloading a malicious software attachment. In a blog post Wednesday, Brian Krebs of
- A new way to detect spyware
A new way to detect spyware Submitted By: Tom_hank Rating: (Not rated) (Rate It) Visit Description Product name: BeeThink SpyDetector BeeThink SoftWare announces the release of BeeThink SpyDetector 1.2, a unique Anti-spyware tool for the Windows
- US couple fined $236 million for spamming
A US couple who sent vast quantities of spam via a small ISP for around four months in 2003 have been fined a whacking $236 million. According to the IDG newswire, Perez and Suzanne Bartok used a bulk emailing package to send millions of spammed
- Following Fraud at Entellium, Salesbloom Unravels Its Tentacles 10/10/2008 4:...
By NatheshTMCnet Contributing Editor Salesblooms Web site after a surge in influx of Entellium customers to the Internet destination, the company has implemented a so-called Entellium Rescue Initiative. The initiative includes accelerated data
- McAfee Virus SuperDAT Definitions Update 5402
This file will update your McAfee based scan engine and virus pattern to detect the latest viruses.
- Fake Microsoft email contains "backdoor" virus
A fake phishing email making the rounds seemingly comes from Microsoft, but actually contains a â??backdoorâ? trojan. The email has a subject line that reads, â??Security Update for OS Microsoft Windowsâ? and supposedly came from
- Latest data breach leads MPs to demand culture change
Military Police are conducting an urgent investigation into the loss of a hard drive believed to contain the personal details of up to 100,000 serving armed forces personnel, as MPs demanded a 'cultural change' in the way Whitehall treats personal
- Hacker in Your Pocket
by to help out one night -- only to find that his roommate had bought a basic wired router with no wireless capabilities. Surprise. That would explain the lack of wireless connectivity. Looking at his laptop, I noticed close to a dozen wireless networks,
- 10:45 AM -- Is partial vulnerability disclosure a help or a hindrance to the ...
y researcher Dan Kaminsky revealed a basic design flaw in the Internet's Domain Name System earlier this year, he sent out two shock waves that are still reverberating across the industry. The first was the flaw itself, which operates at the heart of
- VeriSign, ICANN Square Off Over DNS Root
The internet has a huge security problem that's temporarily fixed with bent paperclips and some gaffer's tape. Without concerted effort, hackers could easily spoil what little confidence remains in the internet. In fact, cyber-criminals are already
- Al-Arabiya.net hacked
JEDDAH: Alarabiya.net was hacked, which prevented Internet browsers from accessing the major Gulf news organization's website on Thursday. The media organization reported that the hackers managed to divert traffic to an outside website that showed a
- Website Phishing Increases Due To Bank Turmoil
Government and security experts say hi-tech fraudsters are taking advantage of the global financial turmoil. Phishing gangs are using the turmoil to extract valuable information from consumers, according to a warning issued by the US Federal Trade
- Nationwide Foils Phishers with Markmonitor: Financial Services Giant Achieves...
Format: PDF Length: 4 Page(s) Type: Case Study Language: English ABSTRACT: By automatically shutting down dozens of phishing sites every month, MarkMonitor AntiPhishing Solutions has paid for itself in just three months. With MarkMonitor, Nationwide is
- Who Is Fighting Phishing: An Overview of the Phishing Lifecycle and the Entit...
Format: PDF Length: 12 Page(s) Type: White Paper Language: English ABSTRACT: This white paper, addresses the lifecycle of a phishing attack and how different entities--including third-party take down services and law enforcement--are involved in the
- Rock Phishing: The Threat and Recommended Countermeasures
Format: PDF Length: 11 Page(s) Type: White Paper Language: English ABSTRACT: This paper, discusses the history of the Rock Phish Gang as well as their attack methodology and how it has evolved. They also review the actions that businesses can take to
- AntiPhishing Solutions: Prevent, Detect and Shut down Phish Attacks -- Fast
Format: PDF Length: 2 Page(s) Type: Data Sheet Language: English ABSTRACT: MarkMonitor AntiPhishing Solutions? employ a three-pronged protection approach that, unlike other anti-phishing solutions, emphasizes prevention while quickly detecting and
- Reliable: What the True Meaning of Data Protection Should Be
sponsored by InMage Systems Premiered: Available On Demand Format: Audio Type: Webcast Language: English To access webcasts you must: Have RealPlayer or Windows Media Player installed Disable pop-up blockers Disable firewalls that restrict streaming
- Hackers Use Nvidia Graphics Card to Smash Wi-Fi Encryption 10,000 Percent Faster
Here's one way to tap the parallel processing power : Wi-Fi security hacking. Russian hackers reportedly bored through WPA and WPA2 encryptions using a brute-force technique juiced with one of Nvidia's latest graphics cards (they don't say which ones)
- Google in Curious Alliance with Click-Fraud Detection Firm
By Juan Carlos Perez In a development that would have seemed impossible two years ago, Google is cooperating publicly with Click Forensics, a click-fraud detection company with which it has had a rocky relationship. Click Forensics said Thursday that
- Bank turmoil fuels phishing boom
'Hi-tech fraudsters are taking advantage of the global financial turmoil, say governments and security experts. The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a warning saying phishing gangs were using the turmoil to extract valuable information from
- On the other hand, sir, the Wi-Fi hackers still love us
In July, a red-faced Nvidia announced it would be eating up to $200 million in repair, return and replacement costs because some significant number of its notebook graphics chips made it into the market with a flaw in the die/packaging material that
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