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Security

December 2007

December 28, 2007

Malware Tied to Search of Bhutto Tragedy

Web surfers looking for information on the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto can easily become the victim of malicious Web sites set up within hours of the tragedy, rep... More >

December 26, 2007

FBI Tries to Quell Criticism of Biometric Database

Addresssing the concerns of civil liberties groups, a senior U.S. security official says innocent people have nothing to fear from the world's biggest biometric database being compiled by the FBI, ... More >

December 20, 2007

Trojan Replaces Google Text Ads

A new Trojan is making the rounds that replaces Google text ads with those of a different provider, reports eWEEK .   Security company BitDefender rates the trojan a medium risk, saying it de... More >

December 17, 2007

Laptop with Info on New British Government Security System Disappears

A laptop containing details about the new security system protecting the British Parliament has disappeared from its security department, reports Telegraph.co.uk .   The password-protected co... More >

December 12, 2007

Ohio Invests in Encryption Software

After its embarrassing data loss last summer, the state of Ohio plans to provide encryption software to government agencies and schools next year, reports Computerworld .   Sensitive informat... More >

December 10, 2007

UK Was Warned of Security Risks

Treasury risk manager Richard Fennelly told the UK government in 2004 that allowing junior staff to access the child-benefit database posed a security hazard , reports vnunet.com .   The head ... More >

December 7, 2007

Visitor Info Accessed in Cyber Attack on Lab

Personal information on thousands of visitors may have been compromised in a "sophisticated cyber attack" at Oak Ridge National Laboratory over the past several weeks, reports ABC News .   Ac... More >

December 5, 2007

Hacked, Even in Death

Hackers are even using death notices in an attempt to cash in, reports The New York Times .   After a Boston woman was killed in an auto accident, a friend noticed a Web site purported to con... More >

December 4, 2007

Alliance Working on Security Testing Guidelines

Security vendors and testing organizations have teamed up to give consumers a better way to compare security software suites , reports Computerworld.   The Anti-Malware Testing Working Group w... More >

Windows, QuickTime Bugs

Microsoft is warning that a previously patched flaw in the way Windows looks up other computers on the Internet has resurfaced and could be used to direct people to malicious Web sites, reports In... More >

December 3, 2007

Hackers Target Banks, Other Security Woes

A new class of malicious software is directed at online security technology implemented by Bank of America and other financial institutions, reports Washington Post blogger Brian Krebs. It thwart... More >

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