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Security

January 2008

January 31, 2008

Scammers Want Your Tax Rebate

One thing you can say about scammers: They're spot-on when it comes to following the money.   Though Congress is still fiddling with its economic stimulus package, a phishing scam already is go... More >

January 25, 2008

Site Offers Encryption Software for al-Qaeda Supporters

The Arabic-language Web site Al-Ekhlas has released updated encryption software to help supporters of al-Qaeda secure their communications, reports InformationWeek . The password-protected site i... More >

January 22, 2008

SQL Injection Takes Down RIAA Web Site

According to this TG Daily article, the Recording Industry Association of America reportedly had its Web site hit by two seperate attacks over the weekend. One attack set out to overload the server... More >

U.S. Standards Just in Time, CIA Discloses Power Grid Attacks

Looks like the government was right on track in setting standards to protect the nation's power grid. Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously approved the establishment of p... More >

January 18, 2008

650,000 Retail Customers' Data Lost

A tape containing personal information on about 650,000 customers of J.C. Penney and up to 100 other retailers has been missing since October, according to GE Money, which handles credit-card opera... More >

Homeland Security to Replace Anti-Terrorism Network

The Department of Homeland Security has decided to replace a network for sharing sensitive anti-terrorism information with state and local governments after spending more than $90 million on it, re... More >

January 16, 2008

FBI Wants Biometric Database Linkup with U.K.

The FBI wants to help law enforcement authorities around the world keep tabs on criminals and terrorists with a "server in the sky." Last month, the FBI announced it would award a $1 billion, 10-year... More >

January 15, 2008

Nashville Laptop Theft Expected to Cost $1 Million

The cost of providing identity-theft protection for voters whose Social Security numbers were on two laptops stolen in Nashville, Tenn., is expected to reach $1 million , reports InfoWorld .  ... More >

January 11, 2008

House Panel Investigates TSA Web Site

The powerful House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is investigating a Transportation Security Administration Web site that promised to help air travelers whose names were erroneously i... More >

January 8, 2008

Fear of Voting Machines Spreads

As voters turn out for the New Hampshire primary, there's no squabbling about the use of electronic voting machines. The 450,000 to 500,000 expected to turn out all will use paper ballots , accordin... More >

British Broadcaster Forced to Change His Tune on Data Loss

There's dumb, and then there's ... well, um ... British broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson.   Clarkson, in his column in The Sunday Times , pooh-poohed the threat posed by the loss of citizens' perso... More >

January 4, 2008

Porn Sites' Customer Data Stolen

A security breach at a New Jersey company that supplies software to hundreds of porn Web sites has alarms going off for customers , reports The Washington Post .   The company, Too Much Media,... More >

January 3, 2008

South Korean Military Hacked

South Korea's military has been put on alert after hackers gained access to some soldiers' e-mail on their personal computers, according to an AFP story in The Sydney Morning Herald.   Accor... More >

California Office to Fight Identity Theft

California has opened an office dedicated to fighting high-tech identity theft , a move that pleased activists as companies in that state work to meet the state's landmark consumer privacy laws, rep... More >

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