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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 311 days ago
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/chi-new-trier_01mar01.htmlBy Lisa BlackTribune staff reporterMarch 1, 2008A student hacked into the New Trier school district's computer system and obtained grades and ACT scores, apparently to determine the class rank of other students, according to a memo sent to parents Friday.After discovering the breach of computer security a week ago, school officials reported their suspicions to Winnetka police and "have been involved in a very intense investigation since then,&quo read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 310 days ago
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has settled a complaint against student lender Goal Financial after allegations that the company failed to safeguard personal data. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 303 days ago
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http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-03-09-0127.htmlBy Brian McNeillMEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICEMarch 09, 2008A University of Virginia graduate student and two fellow hackers say they have cracked the encryption code used to protect millions of wireless "smartcards" in use across the globe.With readily available equipment that cost under $1,000, Karsten Nohl, 26, and his two Germany-based partners say they dismantled a tiny chip found inside many smartcards and mapped o read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 280 days ago
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http://www.normantranscript.com/localnews/local_story_093235818.htmlBy Tom BlakeyThe Norman TranscriptApril 02, 2008A University of Oklahoma student has been charged with violation of the Oklahoma Computer Crimes Act for allegedly hacking into and causing havoc with other students. computer accounts.Jose Antonio Roman, 19, was charged Tuesday in Cleveland County District Court.Roman is accused of using his laptop computer to scan the local OU subnet at Walker Tower from his dorm room. Roman allegedly used read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 183 days ago
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The mad woman in the atticA flaw in how the internet's addressing system works that sparked a patching frenzy on Tuesday night may has first been uncovered by a student as long as three years ago.… read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 182 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:25:36 -0500 (CDT)http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/09/dns_bug_student_discovery/By John LeydenThe Register9th July 2008A flaw in how the internet's addressing system works that sparked a patching frenzy on Tuesday night may has first been uncovered by a student as long as three years ago.Shortcomings in how the Domain Name System protocol is implemented by multiple vendors facilitate DNS cache poisoning attacks, security clearing hous read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 181 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 04:35:20 -0500 (CDT)Forwarded from: jf <jf (at) danglingpointers.net>and 3 years before that djb pointed it out as well, its not coincidence that djbdns was not vulnerable.http://cr.yp.to/djbdns/forgery-cost.txthttp://cr.yp.to/talks/2003.02.11/slides.pdfOn Thu, 10 Jul 2008, InfoSec News wrote:> Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:25:36 -0500 (CDT)> From: InfoSec News <alerts (at) infosecnews.org>> To: isn (at) infosecnews.org> read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 141 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 06:37:51 -0500 (CDT)http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/technology/19review.htmlBy BRAD STONEThe New York TimesAugust 18, 2008The Princeton Review, the test-preparatory firm, accidentally published the personal data and standardized test scores of tens of thousands of Florida students on its Web site, where they were available for seven weeks.A flaw in configuring the site allowed anyone to type in a relatively simple Web address and have unf read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 119 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:07:45 -0500 (CDT)http://www.ocregister.com/articles/felony-khan-school-2153228-singh-countsBy SCOTT MARTINDALEThe Orange County RegisterSeptember 10, 2008One of the two Tesoro High School seniors accused of burglarizing their school in May and hacking into a teacher's computer has been sentenced to three years' probation and 200 hours of community service.Tanvir Singh, 18, of Ladera Ranch pleaded guilty in court to one felony count and o read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 108 days ago
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From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:05:10 -0500 (CDT)http://www.wbir.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=64033By Becky Simmons WBIR.com9/21/2008The FBI is stepping up its investigation into the possibility that a University of Tennessee student hacked into the personal e-mail of Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.A person who identified himself as a witness tells 10 News that agents with the FBI served a federal search warrant at the Fort Sanders residence of David read more »
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