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Compromised accounts within just 25 companies account for nearly half of the identity theft complaints filed with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, according to recently released FTC data compiled by the University of California, Berkeley. read more »
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An exploit specifically targeting corporate Computer Associates users has been created some three weeks after a critical vulnerability was identified. read more »
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Hackers are using a new multiple-attack package composed of seven ActiveX exploits, many of them never seen in the wild before, said a security company on Friday. read more »
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Today, Symantec Security Response has received reports from a number of our customers of a possible targeted spam attack against several Japanese companies. The spam email associated with this attack spoofs itself as an email from a Japanese government agency and entices the user to open the attached .zip file to check organizational changes made recently. The attached .zip file contains 2 files: 0414.xls and 0414.exe. 0414.xls is a legitimate file containing a list of names, addresses, personnel positio read more »
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Drive-by spam attacks blight carjack game launchGamers desperate to get their mitts on Grand Theft Auto IV are being targeted in an opportunistic spyware scam. Spam emails offer prospective marks free entry to a draw offering a PlayStation 3 loaded with the much-anticipated game as a prize.… read more »
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Web sites across China and Taiwan are being hit by a mass SQL injection attack that has implanted malware in thousands of Web sites, according to a security company in Taiwan. read more »
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A new security system from Fujitsu aims to improve security in facilities like datacenters by catching attempts to tailgate authorized employees into secure areas. read more »
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http://www.itweek.co.uk/itweek/features/2216974/hackers-concentrate-moving-4001798By David NealIT Week19 May 2008In a long and illustrious career in both the public and private sectors, Howard Schmidt has earned a reputation for being one of the world’s foremost authorities on computer security.Schmidt first made a name for himself as an expert in computer crime while working for the FBI. As head of the Bureau’s Computer Exploitation Team, he gained recognition as a pioneer in computer forensics and comput read more »
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At least 20,000 pawns recruitedSecurity researchers have discovered attack code in the wild that targets a previously unknown vulnerability in the latest version of Adobe Flash.… read more »
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Aussie issues chilling buffer overflow menace alertAn Aussie risk advisory services manager has issued a chilling security alert concerning the Jura F90 net-connected coffee machine, warning caffeine-heads that the hi-tech brewing device could open their Windows PC to exploitation by internet paedophiles and al-Qaeda*, CNET reports.… read more »
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