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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 313 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn wheat trader mf global loses million unauthorized trading comments Discuss  
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/02/29/business/29trader.phpBy Michael M. GrynbaumInternational Herald Tribune February 29, 2008For nearly two decades Evan Dooley quietly made a living trading commodities like wheat in his home state, Tennessee, far from the hurly-burly of Wall Street.But on Thursday, Dooley, 40, became the talk of the financial markets when MF Global, the giant commodities brokerage, accused him of making unauthorized trades that led to $141.5 million in losses for the firm. Dooley, the f read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 253 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn rogue trader lands job security comments Discuss  
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9931402-57.htmlBy Robert VamosiDefense in DepthApril 29, 2008Jerome Kerviel, a former high-risk trader at France's Societe Generale, last week started a new job at Lemaire Consultants & Associates, a computer security and system development company.Kerviel remains under investigation for one of the largest bank frauds in history. In January 2008, Societe Generale accused 31-year-old Kerviel of being a computer genius who took on trades far beyond what he was authorized read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 190 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: plx ad trader adid sql injection vulnerability comments Discuss  
Hussin X has reported a vulnerability in plx Ad Trader, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.Be sure to check if your system is missing security updates or have insecure applications installed:http://secunia.com/software_inspector/Feature Overview - The Secunia Software Inspector: * Detects insecure versions of applications installed * Verifies that all Microsoft patches are applied * Assists you in updating your system and applications * Runs through your browser. No read more »
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Category: vulnerabilities | Posted by Avatar Staff 98 days ago
Via: http://secunia.com | Tags: link trader script linkid sql injection vulnerability comments Discuss  
Hussin X has reported a vulnerability in Link Trader Script, which can be exploited by malicious people to conduct SQL injection attacks.http://secunia.com/Advisories/32077/NOTE: This RSS feed does not include information about updated Secunia advisories. You should note that Secunia on average issues more than 20 updated advisories per day, containing information about exploit and patch availability, new and in depth research, and all other details that are relevant. Learn more about receiving complete an read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 66 days ago
Via: http://go.theregister.com | Tags: second french rogue trader case sparks risky thinking comments Discuss  
Can real-time controls prevent fraud?A trader suspected of losing his employer as much as €751m ($940m) in ill-judged derivatives trades has been placed under investigation. The case has sparked a fresh assessment of the adequacies of compliance systems and how they might be improved and stirred up a few unhappy memories.… read more »
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