Microsoft, Yahoo form alliance to tackle lottery scamsOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 33 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags microsoft, yahoo, african development bank, western union, scams, lottery, Search All Tags
Microsoft, Yahoo, African Development Bank and Western Union are working together to help track down the perpetrators of advance-fee-fraud scams, like the ones that tell you you've won the lottery, read more »
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IT contractor broke law in data raid on playground firmOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 34 days ago (http://go.theregister.com)
Category: security | Tags it, contractor, data raid, security, privacy, Search All Tags,
"An IT contractor who was part of a raid on a company, copied all of its electronic business records and locked staff out of computer systems, infringed copyright and database rights, the High Court read more »
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Microsoft Anti-piracy Move Irks China OfficialOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 34 days ago (http://feeds.informationweek.com)
Category: security | Tags microsoft, anti-piracy, china, official, Search All Tags, ,
"A top Chinese copyright official chided Microsoft for launching an anti-piracy tool that nags users of counterfeit software with a black computer screen. He also said the company's prices were too read more »
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Security flaw spotted in G1 Google phoneOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 34 days ago (http://www.infoworld.com)
Category: security | Tags security, flaw, g1, google, phone, Search All Tags,
"Researchers at Independent Security Evaluators say they've discovered a security flaw in the Android browser that could make users of phones with the browser vulnerable to attack." read more »
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“Joe the Plumber”’s data compromised by government insiderOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 36 days ago (http://blogs.zdnet.com)
Category: security | Tags adam j o'donnell, ag, toledo police department, joe wurzelbacher, joe the plumber, Search All Tags,
Adam J. O'Donnell, Ph.D writes about someone recently using accounts assigned to several government offices, including the AG and the Toledo Police Department to access private information on Joe Wu read more »
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Cyberoam: Spammers hijack legitimate e-mailOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by davemackey 37 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags cyberoam, spammers, hijack, email, Search All Tags, ,
"Spammers are getting around improved filtering systems, according to Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies." read more »
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Student gets jail for crashing university serversOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 39 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags ryan goldstein, university of pennsylvannia, probation, fine, computer, child pornography, Search All Tags
Ryan Goldstein, a 22-year-old University of Pennsylvania student, has been sentenced to three months in prison and 5 years probation, as well as 90 days in a halfway house upon his release, followed read more »
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Microsoft to rush out emergency Windows patchOpen in New Window
Avatar Posted by MargaretM 39 days ago (http://www.networkworld.com)
Category: security | Tags microsoft, emergency security patch, windows, windows 2000, windows xp, windows server 2003, critical flaw, exploited, online, attackers, control, pc, Search All Tags
Microsoft is releasing an emergency security patch for Windows users on Thursday. It is rated critical for users of Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003. A critical flaw can be exploited read more »
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