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Researchers poke holes in Intel's anti-tampering techOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register writes "Security researchers from Invisible Things Lab have created a technique for compromising the integrity of software loaded via TXT, a key component in Intel's Saf read more »
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DECT wireless eavesdropping made easyOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register writes "A new attack against phones based on DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication) technology - demonstrated during the Chaos Communication Congress in Berli read more »
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Private firm may run UK spy über-databaseOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register writes "A private sector firm may be given the job of maintaining a proposed super-database tracking the telephone and internet records of Brits." read more »
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2008: A year of cowboys in IT securityOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register recaps some of the highlights in IT security for 2008. read more »
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Google Calendar phishing scam surfacesOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register writes "Fraudsters are using Google's Calendar service as a means to develop a new strain of phishing scam. The ruse appears in the guise of a Google Calendar email noti read more »
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MS plays down impact of unpatched SQL Server flawOpen in New Window
John Leyden of The Register writes "Microsoft came clean and admitted its SQL Server database software is vulnerable to code injection attacks. It's not a new flaw but the same bug in the database read more »
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Dogs and arson feature in top 10 data recovery disastersOpen in New Window
John Leyden writes "Computer forensics experts are needing to become experts in data recovery." read more »
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Fifth man pleads guilty over Citibank ATM hack scamOpen in New Window
John Leyden writes about Aleksandar Aleksiev, 28, who pleaded guilty to a single count of device access fraud last week following his May 2008 arrest for hacking ATM codes to loot Citibank accounts. read more »
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