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Accused Palin Hacker Has History of Intrusion

Robert McMillan — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Accused Sarah Palin hacker David Kernell allegedly got into school systems in middle school too.

State Rep's Son Indicted for Palin E-Mail Hack

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A 20-year-old Tennessee man has been indicted for hacking into an e-mail account of U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, according to court records

Clickjackers' Could Hijack Webcams, Microphone

Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Adobe issues a security advisory for Flash, but won't patch until later this month.

Spammers Must Pay $236M to Iowa ISP

Robert McMillan — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A federal judge has ordered spammers to pay a small Iowa ISP $236 million in damages.

O.J. Simpson Guilty Verdict Could Lead to Malicious Spam

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

It may resemble massive August campaign that touted CNN, MSNBC video.

Shell Blames IT Contractor for Benefits Fraud

Robert McMillan — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Shell says a company contractor stole employee data to file fake unemployment compensation claims in Texas.

T-Mobile Lost Disk Containing Data on 17 Million Customers

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

T-Mobile lost a disk containing personal information about 17 million of its German mobile phone customers in early 2006, the company said Saturday.

Can Security's Human Side Stop Data Breaches?

Joan Goodchild — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As human error increasingly becomes the top reason for security breaches, behavior-based strategies are making their way into the workplace to supplement technology.

Clickjacking Vulnerability to Be Revealed

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

After shelving plans to detail a browser clickjacking vulnerability that is indirectly related to Adobe Systems' products at the company's request earlier this month, a security researcher plans to detail the flaw next month.

Limbo Malware Grabs Personal Banking Data

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Trojan horse program adds data fields to legitimate online bank sites to trick consumers.

Microsoft, Washington State to Sue 'Scareware' Pushers

Robert McMillan — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Microsoft and the Washington state attorney general plan to sue several makers of scareware programs on Monday.

Hackers Resurrect Notorious Attack Tool Kit

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Neosploit, thought dead three months ago, is behind PDF attacks, researcher says.

O'Reilly: Authorities Closing in on Hackers of My Site

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Hackers made off with personal information of 205 billoreilly.com members.

No Charges as Grand Jury Probes Palin Hack

Robert McMillan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A grand jury looking into the hacking of Sarah Palin's Yahoo account has concluded its first day with no indictment.

Controversial ISP Intercage Now Back Online

Robert McMillan — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Notorious Internet service provider Intercage is now back online, after being dark since Saturday.