[ISN] Payroll Giant Gives Scammer Personal Data of Hundreds of Thousands of Investors

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2160425 By DAN ARNALL ABC News July 6, 2006 The latest corporate data breach is from a company you may never have heard of, even though one in six American workers gets paid by the firm. Automatic Data Processing, one of the world's largest payroll

[ISN] Computer system taken; thong panty left behind

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20060706/7027334.asp The Buffalo News 7/6/2006 The owner of a Seneca Street company returning to work early Wednesday found that his computer system and accessories had been taken in a burglary, Buffalo police said. Left behind was a pair of black thong

[ISN] Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2006-27

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2006-06-29 - 2006-07-06 This week: 68 advisories

[ISN] July to be another big patch month for Microsoft

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/070606-july-to-be-another-big.html By Robert McMillan IDG News Service 07/06/06 With online attackers taking advantage of holes in its Office software, Microsoft plans to release seven software patches next week. Four of the updates will fix bugs in

[ISN] Computer hacker will be extradited to US, rules Home Office

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=990732006 By AURA SABADUS 7 July 2006 A SCOT accused of the biggest military hack of all time will be extradited to the United States, the Home Office confirmed last night. Gary McKinnon, originally from Glasgow, faces more than 50 years in prison if

[ISN] Malware targets security research tool

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/07/06/gattmann_virus/ By John Leyden 6th July 2006 Virus writers have created a proof-of-concept virus, dubbed Gattman, that targets an analysis tool widely used by anti-virus researchers. Only the most inept anti-virus researchers are likely to become

[ISN] UT notifying employees of computer hacker

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.tfponline.com/absolutenm/templates/breaking.aspx?articleid=2542zoneid=41 July 06, 2006 University of Tennessee system officials are notifying around 36,000 employees and other individuals affiliated with UT that a hacker has broke into a computer that held personal information about

[ISN] A new beginning for InfoSec News

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
It was on or about July 26th of 2001 that InfoSec News made the move to Attrition.org after being dumped by our last list provider for trying to be honest. Since then through thick and thin, Jericho and the merry denizens of Attrition.org have helped InfoSec News grow to become one of the largest

[ISN] DOE's Federated Model aims to identify security threats

2006-07-06 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/070506-argonne-national-lab.html By Cara Garretson NetworkWorld.com 07/05/06 Argonne National Laboratory, a division of the Department of Energy (DOE) operated out of the University of Chicago, is spearheading an effort to collect information about cyber

[ISN] Security expert dubs July the 'Month of browser bugs'

2006-07-06 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.com.com/Security+expert+dubs+July+the+Month+of+browser+bugs/2100-1002_3-6090959.html By Greg Sandoval Staff Writer, CNET News.com July 5, 2006 Each day this month, a prominent security expert will highlight a new vulnerability found in one of the major Internet browsers. HD Moore,

[ISN] Web perils advise switch to Macs

2006-07-05 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: eric wolbrom, CISSP [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/5150508.stm BBC News 5 July 2006 Security threats to PCs with Microsoft Windows have increased so much that computer users should consider using a Mac, says a leading security firm. Sophos security said

[ISN] Nmap Hackers Pick Top 100 Security Tools

2006-07-05 Thread InfoSec News
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[ISN] Air Force to change network structure

2006-07-05 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060705/BREAKINGNEWS/60705008 By John Andrew Prime jprime @ gannett.com July 5, 2006 A reorganization of war-fighting network operations that begins today will touch 8th Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base. A release

[ISN] Consultant Breached FBI's Computers

2006-07-05 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/05/AR2006070501489.html By Eric M. Weiss Washington Post Staff Writer July 6, 2006 A government consultant, using computer programs easily found on the Internet, managed to crack the FBI's classified computer system and gain the

[ISN] Hacker attacks hitting Pentagon

2006-07-05 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nationworld/bal-te.nsa02jul02,0,754404.story?coll=bal-home-headlines By Siobhan Gorman sun reporter July 2, 2006 Sun exclusive WASHINGTON -- The number of reported attempts to penetrate Pentagon computer networks rose sharply in the past decade, from fewer than

[ISN] Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist

2006-07-05 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/04/us/04identity.html By TOM ZELLER Jr. July 4, 2006 By the time of Shiva Brent Sharma's third arrest for identity theft, at the age of 20, he had taken in well over $150,000 in cash and merchandise in his brief career. After a certain point, investigators stopped

[ISN] IT security crucial to UAE

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/July/business_July40.xmlsection=business BY JAMILA QADIR 2 July 2006 DUBAI - IT security is crucial to the UAE financial markets, as the financial sector in particular has always been a target for fraud worldwide,

[ISN] DEF CON 14: Speakers Selected and more.

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: The Dark Tangent [EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hey everyone, I want to make some announcements surrounding DEF CON 14. It's about that time to briefly lay down the inf0z, so here it goes. - - Speakers have been selected, and are now listed

[ISN] IntellNet is back!

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Brooks Isoldi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To all who may be concerned: After a nearly 24 month hiatus, it is with great pride and honor that I announce the re-lauch of IntellNet.org (http://www.intellnet.org). Founded in early 2000 as a private project to more easily

[ISN] ITL Bulletin for June 2006

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Elizabeth Lennon [EMAIL PROTECTED] ITL Bulletin for June 2006 DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM (DNS) SERVICES: NIST RECOMMENDATIONS FOR SECURE DEPLOYMENT Shirley Radack, Editor Computer Security Division Information Technology Laboratory National Institute of Standards and Technology

[ISN] Companies safeguard against growing risk of laptop 'dumpster-diving'

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/business/content/business/epaper/2006/07/02/a1f_Laptops_0702.html By Stephen Pounds Palm Beach Post Staff Writer July 02, 2006 Laptops have become the latest loose-lipped losers of personal and corporate data. The electronic documents opened on a stolen laptop

[ISN] VA Laptop Sold From Back of a Truck

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2006/07/what_happened_t.html By Bob Sullivan July 3, 2006 We have a few more details on what happened to the nation's most famous runaway laptop computer during those mysterious two months it was missing, courtesy of NBC's Pete Williams. We're talking about the computer

[ISN] State's laptops vulnerable?

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/news-story.php?story=dispatch/2006/07/03/20060703-C1-00.html By Randy Ludlow THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH July 03, 2006 Data thieves don't always sneak in through a digital back door. Sometimes, their work is decidedly low-tech, such as strolling through a real door

[ISN] REVIEW: Practical VoIP Security, Thomas Porter et al

2006-07-04 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] BKPVOIPS.RVW 2060602 Practical VoIP Security, Thomas Porter et al, 2006, 1-59749-060-1, U$49.95/C$69.95 %A Thomas Porter %C 800 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 02370 %D 2006 %G 1-59749-060-1 %I Syngress

[ISN] Hacker breaks into Treasurer's Office

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.journalstar.com/articles/2006/06/29/local/doc44a3fa6c4f795799631319.txt By NATE JENKINS Lincoln Journal Star June 30, 2006 Personal and financial information of more than 300,000 people may be in the hands of a hacker following a Wednesday break-in of the state computer system that

[ISN] Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2006-26

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2006-06-22 - 2006-06-29 This week: 88 advisories

[ISN] EMC to buy RSA for $2.1 billion

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.com.com/EMC+to+buy+RSA+for+2.1+billion/2100-7350_3-6089665.html By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 29, 2006 update: Data storage specialist EMC has agreed to acquire digital security company RSA Security for slightly less than $2.1 billion. EMC will pay $28 in cash for

[ISN] Stolen VA Laptop and Hard Drive Recovered

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/29/AR2006062900352.html By Christopher Lee and Zachary A. Goldfarb Washington Post Staff Writers June 30, 2006 Federal officials yesterday announced the recovery of computer equipment stolen from an employee of the Department of

[ISN] Indy VA office is missing backup tape with vets' records

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060630/NEWS02/606300440 By Maureen Groppe Star Washington Bureau June 30, 2006 WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs is missing a backup tape with more than 16,000 legal case records from an Indianapolis office serving veterans in

[ISN] REVIEW: Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls, Chris Lathem et al

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] BKCNSWFW.RVW 20060602 Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls, Chris Lathem et al, 2006, 1-59749-250-7, U$49.95/C$69.95 %A Chris Lathem %C 800 Hingham Street, Rockland, MA 02370 %D 2006 %G 1-59749-250-7 %I

[ISN] Authorities warn of wireless cyber pirates

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSAIKOBJECTID=1db245df-0abe-421a-019d-d112657c4febTEMPLATEID=0c76dce6-ac1f-02d8-0047-c589c01ca7bf By Ward Lucas I-Team Reporter 6/28/2006 DOUGLAS COUNTY - The Sheriff's Department says it's going to start warning computer users that their networks

[ISN] It's the Economy, Stupid

2006-06-30 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.wired.com/news/columns/0,71264-0.html By Bruce Schneier June 29, 2006 I'm sitting in a conference room at Cambridge University, trying to simultaneously finish this article for Wired News and pay attention to the presenter onstage. I'm in this awkward situation because 1) this

[ISN] NHS mobile data security is pants

2006-06-29 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/28/nhs_mobile_security_survey/ By John Leyden 28th June 2006 Sensitive medical and personal details are in danger of exposure because of lax data security among health sector workers, according to a new survey. The study, sponsored by mobile security firm

[ISN] Storage Company's Online Security Breach Exposed

2006-06-29 Thread InfoSec News
http://cbs5.com/topstories/local_story_178210503.html By Sue Kwon Reporting Jun 27, 2006 (CBS 5) A CBS 5 investigation has confirmed a security breach at a popular self-storage company that may have exposed customers' private information on its website. A Rent-A-Space has taken its online

[ISN] Energy CIO outlines security plans

2006-06-29 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.fcw.com/article95092-06-28-06-Web By Michael Hardy June 28, 2006 Tom Pyke, chief information officer at the Energy Department, launched a security revitalization program there when he took the position in November 2005. Today that program is making strides in locking intruders out of

[ISN] U.S. Cybersecurity Chief May Have a Conflict of Interest

2006-06-29 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/28/AR2006062801903.html Associated Press June 29, 2006 The Bush administration's cybersecurity chief is a contract employee who earns $577,000 under an agreement with a private university that does extensive business with the federal

[ISN] Ohio University Sued As Result Of Data Theft

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.channelcincinnati.com/news/9431401/detail.html June 27, 2006 ATHENS, Ohio -- Two graduate students have filed lawsuits against Ohio University due to recent data thefts from school computers. Donald Jay Kulpa, 31, of Cincinnati, and Kenneth Neben, 34, formerly of Columbus and now

[ISN] HSBC customers hit by Bangalore breach

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39159940,00.htm By Andy McCue 27 June 2006 A security breach at HSBC's offshore data processing unit in Bangalore has led to £233,000 being stolen from the accounts of a small number of UK customers. A 24-year-old worker at the HSBC operation has

[ISN] Does Wi-Fi security matter?

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39277577,00.htm By Tom Espiner ZDNet UK June 27, 2006 People 'just don't care' about Wi-Fi security according to researchers, but some senior security experts argue there's no need to secure networks at all A large percentage of Wi-Fi

[ISN] U.S. vulnerable to 'cyber Katrina' ’

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/41172-1.html By Alice Lipowicz Contributing Writer 06/27/06 The United States is poorly prepared for a cyber Katrina, with no coordinated plan for restoring and recovering the Internet after a major disruption, according to a new Business Roundtable report [1],

[ISN] Navy: Exposed personal data was Katrina-related

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.fcw.com/article95068-06-27-06-Web By Bob Brewin June 27, 2006 The Navy said the personal information of more than 30,000 sailors that a civilian Web site exposed pertains to sailors and their families located in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina. Lt. Justin Cole, a spokesman for

[ISN] Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.com.com/Apple+updates+Mac+OS+to+squash+bugs/2100-1002_3-6088787.html By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 27, 2006 Apple Computer on Tuesday released an update for its Mac OS X that repairs several security flaws and includes feature updates. The update, Mac OS X 10.4.7,

[ISN] Navy contractor charged with sabotaging computer system

2006-06-27 Thread InfoSec News
http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=106658ran=64860 By TIM MCGLONE The Virginian-Pilot © June 27, 2006 NORFOLK - A Navy contractor has been charged with sabotaging a computer system that plots the locations of ships and submarines. The computer intrusion could have caused

[ISN] REVIEW: How to Break Web Software, Mike Andrews/James A. Whittaker

2006-06-26 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] BKHTBWSW.RVW 20060520 How to Break Web Software, Mike Andrews/James A. Whittaker, 2006, 0-321-36944-0, U$34.99/C$46.99 %A Mike Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] %A James A. Whittaker [EMAIL PROTECTED] %C P.O. Box 520,

[ISN] Microsoft warns of exploit code for dial-up bug

2006-06-26 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/062606-microsoft-warns-of-exploit-code.html By Robert McMillan IDG News Service 06/26/06 Microsoft is warning users of malicious software that could be used to attack Windows systems that lack the company's latest security updates. The exploit code targets

[ISN] Crypto utopia Sealand ravaged by fire

2006-06-26 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/26/sealand_blaze/ By Andrew Orlowski 26th June 2006 Fire has damaged a World War II gun emplacement seven miles off the English coast. Better known as Sealand, the fort was acquired in the 1960s by Roy Bates, who declared it an independent principality. One

[ISN] OMB emphasizes data security guidance

2006-06-26 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/41169-1.html By Mary Mosquera GCN Staff 06/26/06 The Office of Management and Budget today provided a checklist of best practices that agencies must have in place in 45 days to compensate for the absence of physical security controls when employees remove

[ISN] Sitting Ducks at Sandhurst

2006-06-26 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17289093method=fullsiteid=93463headline=sitting-ducks-at-sandhurst--name_page.html By Daniel Jones 25 June 2006 DISGRACEFUL security lapses at Prince William's military academy are today exposed by The People. Carrying a lifelike fakebomb, one of our

[ISN] REVIEW: The CISO Handbook, Mike Gentile/Ron Collette/Tom August

2006-06-23 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon Hannah [EMAIL PROTECTED] BKCISOHB.RVW 20060520 The CISO Handbook, Mike Gentile/Ron Collette/Tom August, 2006, 0-8493-1952-8, U$69.95/C$89.95 %A Mike Gentile %A Ron Collette %A Tom August %C 920 Mercer Street, Windsor, ON N9A 7C2

[ISN] Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2006-25

2006-06-23 Thread InfoSec News
The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2006-06-15 - 2006-06-22 This week: 69 advisories

[ISN] Security breach report comes out, recommends suspensions

2006-06-23 Thread InfoSec News
http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/articles/2006/06/22/news/14120.html Sean Gaffney skatripp at gmail.com June 22, 2006 Ohio University suspended two administrators and created a new position at the recommendation of a network security report Tuesday. The university suspended - Tom Reid, director

[ISN] Wireless piggybacking lands man in trouble

2006-06-23 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.katu.com/stories/87037.html By Dan Tilkin and KATU.com Web Staff June 21, 2006 VANCOUVER, Wash. - Brewed Awakenings, with its pithy name, artful drinks and wireless Internet service, has found itself unexpectedly percolating on the forefront of high-tech law. He doesn't buy anything,

[ISN] Study: Most Technology Companies Have Data Losses

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1979924,00.asp By Matt Hines June 21, 2006 Over half of all companies doing business in the technology, media and telecommunications sectors have experienced data breaches that potentially exposed their intellectual property or customer information, a new

[ISN] A Dozen Security Patches and Several Related Exploits

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
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[ISN] Voylent beta released for public download

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
Voylent beta released for public download Voylent is a client for cellphones that encrypts voice conversations (IP support not available in this version). We have just released our first public beta and are looking for testers, feature requests and feedback. The client has been tested only a few

[ISN] USDA covers its bases with a detailed plan

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.gcn.com/print/25_16/41041-1.html By Brad Grimes and Jason Miller GCN Staff 06/19/06 issue The Agriculture Department's wireless policy, updated in April through a series of departmental notices, comprises everything from architectural requirements to acquisition guidance. Unlike the

[ISN] Hacker enters Agriculture dept. computers

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Agriculture_Hacker.html By Libby Quaid AP FOOD AND FARM WRITER June 21, 2006 WASHINGTON -- A hacker broke into the Agriculture Department's computer system and may have obtained names, Social Security numbers and photos of 26,000 Washington-area

[ISN] Wi-Fi drivers open laptops to hackers

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.techworld.com/mobility/news/index.cfm?newsID=6272 By Robert McMillan IDG News Service 22 June 2006 Hackers can take control of laptops by Wi-Fi, even when the user is not connected to a wireless LAN, according to security researchers. The hack, which exploits bugs in wireless device

[ISN] UBS Trial: Defense Attacks 'Sloppy' Investigation

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189600069 By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek Jun 21, 2006 Newark, N.J. -- After taking it on the chin last Friday, the defense in a computer sabotage trial here pounded away at the Secret Service agent on the stand, riding him

[ISN] Audit finds state computer security needs improvement

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/06/20/news/state/24-computer-audit.txt By The Associated Press June 20, 2006 HELENA -- The state computer system building, and the taxpayer information and other sensitive data it holds, are vulnerable to security breaches, legislative auditors told

[ISN] 'UFO Hacker' Tells What He Found

2006-06-22 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/internet/0,71182-0.html By Nigel Watson June 21, 2006 The search for proof of the existence of UFOs landed Gary McKinnon in a world of trouble. After allegedly hacking into NASA websites -- where he says he found images of what looked like extraterrestrial

[ISN] Ohio U. Suspends Two Over Hackers' Theft

2006-06-21 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/95-06202006-673296.html The Associated Press June 20, 2006 ATHENS, Ohio - Ohio University said Tuesday it has suspended two information technology supervisors over recent breaches by hackers who may have stolen 173,000 Social Security numbers from school

[ISN] Attend the Black Hat Briefings Training USA event!

2006-06-21 Thread InfoSec News
Attend the Black Hat Briefings Training USA event! July 29 - August 2, 2006 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, the world's premier technical event for IT security experts. Black Hat profiles next generation threats, delivers practical security techniques, and an understanding of legal and policy

[ISN] UAB Computer Theft Puts Thousands At Risk Of Identity Theft

2006-06-21 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.nbc13.com/news/9398562/detail.html June 20, 2006 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- A computer possibly containing the names, Social Security numbers and medical information for almost 10,000 people has been stolen from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The computer had lists of donors,

[ISN] Worm burrows into Google's Orkut

2006-06-21 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsID=6251 By John E. Dunn Techworld 19 June 2006 An automated information theft worm has been discovered spreading through Google's social networking website, Orkut. Using a URL as the lure, MW.Orc installs itself in an Orkut scrapbook, a

[ISN] Lord battles government over cybercrime laws

2006-06-21 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39276193,00.htm Tom Espiner ZDNet UK June 20, 2006 Lord Northesk wants to protect IT pros and the police from criminalisation, and nail down the law covering denial of service attacks Sweeping changes to UK computer crime laws have

[ISN] Microsoft France site cracked

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32509 By INQUIRER newsdesk 19 June 2006 TURKISH CRACKERS wheedled their way onto a Microsoft site in France over the weekend, leaving a cheeky message for vexed voles. The crackers, who operate under the name of TiTHacK, taunted Microsoft: Your System 0wned

[ISN] Phishing scam uses PayPal secure servers

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9001247 By Peter Sayer IDG News Service June 16, 2006 A cross-site scripting flaw in the PayPal Web site allows a new phishing attack to masquerade as a genuine PayPal log-in page with a valid security certificate,

[ISN] Stratcom leads DOD cyberdefense efforts

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: William Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.fcw.com/article94954-06-19-06-Web By Josh Rogin June 19, 2006 Information sharing and protection is a crucial front in the war on terrorism. Consequently, the Strategic Command (Stratcom) is leading Defense Department efforts to

[ISN] SCADA industry debates flaw disclosure

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/19/scada_flaw_debate/ By Robert Lemos SecurityFocus 19th June 2006 The outing of a simple crash bug has caused public soul-searching in an industry that has historically been closed-mouthed about its vulnerabilities. The flaw, in a particular vendor's

[ISN] Hello, is this Gov. Minner's secret hot line? Have we got a deal for you

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060616/NEWS/606160329/1006 By JENNIFER BROOKS News Journal Washington Bureau 06/16/2006 WASHINGTON -- For a governor with a secret hot line to the Department of Homeland Security, the only thing worse than hearing that phone ring, is

[ISN] Microsoft Posts Excel 'Zero-Day' Flaw Workarounds

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1978835,00.asp By Ryan Naraine June 19, 2006 Microsoft's security response center is recommending that businesses consider blocking Excel spreadsheet attachments at the network perimeter to help thwart targeted attacks that exploit an unpatched software

[ISN] UK's first computer hacking degree launched

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39159714,00.htm By Andy McCue 19 June 2006 A degree course in computer hacking has been launched by a Scottish university in response to industry demand for IT security experts. The University of Abertay in Dundee will run the BSc (Hons)

[ISN] Spoofing Defense Dissed By Security Experts

2006-06-20 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500626 By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek June 19, 2006 A defense lawyer in an ongoing federal computer sabotage trial is pushing the idea that four years ago, a hacker masqueraded as his client to surreptitiously plant the logic

[ISN] Linux Advisory Watch - June 16th 2006

2006-06-19 Thread InfoSec News
+-+ | LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter| | June 16th, 2006Volume 7, Number 25n| | | |

[ISN] Laptop with City Employees' Info Stolen

2006-06-19 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0606/337194.html June 18, 2006 Washington (AP) - Information on 13,000 D.C. government workers and retirees has been stolen, along with the laptop computer where it was stored. Officials with ING Financial Services say the Social Security numbers and other

[ISN] Encryption can save data in laptop lapses

2006-06-19 Thread InfoSec News
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/1700AP_Laptops_Security.html By STEPHEN MANNING ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER June 17, 2006 ROCKVILLE, Md. -- Reports of data theft often conjure up images of malicious hackers breaking into remote databases to filch Social Security numbers, credit card records

[ISN] Web used to lure terror suspects

2006-06-19 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: William Knowles [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1c=Articlecid=1150494610771call_pageid=968332188492 By SANDRO CONTENTA EUROPEAN BUREAU June 17, 2006 LONDON - On a cold night last October, police stormed a West

[ISN] Suspected Chinese hacker attacks target AIT, MND

2006-06-19 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/06/19/2003314414 STAFF WRITER June 19, 2006 The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) and the Ministry of National Defense (MND) were both recently targeted by computer hackers believed to be based in China, Defense News reported last week. The

[ISN] NBA investigates security breach

2006-06-16 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/heat/content/sports/epaper/2006/06/15/a8c_mavsnotes_0615.html By Tom D'Angelo Palm Beach Post Staff Writer June 15, 2006 MIAMI - NBA security continues to investigate a breach that allowed two women who were unauthorized to enter the Dallas Mavericks' locker room

[ISN] ...and now a word from one of our sponsors II

2006-06-16 Thread InfoSec News
http://attrition.org/news/content/06-06-15.001.html After a frustrating day at the coke web site (mycokerewards.com which leads to another server/domain), I finally got all the FAQs and rules to load. Frustrating because the site is poorly written, the pages randomly 404, inputing codez or

[ISN] Microsoft Has a Big Date Set with 'Black Hat ' Hackers

2006-06-16 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1976171,00.asp By Ryan Naraine June 13, 2006 Microsoft's Windows Vista has a date with some of the world's smartest hackers. The software maker will use the spotlight of the Black Hat security conference in August to show off some of the key security

[ISN] Stolen computer server sparks ID theft fears

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/13327187/ By Jim Popkin, Tim Sandler the NBC Investigative Unit NBC News June 14, 2006 WASHINGTON - A thief recently stole a computer server belonging to a major U.S. insurance company, and company officials now fear that the personal data of nearly 1 million people

[ISN] Intelligence can be pretty dumb

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=32411 By Nick Booth 14 June 2006 SECURITY FIRMS must be ruthlessly cunning and intelligent to stay ahead of the fiendish legions of hackers, crackers and cunning con artists they constantly warn us about. Or so you'd think. But not if this recent example

[ISN] Spam Is Good for Antispam Vendors

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
This email newsletter comes to you free and is supported by the following advertisers, which offer products and services in which you might be interested. Please take a moment to visit these advertisers' Web sites and show your support for Security UPDATE. St. Bernard

[ISN] Hacker disrupts state disaster site

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.tallahassee.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060614/NEWS01/606140312 By Stephen D. Price CAPITOL BUREAU June 14, 2006 As Tropical Storm Alberto barreled toward Florida, a computer hacker disrupted public access to the state's emergency Web site for about 20 minutes Tuesday morning,

[ISN] VA IT security gaps extend to contractors

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.gcn.com/online/vol1_no1/41035-1.html By Mary Mosquera GCN Staff 06/14/06 The Veterans Affairs Department said today that it has been investigating allegations that an offshore medical transcription subcontractor last year threatened to expose 30,000 veterans' electronic health

[ISN] FBI loses 400 pieces of equipment

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20060614-024108-3918r 6/14/2006 WASHINGTON, June 14 (UPI) -- The U.S. FBI may have lost 400 pieces of equipment, National Journal's Technology Daily reported Monday. The Federal Bureau of Investigation still has not told the Government

[ISN] Money lost to cybercrime down--again

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-6083860.html By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 14, 2006 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--While many headlines spell doom and gloom when it comes to computer-related misdeeds, the average losses at businesses due to cybercrime continue to drop, according to a new

[ISN] Exploits for Microsoft flaws circulating

2006-06-15 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9001182 By Jaikumar Vijayan Computerworld June 14, 2006 Security firms are warning about the availability of attack code targeting some of the flaws for which Microsoft Corp. released patches yesterday (see

[ISN] Hanford workers warned about security breach

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/273650_hanfsecurity13.html By SHANNON DININNY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS June 13, 2006 The U.S. Energy Department has warned about 4,000 current and former workers at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation that their personal information may have been compromised, after

[ISN] Elections hacks don't guard us against hackers

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/14803773.htm By FRED GRIMM fgrimm at MiamiHerald.com Jun. 13, 2006 For a county supervisor of elections needing someone to test the vulnerabilities of his voting system, Dan Wallach's the man. Wallach, who runs the security computer lab at Rice University,

[ISN] KDDI suffers massive data breach

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicarticleId=9001150 Martyn Williams June 13, 2006 IDG News Service Personal data on almost 4 million customers of Japanese telecom carrier KDDI Corp. has been breached, the company said Tuesday. The data includes the name,

[ISN] ...and now a word from one of our long time sponsors

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
http://attrition.org/news/content/06-06-13.001.html Cliff Notes: If you drink Coca-Cola products, email the 'coke reward' code to [EMAIL PROTECTED] to support a bunch of wack job heathens How many times have you thought, If everyone sent me one penny, i'd be rich!? In the case of attrition

[ISN] ADSM endorses XBRL technology

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.itp.net/business/news/details.php?id=21007 By David Ingham 13 June 2006 Abu Dhabi Securities Market (ADSM) has recently taken further steps to boost market transparency and improve its information technology systems. ADSM has declared its aim to become ISO 17799 compliant and has

[ISN] PCs to developing world 'fuel malware'

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/06/13/pc_donation_peril/ By John Leyden 13th June 2006 Programs to send PCs to third world countries might inadvertently fuel the development of malware for hire scams, an anti-virus guru warns. Eugene Kaspersky, head of anti-virus research at Kaspersky Labs,

[ISN] Black Hat Speakers + 2005 Content on-line

2006-06-14 Thread InfoSec News
Forwarded from: Jeff Moss [EMAIL PROTECTED] -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hello ISN readers, I have a brief announcement I would like to make. The speaker selection for Black Hat USA 2006 is now complete. We have a fantastic line up of Briefings presentations and our largest

[ISN] Lights out

2006-06-13 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.fcw.com/article94825-06-12-06-Print By Brian Robinson June 12, 2006 Most federal agencies and an increasing number of state and local offices have made significant investments in communications services that run over government-owned or commercial fiber-optic networks. Fiber can

[ISN] OU has been getting an earful about huge data theft

2006-06-13 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=25220 By Jim Phillips Athens NEWS Senior Writer 2006-06-12 Ohio University has spent more than $77,000 sending letters to alumni and students affected by a computer security breach. It's harder to put a price tag on the blow to alumni

[ISN] Backdoors, Bots Biggest Threats To Windows

2006-06-13 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189400457 By Gregg Keizer TechWeb.com Jun 12, 2006 Backdoor Trojans are a clear and present danger to Windows machines, Microsoft said Monday as it released the first-ever analysis of data collected by the 15-month run of its

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