[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] UT notifying employees of computer hacker

2006-07-07 Thread InfoSec News
http://www.tfponline.com/absolutenm/templates/breaking.aspx?articleid=2542&zoneid=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 t

[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 infected,

[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 co

[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 Windows,

[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] 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 un

[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 servi