[ISN] A new beginning for 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

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

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

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

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

The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2006-06-29 - 2006-07-06 This week: 68 advisories ===

[ISN] Computer system taken; thong panty left behind

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

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

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

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, t

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

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 sec

[ISN] Identity Thief Finds Easy Money Hard to Resist

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 c

[ISN] Hacker attacks hitting Pentagon

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 8

[ISN] Consultant Breached FBI's Computers

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 passwor

[ISN] Alums just told of computer breach

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-westernhack05.html BY DAVE NEWBART Staff Reporter July 5, 2006 A computer hacker accessed computer systems containing confidential personal data of Western Illinois University alumni a full month ago, but some of the more than 180,000 people affected

[ISN] Air Force to change network structure

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 fro

[ISN] Nmap Hackers Pick Top 100 Security Tools

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[ISN] Web perils advise switch to Macs

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 sai

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

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 Syngre

[ISN] State's laptops vulnerable?

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 and

[ISN] VA Laptop Sold From Back of a Truck

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 a

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

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 comput

[ISN] ITL Bulletin for June 2006

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 Techno

[ISN] IntellNet is back!

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 diss

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

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 on-

[ISN] IT security crucial to UAE

http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data/business/2006/July/business_July40.xml§ion=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, according t

[ISN] It's the Economy, Stupid

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 article

[ISN] Authorities warn of wireless cyber pirates

http://www.9news.com/acm_news.aspx?OSGNAME=KUSA&IKOBJECTID=1db245df-0abe-421a-019d-d112657c4feb&TEMPLATEID=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] REVIEW: "Configuring SonicWALL Firewalls", Chris Lathem et al

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

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 In

[ISN] Stolen VA Laptop and Hard Drive Recovered

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 Veteran

[ISN] 'Blue Pill' Prototype Creates 100% Undetectable Malware

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1983037,00.asp By Ryan Naraine June 28, 2006 A security researcher with expertise in rootkits has built a working prototype of new technology that is capable of creating malware that remains "100 percent undetectable," even on Windows Vista x64 systems. Joann

[ISN] EMC to buy RSA for $2.1 billion

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 e

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

The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2006-06-22 - 2006-06-29 This week: 88 advisories ===

[ISN] Hacker breaks into Treasurer's Office

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 pro

[ISN] Sale of Digital Security Firm Said to Be Near

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/29/technology/29deal.html By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN and JOHN MARKOFF June 29, 2006 RSA Security, a pioneering digital security company, quietly put itself up for sale several months ago and is now near a deal with EMC or at least one other bidder, people involved in the

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

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 of

[ISN] Energy CIO outlines security plans

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 t

[ISN] Storage Company's Online Security Breach Exposed

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 pa

[ISN] Security Diligence Is Overdue

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[ISN] NHS mobile data security is pants

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 Poi

[ISN] Navy contractor charged with sabotaging computer system

http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=106658&ran=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 coll

[ISN] Apple updates Mac OS to squash bugs

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: Exposed personal data was Katrina-related

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 th

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

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] Does Wi-Fi security matter?

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 networ

[ISN] VA Asking for More Money After Data Theft

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/27/AR2006062700134.html By HOPE YEN The Associated Press June 27, 2006 WASHINGTON -- Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson promised Congress on Tuesday he could turn his agency into a "model for information security" but said lawmake

[ISN] HSBC customers hit by Bangalore breach

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 b

[ISN] Ohio University Sued As Result Of Data Theft

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 livi

[ISN] Sitting Ducks at Sandhurst

http://www.people.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=17289093&method=full&siteid=93463&headline=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 r

[ISN] OMB emphasizes data security guidance

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 inf

[ISN] Crypto utopia Sealand ravaged by fire

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. On

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

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] Report: One hacked OU server should have been offline

http://www.athensnews.com/issue/article.php3?story_id=25314 By Jim Phillips Athens NEWS Senior Writer 2006-06-26 Part of the recently released consultant's audit of OU's computer security systems (see related story, page 6) is a review of two major hacking incidents and how OU responded to the

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

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. Bo

[ISN] Bookstore sales stolen by hacker

http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3690082 By Craig Borley 26.06.2006 Internet fraud has hit a Whangarei bookshop owner, leaving his web site suspended and his business' future in the balance. Dennis Scoles, of Oceania Books, said his business earned a third

[ISN] Forensics Expert Attempts To Link UBS Attack And Defendant

http://www.informationweek.com/management/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189600779 By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek June 22, 2006 Newark, N.J. - The government's forensics expert in the ongoing UBS computer sabotage trial testified Thursday that he not only found the malicious code that took down ab

[ISN] Microsoft swims upstream on security

http://news.com.com/Microsoft+swims+upstream+on+security/2100-7355_3-6086967.html By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 22, 2006 Microsoft's security ambitions don't stop with the consumer. The company also has an eye on the multibillion-dollar enterprise security market. Now that it's

[ISN] FTC attorney's laptops stolen

http://www.presstelegram.com/business/ci_3969575 By Hope Yen Associated Press 06/22/2006 WASHINGTON -- The government agency charged with fighting identity theft said Thursday it had lost two government laptops containing sensitive personal data, the latest in a series of breaches encompassing mi

[ISN] Wireless piggybacking lands man in trouble

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] Security breach report comes out, recommends suspensions

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 of

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

The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2006-06-15 - 2006-06-22 This week: 69 advisories ===

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

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

[ISN] 'UFO Hacker' Tells What He Found

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 sp

[ISN] Audit finds state computer security needs improvement

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 la

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

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 on

[ISN] Wi-Fi drivers open laptops to hackers

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] Hacker enters Agriculture dept. computers

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 emplo

[ISN] USDA covers its bases with a detailed plan

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 D

[ISN] Voylent beta released for public download

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 m

[ISN] A Dozen Security Patches and Several Related Exploits

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[ISN] Study: Most Technology Companies Have Data Losses

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 re

[ISN] Lord battles government over cybercrime laws

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 b

[ISN] Worm burrows into Google's Orkut

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 public

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

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, recip

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

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 is

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

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 com

[ISN] Spoofing Defense Dissed By Security Experts

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] UK's first computer hacking degree launched

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) undergra

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

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 vuln

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

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 answ

[ISN] SCADA industry debates flaw disclosure

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 impleme

[ISN] Stratcom leads DOD cyberdefense efforts

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 cre

[ISN] Phishing scam uses PayPal secure servers

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=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] Microsoft France site cracked

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] Suspected Chinese hacker attacks target AIT, MND

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 r

[ISN] Web used to lure terror suspects

Forwarded from: William Knowles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.thestar.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=thestar/Layout/Article_Type1&c=Article&cid=1150494610771&call_pageid=968332188492 By SANDRO CONTENTA EUROPEAN BUREAU June 17, 2006 LONDON - On a cold night last October, police stormed a W

[ISN] Network analysis, OmniPeek Personal released

http://www.omnipeek.com WildPackets, Inc. has released a free personal edition of their OmniPeek product - a full-featured wired and wireless packet analyzer. In addition a number of free plug-ins have been made available (with source code) one for distributed network analysis, a Google Maps plugi

[ISN] UBS Trial: Parts of Attack Code Found At Defendant's Home

http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=189500138 By Sharon Gaudin InformationWeek June 16, 2006 Newark, N.J. --- Efforts by the defense in the UBS PaineWebber computer sabotage trial to foist blame elsewhere, took a hit Friday, after testimony from a U.S. Secret Service a

[ISN] Encryption can save data in laptop lapses

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 a

[ISN] Computer breach exposes WIU students' data

http://www.pjstar.com/stories/061606/REG_BA4963CQ.033.shtml BY JODI POSPESCHIL OF THE JOURNAL STAR June 16, 2006 MACOMB - A computer system breach at Western Illinois University earlier this month has led to the possible compromise of student information, including Social Security numbers, the sc

[ISN] Laptop with City Employees' Info Stolen

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 inform

[ISN] Linux Advisory Watch - June 16th 2006

+-+ | LinuxSecurity.com Weekly Newsletter| | June 16th, 2006Volume 7, Number 25n| | | | Editoria

[ISN] Study: Sarbanes-Oxley forcing some companies to consider going private

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2006/061506-sarbanes-oxley.html By Ann Bednarz NetworkWorld.com 06/15/06 Faced with the costs to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, some public companies are looking at going private, even though the costs fell slightly in 2005. Fed up with the Sarbanes-Oxley b

[ISN] Online threats outpacing law crackdowns

http://news.com.com/Online+threats+outpacing+law+crackdowns/2100-7349_3-6084317.html By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com June 15, 2006 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.--Authorities are cracking down on phishing and botnets, but the threats are advancing instead of diminishing, two law enforcement offici

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

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 featur

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

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 ente

[ISN] NBA investigates security breach

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 foll

[ISN] Exploits for Microsoft flaws circulating

http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=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 "Microso

[ISN] Money lost to cybercrime down--again

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 s

[ISN] FBI loses 400 pieces of equipment

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 Accoun

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