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Legal experts wary of MySpace hacking charges
Federal prosecutors charge the parent who allegedly badgered a girl to suicide with three counts of computer crime, but law experts worry about a dangerous precedent. 2008-05-16 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11519 Admins warned of brute-force SSH attacks Normally considered a low-level threat on the Internet, scans for default-configured secure shell servers spiked this week. 2008-05-14 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11518 Groups warn travelers to limit laptop data In a letter to Congress, nearly three dozen organizations protest the seizures of electronic devices by U.S. customs officials, an act upheld by a federal appeals court in a recent ruling. 2008-05-02 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11516 Patches pose significant risk, researchers say A group of four computer scientists say Windows Update -- and other patch services -- should be redesigned, after they create a technique to quickly produce attack code from a distributed patch. 2008-04-23 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11514 U.S. gov't pushes cybersecurity at con Top Bush Administration officials descend on the RSA Security Conference laying out their plans for protecting critical networks and giving a small taste of the latest national cyber exercise, Cyber Storm II. 2008-04-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11513 Web developers, fix thy Flash Flaws that allow cross-site scripting attacks through Adobe Flash files could let attackers compromise online accounts and local networks. Yet, Web publishers have been slow to fix their sites, a security researcher says. 2008-03-28 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11511 Hacking contest highlights value of vulnerabilities After a handful of critics slammed the modest cash prizes, larger bounties will be offered to the security pros that successfully compromise any of three laptops at a coming conference. 2008-03-25 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11510 House aims to scrutinize warrantless taps The fight over a law to grant the U.S. government greater surveillance capabilities intensifies as House Democrats refuse to give telcos immunity for allowing past wiretaps without warrants. 2008-03-13 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11509 Browser makers focus on beating malware Microsoft announces two features in Internet Explorer 8 aimed at better securing Web surfers, and Mozilla incorporates more security into Firefox 3. 2008-03-07 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11508 Law makers voice concerns over cybersecurity plan Members of Congress seek more details of cyber attacks targeting the federal government and worry that the recently announced Cyber Initiative will undermine privacy. 2008-02-29 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11507 |
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