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Court filings double estimate of TJX breach
Online attackers stole information on more than 94 million credit- and debit-card accounts, more than double the original estimates, according to court documents. 2007-10-26 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11493 Identity thieves likely to be first-timers, strangers Six years of U.S. Secret Service cases reveal that the majority of identity thieves do not know their victims and do not have a prior criminal record. 2007-10-22 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11492 Retailers look to exorcise credit-card data The National Retail Federation sends a letter asking that its members be allowed to decide what credit-card data to keep. 2007-10-09 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11491 DHS, Unisys scrutinized after data breach A Congressional committee claims that Unisys allowed malicious code to infect federal systems. 2007-09-25 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11489 Customers: TD Ameritrade failed to warn of breach Numerous account holders complained over the past year that the consumer brokerage had sold or leaked e-mail addresses to pump-and-dump spammers. 2007-09-18 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11488 Max Vision charged with hacking -- again Federal prosecutors charge former security consultant Max Butler, better known amongst security researchers as "Max Vision," alleging that he supplied and managed a ring of identity thieves. 2007-09-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11487 Embassy leaks highlight pitfalls of Tor The security researcher that posted the e-mail addresses and passwords for 100 accounts at embassies and political groups reveals that he exploited the victims' incorrect usage of the Tor Project's anonymous Web surfing software. 2007-09-10 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11486 China on hot seat over alleged hacks Twice in two weeks, the nation has been taken to task for breaching other nations' systems, but officials continue to deny the accusations. 2007-09-04 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11485 Fraudsters focus on job sites A Trojan horse mines Monster.com for personal details that could make fraudulent e-mail schemes more convincing, while evidence mounts that other job sites are also being attacked. 2007-08-22 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11484 Universities warned of Storm Worm attacks Scanning a computer infected with the bot software could bring swift retribution, warns the response center for academic networks. 2007-08-15 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11482 |
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