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Reports: Thief holds Virginia medical data ransom
An online thief compromises the network of the Commonwealth of Virginia's Department of Health Professionals allegedly stealing healthcare data on nearly 8.3 million patients. 2009-05-05 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment U.S. wiretaps fall for first time in five years The number of warrants for phone and electronic communications fell last year to 1,891, with only two incidents involving encrypted data. 2009-05-01 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Image spam up, flu keywords take off Spam accounts for 85 percent of all e-mail, reaching the highest level in 19 months as image spam rises again and flu-related keywords become common. 2009-04-30 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Companies slowest to fix Office, Acrobat flaws A collection of vulnerabilities scans show that companies are only marginally better at plugging security holes, while exploit writers produce attacks within days. 2009-04-29 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment JavaScript flaw reported in Adobe Reader The software company investigates a potential vulnerability in its Reader applications, and the United States' response group recommends turning off Javascript. 2009-04-28 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Conficker holds lessons for security firms Microsoft, other operating system vendors, and security firms need to improve their immunity to the types of strategies employed by the widespread worm, say researchers. 2009-04-24 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Chief: NSA has no wish to control cybersecurity The National Security Agency intends to play well with industry and other federal agencies, such as the DHS and the FBI, to share responsibility for protecting cyberspace. 2009-04-22 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Researcher argues for CERTs with teeth It's time to put a target on the cybercriminals behind botnets and other malware, and giving national Computer Emergency Response Teams more power would help, says one security professional. 2009-04-21 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment NSA oversteps relaxed wiretapping laws A recent investigation into the National Security Agency's electronic eavesdropping activities has found that the federal agency has exceeded its authority to wiretap Americans, the New York Times reports. 2009-04-17 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Swedish courts find The Pirate Bay guilty Four men linked to the file-sharing site are sentenced to a year each in prison and must pay approximately $3.5 million in fines. 2009-04-17 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment |
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