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Contractor indicted for Fannie Mae malware
An information-technology contractor slipped malicious code into the mortgage lender's network after the company fired him, federal prosecutors charge. 2009-01-30 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Cyber attacks disrupt Kyrgyzstan's networks The two largest Internet service providers in the former Soviet state have suffered denial-of-service attacks that appear to be politically motivated, researchers say. 2009-01-30 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Netgear commits to SMB security market The networking hardware maker aims beyond home and small businesses, introducing three products that take advantage of its acquisition of China-based CP Secure. 2009-01-28 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Spam nears pre-McColo-shutdown levels Junk e-mail accounts for nearly three-quarters of all messages sent on the Internet, nearing the level that existed prior to the shutdown of Internet service provider McColo. 2009-01-27 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Bot software peers at victims' screens The latest bot threat takes snapshots of compromised computers' screens, sending the pictures to a server on the Internet, a security firm finds. 2009-01-26 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Monster.com warns job seekers of breach The job site acknowledges a breach of its user database, warning that online intruders made off with an unspecified number of job seekers' names, phone numbers, e-mail addresses, log-in names and passwords. 2009-01-24 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Obama pledges better cybersecurity, top advisor The new U.S. administration promises to focus on cyber strategy and add a top cybersecurity advisor to the White House, reporting directly to the President. 2009-01-23 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Apple quashes eight QuickTime flaws The consumer-technology company releases two patches to fix vulnerabilities in its media-player software for both Mac OS X and Windows. 2009-01-22 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Payment processor warns of network breach Heartland Payment Systems finds evidence of malicious software on its network, after Visa and Mastercard notified the credit-card and check processor of fraudulent activity. 2009-01-20 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment Single drive wipe protects data, research finds A computer forensics specialist proves that hard drives only need to be overwritten with garbage data once to protect the information from prying eyes. 2009-01-16 Read more ... | Comment(s) | Post Comment |
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