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Report: Phishing attacks on the rise
A new report finds a 60 percent increase in one month in the variety of spammy scam mails sent by identity thieves. 2004-03-19 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8289 Anti-piracy vigilantes track file sharers Crime-busting coders spark controversy when they circulate a Trojan horse on peer-to-peer networks designed to chastise pirates, and report back to a public website. 2004-03-18 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8279 Hosting company reveals hacks, citing disclosure law Thousands of customers of a Texas-sized Web hosting company enjoy full disclosure of a recent security breach, thanks in part to a California law. 2004-03-12 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8240 Feds: E-mail subpoena ruling hurts law enforcement An appeals court refuses to reconsider a ruling that an overbroad subpoena for stored e-mail can qualify as a computer intrusion, despite a plea from the Justice Department to rethink the decision. 2004-03-05 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8199 Pranksters bedevil TV weather announcment system Hacked newscast warns viewers: "All your base are belong to us." 2004-03-04 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8191 Alleged WebTV 911 hacker charged with cyberterrorism Louisiana man is charged with endangering public safety for sending out a malicious script that made set-top boxes call the police. 2004-02-26 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8136 Gates 'optimistic' on security The Microsoft chairman announces new security initiatives at the RSA Conference. 2004-02-24 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8111 U.S. info-sharing program draws fire Critics take aim at a Department of Homeland Security vulnerability-sharing program that keeps security holes secret from the public. 2004-02-20 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8090 Exploit based on leaked Windows code released A vulnerability in Internet Explorer 5 is the first to surface from last week's source code spill. 2004-02-16 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8060 Software Bug Contributed to Blackout As the August 14th blackout began, a flaw buried in widely-deployed General Electric energy management software kept control room operators in the dark. 2004-02-11 http://www.securityfocus.com/news/8016 |
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