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Cybercrime

March 10, 2008

Monday, March 10, 2008 9:58 AM/EST

Hackers wanted their MTV records

More than 5,000 employees of MTV, a division of media giant Viacom, are monitoring their credit reports after being notified that a security breach compromised filed that contained their names, Social Security numbers and compensation information. In an internal...

February 20, 2008

Wednesday, February 20, 2008 10:26 AM/EST

Governments Sanction Hacking When It's In Their Favor

Jerome Kerviel's scheme that cost France's Societe Generale more than $3.5 billion has captured the world's attention to the threat of insider hacking, but it's the case of Heinrich Kieber that should get people's attention. Kieber, a former employee of...

February 3, 2008

Sunday, February 03, 2008 7:17 AM/EST

Lessons of Severed Cables

Not once, not twice, but three times last week major undersea Internet cables were severed, disrupting service between Europe and India and severely decreasing bandwidth availability to much of the Middle East. These remarkably coincidental physical breaks are the stuff...

January 27, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008 7:19 PM/EST

Hackers Gain Real Power Over Electric Grid

Reports are circulating that the Central Intelligence Agency is openly warning about the "real" threat of foreign hackers' ability to infiltrated the U.S. power grid. The message is short and crystal clear: If the threat isn't recognized and precautions taken,...

January 2, 2008

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 12:49 PM/EST

2007 Data Breaches Not As Bad As We Think

The roster of identity thefts for the past year is as disturbing as it is lengthy. According to the Identity Theft Resource Center, there were 446 known data breaches in 2007, resulting in the compromise of more than 127 million...

December 17, 2007

Monday, December 17, 2007 9:43 AM/EST

The Real Value of Cybersecurity Insurance

If you missed the announcement a couple of weeks ago, here it is again: the good insurance folks over at Chubb will give you a discount on cybersecurity insurance if you use Core Security's automated penetration testing software. How much...

October 22, 2007

Monday, October 22, 2007 7:36 PM/EST

Businesses: The Biggest Source Of Data For Identity Thieves

A study shows business as both the biggest source and biggest victim of this crime.

August 3, 2007

Friday, August 03, 2007 1:32 PM/EST

How an Online Mob Crippled a Nation

Bloggers rallied people to attack financial and other systems in Estonia.

July 3, 2007

Tuesday, July 03, 2007 4:41 PM/EST

More Details On Attacks Against The Internet's Root Servers

In February, hackers tried once again to hijack the Internet. Here's why they failed.

May 30, 2007

Wednesday, May 30, 2007 12:47 PM/EST

After Estonia: Cyberwar Is Not The Biggest Threat

China is planning for cyberwar, according to the DOD. But a bigger threat seems to be low-level, daily attacks on companies and government agencies by anonymous hackers wielding botnets.



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