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Tue, 30 Jun 09
Jackson's death unleashes online scams
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31634088/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Minutes after any big celebrity dies, Internet swindlers get to work. Michael Jackson's death was no different, and security experts say the fraud artists are just getting started.

Tue, 30 Jun 09
Spears, DeGeneres Twitpic accounts hacked
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31610125/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Hackers have broadcast bogus information about celebrities including Britney Spears and Ellen DeGeneres after breaking into their Twitpic accounts.

Mon, 29 Jun 09
Businesses ask China to drop Web filter plan
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31596480/ns/technology_and_science-security/


Sales staff stand behind computers in a store in Beijing, China on Thursday, days before a requirement to supply Internet filtering software with every PC is due to take effect.Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for PC makers to supply controversial Internet filtering software, citing security and privacy concerns.

Sat, 27 Jun 09
PC brands lobby as China filter deadline looms
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31569734/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Less than a week before a deadline for PC makers to install censorship software on all computers sold in China, some say they are prepared to implement it even as they quietly continue to lobby against it.

Fri, 26 Jun 09
Turmoil fuels 'hacktivist' attacks on Web sites
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31544326/ns/technology_and_science-security/


A demonstrator carries a sign identifying herself with Neda, a young Iranian woman shown in a video bleeding to death on the street of Tehran.For about 90 minutes Wednesday, visitors to the Oregon University System's Web site found themselves taken for a ride they didn't ask for. They were redirected to another site under the control of a hacker, who posted an 89-word screed criticizing the protests in Iran.

Fri, 26 Jun 09
UK looks to young geeks to secure cyberspace
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31544295/ns/technology_and_science-security/


Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and his recently appointed Home Secretary Alan Johnson  visit to offices in London of the business and technology consultancy firm Detica, which is owned by BAE Systems.Britain is hiring former computer hackers to join a new security unit aimed at protecting cyberspace from foreign spies, thieves and terrorists, the country's terrorism minister said.

Thu, 25 Jun 09
Pro-Iranian hackers: 'Mind your own business'
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31530094/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Hackers broke into the computers of the Oregon University System and posted a message telling President Barack Obama to mind his own business and stop talking about the disputed Iranian election.

Wed, 24 Jun 09
Mont. city ends policy seeking Web passwords
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31511401/ns/technology_and_science-security/
The Bozeman City Commission has voted to eliminate a hiring policy that allowed the city to look at information found on social networking sites in considering job applications.

Wed, 24 Jun 09
TJX reaches settlement with NC, other states
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31509628/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Discount retailer TJX says it has reached a settlement with multiple states, including North Carolina, related to a massive data theft at the parent company of retailers T.J. Maxx and Marshall's a few years ago.

Wed, 24 Jun 09
Defense secretary OKs cyber command creation
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31510789/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has formally ordered the creation of a new military cyber command that will coordinate the Pentagon's efforts to defend its networks and conduct cyberwarfare.

Wed, 24 Jun 09
China still plans to launch filtering software
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31504537/ns/technology_and_science-security/
China is sticking to its planned launch of a controversial Internet censoring software in about one week, an official newspaper said Tuesday, despite Washington's concerns over the move's possible impact on trade and access to information.

Wed, 24 Jun 09
Alleged spam scammer pleads guilty
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31504525/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A Michigan man described as one of the world's most prolific senders of spam e-mail has pleaded guilty to charges accusing him of defrauding people by manipulating Chinese stock prices.

Tue, 23 Jun 09
Newsweek: Why China's Web crackdown may backfire
http://www.newsweek.com/id/202867
China's new required software is so clunky and creates so many security problems that it may give Chinese citizens a strong incentive to circumvent it. By requiring all PC users to install this particular software on their machines, China's leaders may be shooting themselves in the foot.

Sat, 20 Jun 09
City drops request for Internet passwords
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31446037/ns/technology_and_science-security/


June 19: MSNBC's Tamron Hall reports that the city of Bozeman, Mont. is asking applicants for police and fire positions for their log-in and password information for any Web sites they have accounts on, or social media sites they belong to. (MSNBC)A flood of criticism has prompted a Montana city to drop its request that government job applicants turn over their user names and passwords to Internet social networking and Web groups.

Fri, 19 Jun 09
Twitter 1, Censors 0: Why it's still working
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/06/twitter-1-censorship-0-why-its-working.html
Why does Twitter work inside Iran even after other Internet services have been disrupted? The key feature enabling it to evade government censorship, some observers say, is something that might otherwise be considered Twitter's Achilles’ heel.

Wed, 17 Jun 09
Crackdown in Iran shows Web's weakness
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/06/when-you-live-in-a-place-where-every-starbucks-offers-wireless-access-and-every-salesman-seems-to-have-a-web-anywhere-laptop.html
The election unrest in Iran is a stark reminder that Web access is fragile. It's not hard for a determined government to curtail or cut off connection to the outside world.

Wed, 17 Jun 09
China: Unpopular filtering software optional
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31385738/ns/technology_and_science-tech_and_gadgets/


Chinese students use computers installed with filtering software Green Dam-Youth Escort, at a primary school in Weifang, east Chinas Shandong province. China has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of online life.

Tue, 16 Jun 09
Italy, U.S. break up hacking group
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31374743/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Italian and U.S. authorities have broken up an international group that hacked into long-distance phone lines and may have provided funds to terrorists in Southeast Asia, officials said Monday.

Tue, 16 Jun 09
Weak security opens door to credit card hacks
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31331078/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Every time you swipe your credit card and wait for the transaction to be approved, sensitive data including your name and account number are ferried from store to bank through computer networks, each step a potential opening for hackers.

Sun, 14 Jun 09
NYT: Privacy may be a victim in cyber plan
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31338666/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/


May 29: President Obama announces plans to name a cyber czar in an effort to better protect the nation's computer networks and to protect the country from a potential cyber attack. (MSNBC)The Obama administration's plan to create a new Pentagon cybercommand is raising privacy and diplomatic concerns.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Ex-cyber official, exec mulled for czar job
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31251001/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Microsoft's security chief and a veteran of Clinton's and Bush's national security teams are leading candidates for cyber security czar, a job that needs White House access and clout to protect networks that underpin the U.S. economy.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Microsoft, Adobe warn of critical security flaws
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31193764/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Microsoft issued software to fix a record 31 security flaws in its programs, and Adobe Systems warned that glitches in its products could let hackers take control of a user's PC

Fri, 12 Jun 09
BlackBerry maker warns on security vulnerability
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31091902/ns/technology_and_science-security/
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has issued a sofware security patch for the popular devices, warning that they are vulnerable to attacks by hackers when e-mail attachments are opened.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
How to retaliate in cyber attacks debated
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31072773/ns/technology_and_science-security/
In the murky world of computer espionage, the United States faces hard choices on how to retaliate when government or privately owned networks come under cyber-attack, senior military and intelligence officials said Tuesday.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Experts warn cell phones face hacking threat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31043581/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Accessing your bank account using your mobile phone might seem safe, but security experts say would-be hackers can access confidential information via a simple text message seemingly from your service provider.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
NYT: Vying for plum work — Hacking for U.S.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31017234/ns/technology_and_science-the_new_york_times/


May 29: President Obama announces plans to name a cyber czar in an effort to better protect the nation's computer networks and to protect the country from a potential cyber attack. (MSNBC)The government’s urgent push into cyberwarfare has set off a rush among the biggest military companies for billions of dollars in new defense contracts.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Obama announces U.S. cyber security plan
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30998004/ns/technology_and_science-security/


May 29: Obama stages fight in cyber war. NBC's Tracie Potts reports. (NBC News Channel)The United States has for too long failed to adequately protect the security of its computer networks, President Barack Obama said Friday, announcing he will name a new cyber czar to take on the job.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Obama's new cyber czar may create turf war
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31003816/ns/technology_and_science-security/


President Barack Obama delivers remarks on securing the nation's cyber infrastructure Friday at  the White House. It it remains unclear whether the structure he is creating will be capable and powerful enough to take on an enduring and monumental task.The digital battlefield is proving to be difficult terrain for President Barack Obama. As he unveiled his plan Friday to make the nation's computer networks more secure, he fulfilled a campaign pledge to make cyber security a top priority. But he fell short on another promise to create a cyber adviser "who will report directly to me."

Fri, 12 Jun 09
ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31003259/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Facebook hit again with e-mail phishing attack
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30874530/ns/technology_and_science-security/
For the second time in a week, Facebook users have been hit with an e-mail phishing attack that attempts to obtain their passwords to the social networking site.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
White House to release cybersecurity review
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30947593/ns/technology_and_science-security/
A long-awaited U.S. cybersecurity report, which could lay the groundwork for how the United States will fight data-network thefts of defense and corporate secrets, money and personal identities, will be released Friday,

Fri, 12 Jun 09
Computer virus hits U.S. Marshals, FBI
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30882735/ns/technology_and_science-security/
Law enforcement computers were struck by a Mystery computer virus Thursday, forcing the FBI and the U.S. Marshals to shut down part of their networks as a precaution.

Fri, 12 Jun 09
French law on Internet piracy meets skepticism
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30876376/ns/technology_and_science-security/


As the husband of the supermodel-turned-pop star Carla Bruni and friend to France's most powerful media figures, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has cozy ties to the entertainment industry. He backs a controversial measure to fight online piracy. A thousand French Internet users a day could be taken off-line following approval of President Nicolas Sarkozy's pet project — an unprecedented law to cut the Internet connections of people who repeatedly pirate music and movies.

Wed, 10 Jun 09
Microsoft, Adobe warn of critical security flaws
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31193764/
Microsoft issued software to fix a record 31 security flaws in its programs, and Adobe Systems warned that glitches in its products could let hackers take control of a user's PC

Wed, 10 Jun 09
Bank says its e-mail too important to be spam
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/06/kevin-a-40-year-old-from-sacramento-calif-likes-to-keep-a-tidy-inbox-hes-very-deliberate-about-removing-himself-from-mai.html
If you get a marketing pitch from your credit card company and asked to be removed from its list. Be ready to hear them tell you your request is denied.

Fri, 5 Jun 09
FTC lawsuit a glimpse into 'worst' of the Web
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/06/it-was-allegedly-the-darkest-of-the-internets-dark-corners-on-the-internet-providers-servers-authorities-say-were-web-s.html
It was allegedly the darkest of the Internet's dark corners. On the Internet provider’s servers, authorities say, were Web sites with names like young-girl-sex.net, little-incest.com, and littles-raped.com. And the Federal Trade Commission has shut it down, a first for the agency.

Thu, 4 Jun 09
BlackBerry maker warns on security vulnerability
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31091902/
BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has issued a sofware security patch for the popular devices, warning that they are vulnerable to attacks by hackers when e-mail attachments are opened.

Wed, 3 Jun 09
Why phishers love Facebook
http://redtape.msnbc.com/2009/06/my-entry.html
Facebook is the new playground for phishers. Why?  The social networking site has made things pretty easy for computer criminals.  So far, the consequences have been relatively mild — mostly, some annoying e-mails.  But if Facebook and other social networking sites don't get a handle on security, a serious outbreak could hit users.

Wed, 3 Jun 09
How to retaliate in cyber attacks debated
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31072773/
In the murky world of computer espionage, the United States faces hard choices on how to retaliate when government or privately owned networks come under cyber-attack, senior military and intelligence officials said Tuesday.

Tue, 2 Jun 09
Experts warn cell phones face hacking threat
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31043581/
Accessing your bank account using your mobile phone might seem safe, but security experts say would-be hackers can access confidential information via a simple text message seemingly from your service provider.

 

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