David Quainton

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Choicepoint cuts data sales after security nightmare

Choicepoint cuts data sales after security nightmare

Consumer data-mining company Choicepoint has decided to discontinue the sale of some sensitive consumer data, following a hacking attempt on its database.
David Quainton Mar 7 2005 5:09PM Security
Mobile virus epidemic imminent

Mobile virus epidemic imminent

Mobile phones will be hit by a new outbreak of crippling viruses, according to a consultancy firm. Deloitte today added flames to the mobile-insecurity fire by reasserting the threat posed by the ever-increasing number of mobile devices.
David Quainton Mar 7 2005 11:43AM Security
Durst gets lawsuit rolling after sex-video hack

Durst gets lawsuit rolling after sex-video hack

Fred Durst, frontman of nu metal band Limp Bizkit, is suing websites that posted pornographic video clips hacked from his computer. The singer is suing for $80 million after his computer was hacked into when he took it in for repair.
David Quainton Mar 7 2005 9:45AM Security
Florida spammer hit with internet ban

Florida spammer hit with internet ban

A Florida judge has banned a man from Daytona Beach from using the internet for six years. Charles Frye, 29, had pleaded guilty to a charge of sending millions of spam emails.
David Quainton Mar 4 2005 3:24PM Security
Anti-virus expert claims spyware does not exist

Anti-virus expert claims spyware does not exist

Reports of spyware’s life have been greatly exaggerated, according to anti-virus expert Eugene Kaspersky.
David Quainton Mar 4 2005 12:12PM Security
CA catalogue hit by buffer overlow vulnerabilities

CA catalogue hit by buffer overlow vulnerabilities

Vulnerabilities in CA Licensing software have opened up vast swathes of the CA product catalogue to potential attack. The company has issued patches for the buffer overflow vulnerabilities that allow the insertion of malicious code.
David Quainton Mar 3 2005 5:10PM Security
Judge dismisses female spam-fiend case

Judge dismisses female spam-fiend case

A woman at the centre of the world’s biggest-ever spamming case has been cleared by a Virginian judge. Jessica DeGroot, a 28 year old from North Carolina, had her felony spamming charges dismissed after the judge ruled there was insufficient evidence.
David Quainton Mar 3 2005 12:17PM Security
Bagle returns for another bite

Bagle returns for another bite

The Bagle worm is on a roll again with anti-virus companies around the globe upping their risk assessments. A trojan version of the worm, known as BagleDl-L is spreading quickly on the back of emails passing through zombie networks.
David Quainton Mar 2 2005 5:37PM Security
Senator serves up tasty anti-phishing act

Senator serves up tasty anti-phishing act

Senator Patrick Leahy has taken another aim at phishers by reintroducing his Anti-Phishing Act of 2004.
David Quainton Mar 2 2005 5:07PM Security
Net viruses plummet but Zafi and Netsky hold fast

Net viruses plummet but Zafi and Netsky hold fast

Viruses and worms in the wild are at the lowest for over a year, according to anti-virus companies' monthly reports.
David Quainton Mar 2 2005 10:46AM Security
Phishers get a fright at the Opera

Phishers get a fright at the Opera

The Opera browser, currently the third most popular web browser is beefing up its security with new anti-phishing additions to its software. The Opera 8 browser will present users with detailed security information on whichever site is being viewed.
David Quainton Mar 1 2005 1:00PM Security
MCI divorces spam bride after 18 month affair

MCI divorces spam bride after 18 month affair

MCI, the ISP formerly known as Worldcom, has finally booted off the website hosting spamming tool Send-Safe off its network.
David Quainton Mar 1 2005 12:04PM Security
Spanish webcam voyeur says Adios

Spanish webcam voyeur says Adios

A Spanish voyeur has waved goodbye to more than €4,000 after spying on a young woman using her own webcam. Known only as G.J.A.L the science student was fined after randomly picking his victim in January 2002 and spending months monitoring her activity.
David Quainton Mar 1 2005 10:33AM Security
US-VISIT security remains untested

US-VISIT security remains untested

The US Visitor and Immigrant Status Indicator Technology (US-VISIT) database program has not yet completed a security review, a year into its implementation.
David Quainton Feb 28 2005 6:16PM Security
Computer viruses help save Canada's lakes

Computer viruses help save Canada's lakes

Watching computer viruses spread around the internet is helping biologists prevent invasions of non-native species in the Canadian wild.
David Quainton Feb 28 2005 12:59PM Security
Firefox files phishing fix

Firefox files phishing fix

Firefox has moved to fix a hole that could allow phishing attacks through the creation of fake websites.
David Quainton Feb 25 2005 2:16PM Security
Phishing on the rise as phishers target smaller fish

Phishing on the rise as phishers target smaller fish

Delivery of phishing emails rose 42 percent in January, as internet criminals attack more companies and compromise more computers worldwide, a new report reveals.
David Quainton Feb 25 2005 12:47PM Security
Spammers play hide-and-seek with AV

Spammers play hide-and-seek with AV

The recent sharp rise in spam is being attributed to spammers being more selective in harvesting email addresses by avoiding anti-spam and anti-virus companies.
David Quainton Feb 25 2005 10:57AM Security
Chinese anti-spam law "within weeks"

Chinese anti-spam law "within weeks"

China, the country with the second-biggest spam problem worldwide, will have anti-spam legislation “within weeks”, according to the UK Government.
David Quainton Feb 25 2005 10:40AM Security
Israeli spammer in hot water

Israeli spammer in hot water

Microsoft’s internet crime clampdown has continued with a law against a man suspected of being Israel’s biggest spammer.
David Quainton Feb 24 2005 5:31PM Security

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