David Quainton

Recent articles by David Quainton

Evil scammers cash in on London bombings

Evil scammers cash in on London bombings

Email scammers are cashing in on the London bombings with a re-hashed 419 scam.
David Quainton Aug 2 2005 12:00PM Security
Venezuelan pleads guilty to U.S. military hack

Venezuelan pleads guilty to U.S. military hack

A 26-year-old Venezuelan pleaded guilty last week to hacking into a U.S. military computer.
David Quainton Aug 2 2005 10:43AM Security
Darkmail growth is hidden bandwidth menace

Darkmail growth is hidden bandwidth menace

Malevolent mailers are increasingly hitting systems with email flooding attacks never designed to appear in inboxes.
David Quainton Aug 1 2005 11:39AM Security
Olovsson and Bodley-Scott scoop Jericho Forum challenge honors

Olovsson and Bodley-Scott scoop Jericho Forum challenge honors

A paper urging people to move away from traditional firewall-based security has won the inaugural Jericho Forum Challenge.
David Quainton Jul 29 2005 2:55PM Security
A new role to play for Mr Microsoft

A new role to play for Mr Microsoft

Stuart Okin once spent his life arguing that Microsoft was taking security seriously. Now he has to put this into practice. David Quainton reports
David Quainton Jul 29 2005 2:05PM Security
Man accused of "world's biggest hack" fights extradition

Man accused of "world's biggest hack" fights extradition

The man accused of the world’s biggest hack began extradition charges yesterday in a bid to stay out of the clutches of U.S. law.
David Quainton Jul 28 2005 12:02PM Security
Experts attack 3Com bounty program

Experts attack 3Com bounty program

3Com’s bounty hunter-esque reward program has been blasted by industry experts for being not quite as well-intentioned as first thought.
David Quainton Jul 27 2005 5:25PM Security
Woman held over spammer death

Woman held over spammer death

A woman is being held in connection with the violent death of mega-spammer Vardan Kushnir.
David Quainton Jul 27 2005 2:30PM Security
Be aware! Spyware is everywhere

Be aware! Spyware is everywhere

Spyware now accounts for up to eight percent of outbound web traffic, according to a report.
David Quainton Jul 26 2005 4:40PM Security
Unbeatable spammer takes beating, dies

Unbeatable spammer takes beating, dies

Spam behemoth Vardan Kushnir has emailed his last Russian after being bludgeoned to death on Sunday.
David Quainton Jul 26 2005 3:20PM Security
Personal websites - a hacker's paradise

Personal websites - a hacker's paradise

Free personal web hosting is providing a safe-haven for hackers, spammers and wielders of malicious code.
David Quainton Jul 26 2005 2:52PM Security
Sexually explicit mail - an office superbug

Sexually explicit mail - an office superbug

Over a third of office computer users are sending or receiving sexually explicit or racist mail, putting their companies at risk.
David Quainton Jul 25 2005 4:54PM Security
Wireless hacker cut down to size

Wireless hacker cut down to size

A man has been successfully tried as the U.K’s first conviction for using someone else’s wireless connection.
David Quainton Jul 22 2005 3:24PM Security
310 arrested in mammoth 419 scam manhunt

310 arrested in mammoth 419 scam manhunt

Over 300 people have been arrested in Spain in a massive 419 manhunt.
David Quainton Jul 22 2005 12:11PM Security
Millions stolen in Japanese spyware heist

Millions stolen in Japanese spyware heist

Nearly 10 million Yen ($91,000) has been robbed from Japanese bank accounts due to a ‘Spyware bug’.
David Quainton Jul 22 2005 11:19AM Security
WANTED: A new breed of superhero

WANTED: A new breed of superhero

Phishing and identity theft is becoming more sophisticated and more successful, despite high-profile legal triumphs. David Quainton looks at how the phishers have advanced, and what we need to do to match them
David Quainton Jul 21 2005 3:43PM Security
The end of CardSystems?

The end of CardSystems?

The president of CardSystems has claimed his company could be put out of business if Visa and American Express pull out of business with them.
David Quainton Jul 21 2005 12:16PM Security
Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king Scott Richter has cleaned up his act and turned his back on spam.
David Quainton Jul 21 2005 11:02AM Security
Amex and Visa ditch CardSystems after data breach

Amex and Visa ditch CardSystems after data breach

CardSystems is finding out just how painful poor security is after major credit-card companies moved to cut ties with the data broker and payment processor.
David Quainton Jul 20 2005 4:38PM Security
270,000 at risk after USC hack

270,000 at risk after USC hack

The University of Southern California (USC) has warned 270,000 applicants their personal information may have been compromised after its systems were hacked.
David Quainton Jul 20 2005 11:46AM Security

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