Recent articles by René Millman

New York enacts data breach law

New York enacts data breach law

New York state has enacted a law which will oblige companies and local government to disclose to customers if their personal information is hacked.
René Millman Aug 15 2005 2:26PM Security
ID fraud on the rise

ID fraud on the rise

Identity fraud in the U.K. has increased by 13 percent with nearly 40,000 cases recorded in the first six months of this year. The corresponding figure from last year was an increase of 20 percent, indicating a slow down in the rate of increase and success in public awareness campaigns.
René Millman Aug 12 2005 3:45PM Security
Cabir passes deadly baton at athletics meet

Cabir passes deadly baton at athletics meet

Visitors to the World Athletics Championships are finding their mobile phones infected with a variant of the Cabir virus, which passes from phone to phone via a Bluetooth connection.
René Millman Aug 12 2005 12:52PM Security
Spammers resort to scare tactics

Spammers resort to scare tactics

Spammers are switching from the hard sell to scaring the wits out of unsuspecting people, according to new research.
René Millman Aug 11 2005 3:26PM Security
Sonoma in state over uni hack

Sonoma in state over uni hack

A hacker broke into the computer system of a northern Californian university and accessed the records and social security numbers of over 60,000 people.
René Millman Aug 9 2005 11:59AM Security
Lovelorn man hacks Thai gov website

Lovelorn man hacks Thai gov website

A Indonesian hacker broke into an official website of the Thai governement and left love notes for his girlfriend over the weekend.
René Millman Aug 8 2005 10:51AM Security
Hackers alter Vista

Hackers alter Vista

Months before the long-awaited new operating system has hit the shelves, an Austrian virus writer has published details on five viruses targeting Windows Vista in an underground magazine.
René Millman Aug 5 2005 11:49AM Security
Virus authors take a vacation, phishers keep working

Virus authors take a vacation, phishers keep working

Virus authors appear to have gone on holiday, according to a new report.
René Millman Aug 4 2005 12:12PM Security
Companies struggle to secure wireless networks

Companies struggle to secure wireless networks

Corporate wireless networks are being left open to hackers as companies struggle to implement adequate security measures, a study claims.
René Millman Aug 3 2005 1:23PM Security
TSA 'broke rules on data privacy'

TSA 'broke rules on data privacy'

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) broke privacy rules by secretly collecting information on at least 240,000 people, according to a letter sent by the Governmental Accountability Office (GAO) to congress.
René Millman Jul 25 2005 1:23PM Security
The new breed of trojans

The new breed of trojans

A sinister new trend is emerging, with specially crafted trojans targeted at individual companies. The threat reveals the use of malware in industrial or even state-sponsored espionage.
René Millman Jul 22 2005 3:17PM Security
European business fail to take security seriously

European business fail to take security seriously

Businesses in Europe are adopting a "lackluster approach" to security of data and systems, according to a new study.
René Millman Jul 21 2005 5:20PM Security
Court stops spam man

Court stops spam man

A federal court in Perth, Western Australia, has issued interim injunctions under the Spam Act against Clarity1 Pty Ltd and its managing director Wayne Mansfield to stop them from sending unsolicited emails.
René Millman Jul 21 2005 2:39PM Security
Finjan licenses security patents to Microsoft

Finjan licenses security patents to Microsoft

Internet security company Finjan has agreed to license selected security patents to Microsoft. Microsoft will also take a small stake in the security company.
René Millman Jul 20 2005 5:16PM Security
Asian cyberwar to start mid-August

Asian cyberwar to start mid-August

Chinese hackers are limbering up for a cyberattack on Japanese websites on August 15.
René Millman Jul 15 2005 5:10PM Security
Australian accused of downloading company secrets

Australian accused of downloading company secrets

An Australian software developer could be out of a job after a court found he may have intended to share trade secrets about multi-million deal involving telcom provider Telstra.
René Millman Jul 13 2005 2:52PM Security
Criminals cash in on London bomb terror

Criminals cash in on London bomb terror

Sick virus writers are exploiting the bombing in London last week in order to propagate malicious code.
René Millman Jul 12 2005 3:51PM Security
Sasser teen escapes spell in jail

Sasser teen escapes spell in jail

The teen behind the Sasser and Netsky computer worms has avoided a prison sentence, despite admitting he was responsible for the worms that brought computers around the world to a grinding halt and caused millions of dollars was damage.
René Millman Jul 8 2005 2:27PM Security
'Rizler' spammer rolls up in court

'Rizler' spammer rolls up in court

A spammer alleged to have sent over a billion unsolicited emails to AOL users has finally been arrested and faces up to six months in jail.
René Millman Jul 6 2005 12:04PM Security
Sasser worm teen on trial

Sasser worm teen on trial

The German teenager behind the Sasser worm finally goes on trial today.
René Millman Jul 5 2005 11:02AM Security

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