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Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

Hackers use trojan to access server with personal information of 70,000 Vermont residents

The personal information of as many as 70,000 current and former Vermont residents may have been compromised by hackers using a trojan to breach state PCs last month.
Frank Washkuch Jan 30 2007 6:32PM Security
Survey: SCMagazine.com - the website that information security professionals recommend

Survey: SCMagazine.com - the website that information security professionals recommend

More than 80 percent of IT security professionals who visit SCMagazine.com would recommend the site to their colleagues, while another 61 percent agree that the information they find on the site helps them to do their jobs better, according to a December reader survey conducted by Harvey Research on SC Magazine's behalf.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Jan 26 2007 2:33PM Security
Hacked personal information used in fraudulent purchases

Hacked personal information used in fraudulent purchases

Personal information stolen from the databases of TJX Companies has been used in fraudulent credit card purchases in the United States and abroad, according to one banking organisation.
Frank Washkuch Jan 25 2007 5:19PM Security
Google removes personal information from anti-phishing blacklist

Google removes personal information from anti-phishing blacklist

Google's publicly available anti-phishing blacklist contained confidential information that could have been used for identity theft, but any private data has been removed, a security firm reported Monday.
Dan Kaplan Jan 24 2007 9:15AM Security
Major US clothing retailer hacked potentially affecting millions

Major US clothing retailer hacked potentially affecting millions

A major clothing retailer announced Wednesday that hackers accessed its network and stole an unknown amount of credit card information.
Dan Kaplan Jan 18 2007 5:40PM Security
Hacker cracks University of Arizona network

Hacker cracks University of Arizona network

A hacker may have obtained the personal information of University of Arizona employees, as well as details of the institution's financial transactions.
Frank Washkuch Jan 10 2007 6:34PM Security
Product Section: Two staples of information protection

Product Section: Two staples of information protection

This month, we have juxtaposed two of the foundations of information security: data protection and vulnerability assessment. On the protection side, we look at some of the key products in the area of whole disk encryption.
Peter Stephenson,CeRNS, Jan 8 2007 10:02PM Security
Bill Hancock, convivial information security pioneer dead at 49

Bill Hancock, convivial information security pioneer dead at 49

Bill Hancock, who, despite being legally blind, parlayed a gregarious demeanor into a career as an information security icon and cyber-risk and network best practices advocate, died Monday. He was 49.
Dan Kaplan Jan 4 2007 10:42PM Security
Securing the future of information technology

Securing the future of information technology

Running parallel to the huge business benefits brought about by the ubiquitous and increasingly open-access use of computers are huge risks resulting from information security breaches.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol Dec 15 2006 12:14PM Security
Police laptops' containing sensitive information stolen

Police laptops' containing sensitive information stolen

Three laptop computers containing the payroll details for the Metropolitan Police Service in London have been stolen.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 23 2006 9:05AM Security
Empowered Democrats could push information security legislation

Empowered Democrats could push information security legislation

Democratic lawmakers supportive of privacy and information security reform will soon get the chance to quicken legislation after the GOP on Tuesday lost control of the House of Representatives and likely the Senate, a leading security lobbyist said today.
Dan Kaplan Nov 8 2006 9:36PM Security
Hackers breach Ohio hospital's databases, obtain personal information of 240,000

Hackers breach Ohio hospital's databases, obtain personal information of 240,000

An Ohio pediatric hospital is notifying patients and donors - totaling as many as 240,000 people - that their personal information may have been compromised by hackers.
Frank Washkuch Oct 30 2006 6:45PM Security
Trojan using SMS messages to relay information, says McAfee

Trojan using SMS messages to relay information, says McAfee

A backdoor trojan is using short message service (SMS) text messages to relay stolen information back to malicious users, according to one anti-virus vendor's research wing.
Frank Washkuch Oct 16 2006 7:59PM Security
Verizon apologizes for disclosed personal information

Verizon apologizes for disclosed personal information

Verizon Wireless has apologized after an employee accidentally disclosed an email attachment containing information about 5,000 customers to the public.
Dan Kaplan Aug 28 2006 10:06PM Security
Two Navy laptops with recruit information stolen

Two Navy laptops with recruit information stolen

Two laptops containing the personal information of 31,000 U.S. Navy recruits and applicants were stolen in the past two months from recruiting stations in New Jersey.
Frank Washkuch Jul 31 2006 10:46PM Security
Personal information of NYC homeless leaked

Personal information of NYC homeless leaked

The personal information of more than 8,000 of New York City's homeless accidentally was leaked in an email Friday, the New York Daily News reported in its Saturday editions.
Dan Kaplan Jul 24 2006 3:52PM Security
Personal information of 970,000 AIG customers stolen

Personal information of 970,000 AIG customers stolen

Insurance provider American International Group (AIG) said Wednesday that the personal and medical information of nearly 1 million potential customers was placed at risk for identity theft after a burglar stole a file server in March.
Dan Kaplan Jun 15 2006 10:43PM Security
Debate: Is there evidence of innovation in the information security industry any more?

Debate: Is there evidence of innovation in the information security industry any more?
Dr. Steve Jun 15 2006 11:07AM Security
Raising information exchange

Raising information exchange

SC Magazine is providing an exclusive look at abridged versions of various chapters included in the just-released Larstan’s "The Black Book on Government Security," as part of an agreement with Larstan Publishing. This month’s excerpt will be available in an extended form on http://www.scmagazine.com.
Gregory N. Apr 14 2006 8:14PM Security
From Russia, bots and personal information for sale

From Russia, bots and personal information for sale

Russian hackers are offering stolen credit card and bank account numbers, as well as the use of thousands of bot computers, for a low price.
Frank Washkuch Mar 9 2006 9:07PM Security

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