Archive for the ‘SANSNB’ Category

Lords Approve Amendment to Allow Removal of Some DNA Evidence From Database (November 5 & 6, 2008)

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The UK House of Lords has approved an amendment to the Counter-Terrorism Bill that would allow innocent people to apply to have their biometric information removed from national databases…….

Prescription Management Company Receives Extortion Threat (November 6 & 7, 2008)

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Express Scripts, a company that manages prescription benefits for approximately 50 million individuals through thousands of clients, has received a threat that customer records will be exposed unless the company pays a ransom…….

US Chess Federation Board Member Sued for Alleged Unauthorized eMail Access (November 5, 2008)

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A member of the United States Chess Federation is facing a lawsuit brought by the organization, alleging that she accessed email messages sent between other board members and a lawyer without authorization…….

LA Traffic Engineers Plead Guilty to Disrupting Traffic Signals (November 5 & 6, 2008)

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Two City of Los Angeles (California) traffic engineers have pleaded guilty to illegally accessing a city computer…….

Technology Inserts Ads in Copyrighted Uploads (November 3, 2008)

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MySpace and MTV Networks plan to begin testing software that automatically places advertisements on video clips uploaded by users that are deemed to be violating copyright laws…….

Presidential Campaign Systems Attacked, Files Stolen (November 5, 2008)

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The computer systems of both major party US presidential candidates were reportedly compromised by a "foreign entity…….

White House Computers Hacked: Multiple Times (Today, November 7)

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The Financial Times reported last night that two government officials confirmed multiple penetrations of White House computers have been discovered…….

Adobe Updates Acrobat and Reader (November 4 & 5, 2008)

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Adobe has released security updates for Adobe Reader and Adobe Acrobat to address flaws that could be exploited to gain control of vulnerable computers…….

Microsoft to Issue Two Patches on November 11 (November 6, 2008)

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Microsoft plans to release two security bulletins on Tuesday, November 11, 2008…….

Guilty Pleas in Connection With Citibank ATM Card Fraud (November 5, 2008)

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Three people have pleaded guilty to charges of federal conspiracy and access device fraud for their roles in a scheme that used stolen Citibank ATM card information to steal US $2 million…….