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Government Worker Logged Into Porn Sites 780K Times
May 27, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Kinokawa (Japan) - A Japanese government official has been demoted after he visited porn sites nearly 800,000 times at work. Read more
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Identity Theft Customers Sue After Service Doesn't Work
May 22, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Baltimore (MD) - You know him as the loud mouthed and boastful founder of LifeLock, a company that claims to completely protect you from identity theft. Read more
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Refurbished iPhones Hold Previous User's Data
May 20, 2008
on Digital Life Style
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Kevin Tu
Refurbished and used iPhones may contain personal data from previous owners. iPhone owners across the universe looking to upgrade to impending 3G iPhone think twice. Apparently, hitting the “restore” function as a means to erase data does not actually er Read more
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38 People Indicted For Web Scam
May 20, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Jane McEntegart
Police in the United States and Romania yesterday charged thirty-eight members of a global crime ring for stealing the names, Social Security numbers, credit card information and personal details of internet users in a phishing scam Read more
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Monks And Megabytes, Thai Government Wants Internet Cafes In Buddhist Temples
May 20, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Bangkok (Thailand) - Thailand's government is proposing a very holy way of dealing with what it says is the growing lawlessness in Internet cafes. Read more
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Law Enforcement Officials Concerned About Passport Card Vulnerabilities
May 16, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Washington DC - Former law enforcement officials are concerned about the insecurity of the upcoming Passport Card or PASS card issued by the US Department of State. Read more
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Bruce Schneier Gives Tips On Securing Laptops Against Customs Agents
May 15, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Los Angeles (CA) - Last month US Federal Courts ruled that Customs agents didn't require probable cause to search laptops and other electronics. Read more
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MySpace Wins Spam Payout Of Over $230 Million
May 14, 2008
on Using the Internet
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Jane McEntegart
Social networking site MySpace has been awarded a record breaking $234 million payout in a lawsuit it filed against an organisation which plagued MySpacers with spam. Read more
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14 More People Implicated In UCLA Medical Records Snooping
May 14, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Los Angeles (CA) - The California Department of Public Health has issued its findings in the UCLA celebrity medical records snooping case. Read more
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Five IRS Workers Indicted For Snooping Into Taxpayer Files
May 14, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Fresno (CA) - Five Internal Revenue Service workers in Fresno have been indicted for computer fraud and unauthorized access into taxpayer files. Read more
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8Yr Old Win2K More Secure Than Vista
May 12, 2008
on Software Companies
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Kevin Tu
Security software vendor, PC Tools Software, has issued a report stating Microsoft Windows Vista is more susceptible to malware than Windows 2000, an operating system over eight-years-old. However, Windows Vista is 37 percent more secure than previous gen Read more
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MacBook Calls Home, Helps Arrest Two Buglars
May 12, 2008
on Notebooks and Laptops
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Humphrey Cheung
White Plains (NY) - Two bumbling burglars have been arrested after one of the laptops they stole 'phoned home' and transmitted webcam pictures to the victims. Read more
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McAfee Raises Trojan Alert For The First Time Since 2005
May 7, 2008
on Security
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Theo Valich
Santa Clara (CA) - After almost three years of most Internet dangers coming from phishing e-mails, misleading "You've won" websites and fake anti-spam/anti-spyware tools, a new trojan has appeared and has caused almost half a million infections. Read more
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As Many As 1000 Laptops Missing From State Department
May 6, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Washington DC - Several hundred to possibly a thousand laptops are missing from the United States State Department, according to an internal audit. Read more
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NSA Spills Its Guts On TEMPEST Attacks
May 1, 2008
on Security
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Humphrey Cheung
Washington DC - Intelligence agents have apparently been remotely scanning and decrypting electrical signals since World War II, according to a newly declassified NSA document. Read more