Security News > 2006

Re: Credit card companies form security council
2006-09-11 08:23

Forwarded from: *Hobbit* oh, bunkum. I'll believe that the credit card companies actually CARE about security when I see ALL of them implement a solid number-per-purchase system BY DEFAULT, and...

Man admits he hacked into California university application	system
2006-09-07 06:25

http://www.theage.com.au/news/Technology/Man-admits-he-hacked-into-California-university-application-system/2006/09/06/1157222184015.html September 6, 2006 A San Diego man was so upset that the...

Indian call centre worker held over credit card fraud
2006-09-06 06:07

http://www.smh.com.au/news/security/indian-call-centre-worker-held-over-credit-card-fraud/2006/09/04/1157222050381.html September 4, 2006 AFP A call centre employee has been arrested in eastern...

Cyber Security Specialist Named to Lead In-Q-Tel
2006-08-30 05:52

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/28/AR2006082801180.html By David S. Hilzenrath Washington Post Staff Writer August 29, 2006 In-Q-Tel, the venture capital arm of the...

T-Mobile hacker sentenced to home detention
2006-08-29 07:03

http://www.montereyherald.com/mld/montereyherald/15384420.htm Associated Press Aug. 28, 2006 LOS ANGELES - A hacker who broke into the network of T-Mobile USA Inc. and accessed personal...

Unlocking Fingerprints
2006-08-28 05:04

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/27/AR2006082700511.html By Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writer August 28, 2006 The technology has been the stuff of movies for...

The FBI's Upgrade That Wasn't
2006-08-21 06:45

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/08/17/AR2006081701485.html By Dan Eggen and Griff Witte Washington Post Staff Writers August 18, 2006; A01 As far as Zalmai Azmi was...

SCREWED! the AOL search history DB snafu
2006-08-18 05:39

http://attrition.org/news/content/06-08-16.001.html Wed Aug 16 19:15:24 EDT 2006 martums You kissed your privacy goodbye a long time ago, right? From Wikipedia: On August 4th, 2006, AOL released a...

Out of sight, never out of mind
2006-08-16 08:00

http://www.smh.com.au/news/biztech/out-of-sight-never-out-of-mind/2006/08/14/1155407745935.html By Nick Miller August 15, 2006 Next STUART McKENZIE folds his arms. "Welcome to my fridge," he says,...

UK bank details sold in Nigeria
2006-08-15 08:38

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/4790293.stm 14 August 2006 Bank account details belonging to thousands of Britons are being sold in West Africa for less than £20 each, the BBC's Real Story...