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- Gone PHISHING [Winnipeg Free Press (Canada)]
...data is increasingly at risk of being stolen by cybercriminals. The most notable breach in recent months has been the hack into Sony's network. Three times, hackers managed to access its network, taking the personal data of more than 100 ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 5:46:52 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708060.htm - Anonymous Protests Briefly Shut San Francisco BART Stations
...Area Rapid Transit), the city's subway system. Four BART stations were shut temporarily during a demonstration organized by the hacker group in response to two grievances: the July shooting of a man by police, and the transit organization's subsequent ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 9:21:36 AM
http://techzone360.tmcnet.com/topics/techzone/articles/208460-anonymous-protests-briefly-shut-san-francisco-bart-stations.htm - CyanogenMod: Android users free your phone [Computing] [Times of India]
...XDA web site," says Pillai. As it happens, www.xda-developers.com hosts one of the largest communities of phone hackers and modders. On XDA, Pillai came across CyanogenMod -- a new mobile OS built using the latest version of Android, and ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 11:24:24 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5709359.htm - Freedom fighters or vandals? No consensus on Anonymous
...Monday that the group, which appears to have little in the way of central leadership, has become known for using hacking attacks to fight what it sees as injustice. Police in Europe last month arrested several people affiliated with the group ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 8:39:06 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708688.htm - Rapper could face charges tied to flash mob calls
...the rapper asking him to take down the number. Instead, Parker said, The Game posted that his account had been hacked and also tweeted that it was an accident. "Yall can track a tweet down but cant solve murders!" the tweet ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 1:18:53 AM
http://topnews360.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/2011/08/16/208380-rapper-could-face-charges-tied-flash-mob-calls.htm - Proofpoint Purchases SORBS Anti-Spam Service Assets
...and now processes tens of billions of requests per day. The list typically includes hosts designed specifically for spreading spam, hacked and hijacked servers, and those with Trojan infestations. In an attempt to provide preemptive protection, SORBS also lists servers with ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 9:09:24 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708855.htm - ICAP and 3M Future Partner to Launch New Secure Credit Card [Professional Services Close - Up]
...systems will be at the forefront of e-commerce in the future, and securing these systems from unauthorized access or hacking will be critical for their use and adoption by end consumers," says Dean Becker, CEO, ICAP Patent Brokerage. "This technology ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 12:01:17 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707506.htm - BRIEF: More Cellphone Drama for Paris Hilton
...after arriving in Manila on a flight from Dubai Saturday morning. Airport and airline authorities are investigating. In 2005, cellphone hackers gained access to Hilton's Sidekick and released the private phone numbers of her famous friends. To see more of ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 4:08:57 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707819.htm - US transit agency under fire over wireless shutoff [Saudi Press Agency (Saudi Arabia)]
...renewed protests during the evening commute, though officials would not say whether they would block mobile phone service again. A hacker group known as Anonymous, angry over BART's action, broke into an agency website, and posted contact information for more ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 6:27:00 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708167.htm - CNN Wire Evening Outlook [St. Joseph News-Press (MO)]
...Steve Katsaros perfected his design in June 2010, and four days later he had a patent in hand. . TECH-Mafiaboy-Hacker Michael Calce once briefly shut down this site. It was February 8, 2000, and the then-15-year-old was ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 7:49:49 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708422.htm - 'Cybercriminals Flood Mobile Platforms With Malware and Take Advantage of Poor Security to Cash in on a Vulnerable Smartphone Market' Says Latest Visiongain Report.
...Are Convergence & Interoperability Risk Factors? 2.8 Open-Source: A Double Edged Sword? 2.9 Current Awareness: The UK Phone Hacking Scandal Chapter 3: Mobile Malware: A threat to Mainstream Industries 3.1 Mobile Malware Evolution 3.1.1 Trojans 3 ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 6:09:12 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708113.htm - Imperva Research Details New Search Engine Hack Innovation
...Imperva Research Details New Search Engine Hack Innovation TMCNet: Imperva Research Details New Search Engine Hack Innovation [August 16, 2011] Imperva Research Details New Search Engine Hack ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 4:09:02 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707828.htm - Cenzic Launches LikeSec Program
...throughout the application lifecycle. We want to be sure that developers have the tools necessary to find these holes before hackers." Social networking websites and applications not tested for even the simplest security vulnerabilities pose serious threats to users. Cenzic's ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 12:09:05 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707539.htm - Five things you may not have known could be hacked
...Five things you may not have known could be hacked TMCNet: Five things you may not have known could be hacked [August 16, 2011] Five things you may not have ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 12:00:32 PM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5709463.htm - Avoid Getting Hooked in Phishing Scams This Summer
...These are necessary to block access to your computer from the Internet and to protect against known exploits used by hackers. If you don't update frequently, you become vulnerable very quickly. Check emails for misspellings, poor grammar and/or odd ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 6:09:18 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708123.htm - The Future of SCADA, Remote Telemetry Networks, Security and Onsite Power Featured on Remote 2011 Conference Program
...Inc. New SCADA Technology Implementation in Water/Wastewater Applications Data Flow Systems, Inc. Strong Perimeter Security Waterfall Security Solutions A Hacker's View of Pipeline Security Recursion Ventures Eliminating Wires and Batteries: Wireless Power for Remote Monitoring Applications Powercast Corporation Case ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 1:16:02 PM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5709679.htm - ValidSoft Develops Technology to Prevent Cybercriminals From Cashing in on Fraudulent Activities
...Cashing in on Fraudulent Activities Aug 16, 2011 (Close-Up Media via COMTEX) -- At a time when cybercriminals worldwide are hacking into banks, credit cards, phones, and customer databases, ValidSoft announced it has developed the technology to detect and prevent fraudulent ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 12:09:04 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707537.htm - FireHost and Gazzang Partner to Bring Database Encryption to Leading Cloud Hosting Platform
...IT, and security companies in over 20 countries. Specializing in protecting websites with compliance and high traffic needs, FireHost makes hacker awareness, management, and prevention a standard part of every hosting plan. Advanced security combined with a comprehensive portfolio of hosting ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 11:00:07 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5709237.htm - Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Will Necessitate Greater Utility Investment in Cyber Security Systems, According to Pike Research
...will need to be resilient and secure in order to mitigate risks associated with financial transactions and the threat of hacking that is posed by the addition of these new endpoints. A malicious attack on the EV cyber infrastructure could potentially ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 5:00:03 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707921.htm - San Francisco subway stations closed amid protests
...The tactic appeared to work because no protest occurred. BART's actions prompted a Federal Communications Commission investigation, and a hacking group organized an attack on one of the agency's websites on Sunday and posted personal information of more than ...
Posted: 8/15/2011 11:16:41 PM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/15/5707475.htm - Firm helping others create 'an app for that' [Indianapolis Business Journal (IN)]
...will quickly outgrow the platform," he said. Hut Invisions' App Press users aren't striving for apps that run the hack office or reserve a restaurant table using one's iPhone. Its customers are largely graphic designers who don't have ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 11:22:05 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5709353.htm - Jan Haars Appointed to AVG Technologies' Supervisory Board
...consumers and small businesses in 170 countries from the ever-growing incidence of Web threats, viruses, spam, cyber-scams and hackers on the Internet. AVG has nearly two decades of experience in combating cybercrime and advanced laboratories for detecting, pre-empting ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 8:30:13 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708667.htm - EDITORIAL: Short takes
...care dollars and lives. And it's one fewer "ouch" for those nervous about the needle. --FOR PARENTS of little hackers who have feared the knock of a federal agent at their door, there is good news. It might be a ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 12:09:12 PM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5709501.htm - Freedom fighters or vandals? No consensus on Anonymous [Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.]
...Monday that the group, which appears to have little in the way of central leadership, has become known for using hacking attacks to fight what it sees as injustice. Police in Europe last month arrested several people affiliated with the group ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 8:10:04 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708623.htm - : Imperva Research New Search Engine Hack Innovation
...Imperva Research New Search Engine Hack Innovation TMCNet: : Imperva Research New Search Engine Hack Innovation [August 16, 2011] : Imperva Research New Search Engine Hack Innovation "Hackers ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 6:09:08 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708107.htm - Protests briefly close four BART stations, delaying thousands of passengers
...Center, Powell Street, Montgomery or Embarcadero stations during portions of the two-hour protest. The demonstration was staged by a hacker group upset over BART's decision last week to cut off cellphone service to thwart a protest over a police ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 1:08:55 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707626.htm - Getting creative with data
...dedicated to unleashing that force, finding new ways to use the information we have. John Bevan is responsible for running 'hack days' on behalf of the organisation. At these, up to 100 developers get together on a voluntary basis, tapping into ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 12:01:29 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707520.htm - Interception of Mobile Voice and Data is Global Problem
...Voice and Data is Global Problem By Peter Bernstein , Senior Editor Recent revelations about the rise in voicemail and data hacking have elevated interest in how easy it may or may not be to gain access to individual and enterprise mailboxes ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 11:33:19 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/topics/articles/208537-interception-mobile-voice-data-global-problem.htm - Securing parameters [Computer News Middle East]
...also witnessed an increase in what IT security professionals call 'hacktivism,' a term popularly used to describe security breaches and hacks carried out to correct a moral injustice. "The good news is that as end point security companies evolve and provide ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 6:23:35 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5708160.htm - The Game's Tweet Causes Sheriff's Phone System Meltdown
...iSpeak4ThePeople," The Game tweeted August 12th. The Game's representatives later issued a statement saying his Twitter account had been hacked. But he could still face charges as a result of the incident. Deputies will submit a criminal complaint to the ...
Posted: 8/16/2011 3:38:59 AM
http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2011/08/16/5707778.htm
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