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Hacker Exploits Maine State Parks
Published on 28 Mar, 2011 at 12:43 in Cloud | Viewed 41 times | No Comments
Those who purchased passes to Maine State Parks online last year may have had their credit card information fall into the wrong hands, according to WCSH5.com.
Maryland-based InfoSpherix, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Active Network in charge of the online state park pass purchases, suffered a cyber attack that may have exposed cards used in transactions from March 21 to Dec. 22, 2010, The Associated Press reported.
So far, there is no evidence…
Maryland Preps to Train Cyber Workforce
Published on 25 Mar, 2011 at 11:02 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 197 times | No Comments
With an estimated 41 percent growth of the cybersecurity industry over the next eight years, Maryland is using a new federal grant to train thousands of cyber warriors.
The $4.9 million grant has funded “Pathways to Cybersecurity Careers Consortium” program, which aims to provide 1,000 new, dislocated or underemployed workers and recently separated…
Malaysia Copies Taiwan’s Cyber Crime-fighting Plan
Published on 25 Mar, 2011 at 9:46 in Cyber | Viewed 231 times | No Comments
Law enforcement in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur plans to open a one-stop center to fight commercial crimes, with a particular focus on cyber offenses, according to Malaysian news agency Bernama.
Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Datuk Wira Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said the agency would be shaped after the successful…
‘Fraud Finder’ Accused of Using Internet to Bad Mouth Former Fortune 500 Firm
A San Diego, Calif., man is expected in court next week after been charged with conspiracy to manipulate the stock price of a former Fortune 500 company by making false and misleading statements about its business operations and management, the FBI’s Miami office announced.
According to the charging document, Barry Minkow, 44, ran a California-based for-profit fraud investigation firm. In his role, he developed…
FTC Workshop to Explore How to Protect Consumers from Lottery Scams
Published on 24 Mar, 2011 at 14:13 in Cyber | Viewed 64 times | No Comments
The Federal Trade Commission will host a public workshop in Chicago to examine what measures can be taken to protect consumers from lottery, prize and sweepstakes scams, and other schemes that use money transfers as payment method, the agency said in a release.
The workshop, “’Congratulations, You’re a Winner!’ – Lottery, Prize,…
Moscow Hacker Gets Time for Billboard Porno Prank
A hacker who uploaded pornography onto a video billboard in Moscow has been jailed for one and a half years, according to BBC News.
Igor Blinnikov, 40, uploaded the video Jan. 14 last year from his home computer in a city south of the Russian capital.
He later admitted to the crime, describing it as a “bad joke.”
Commenting on his sentence, Blinnikov said he has “expected a…
UK Ready to Take the Reins as Cyber-terrorism Fighter
The United Kingdom is determined to spearhead the international fight against cyber crime and terrorism, according to Neil Thompson, director of the Office of Cyber Security and Information Assurance.
“The U.K. has signaled its willingness to lead internationally,” Thompson said at yesterday’s cybersecurity conference in London, according to Computing.co.uk.
Foreign Secretary William Hague will be hosting a…
EU Websites Hacked Hours Before Sensitive Summit
Hackers yesterday broke into the European Commission’s websites, just hours from a sensitive summit of EU leaders debating the situation in Libya, the euro debt crisis and nuclear safety, officials said.
“All staff were warned this morning” that “remote access to emails was no longer operational,” a spokesman for the commission told AFP.
Pages from EU websites, mainly those from the European External Action Service, which…
UMUC Hosts Black-tie Cyber Gala to Highlight New Program, Next-gen Cyber Warriors
Published on 23 Mar, 2011 at 15:32 in GovCon Industry | Viewed 329 times | No Comments
Cyber enthusiasts should dust off their black ties for the University of Maryland University College’s gala event An Evening in Cyberspace, which promises to bring together government and private-sector leaders with cyber scholars and researchers.
The black-tie event will toast the the university’s new cybersecurity programs and provide opportunities to fund scholarships for students entering these…
Former High School Student Gets 30 Days in Slammer for Changing Grades, Stealing Tests
Published on 23 Mar, 2011 at 11:06 in Cloud | Viewed 59 times | No Comments
A 21-year-old man who repeatedly broke into his high school to change grades and steal tests almost three years ago will serve 30 days in jail and pay nearly $15,000 in restitution under a plea agreement reached Monday, The Orange Country Register reported,
Omar Khan, of Santa Ana, Calif., pleaded guilty to five felony counts and will perform 500 hours of community service and remain on three years’…
