A collaboration between U.S. and Romanian law enforcement agencies has disrupted an ongoing Internet fraud scheme conducted by several networks of organized cyber criminals, including more than a hundred recent arrests and searches in Romania, the FBI announced. According to U.S. court documents, conspirators in Romania would post items for sale such as cars, motorcycles [...]
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A Republican senator is calling for the creation of a panel to draft legislation on cybersecurity and electronic intelligence leaks without having to work through numerous — and sometimes competing — committees of jurisdiction, AFP reports. In a letter to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz) [...]
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Consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has confirmed reports of hackers attacking the firm and extracting information that was posted online. The firm said it is conducting an investigation to determine the nature and the extent of the cyber attack that involved the theft of “certain data files.” “At this time, we do not believe that [...]
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The FBI’s cyber crime center is warning about an email scam that targets doctors and attempts to extort them, claiming that if they do not pay up, their reputation and business will suffer. Since March 5, 2011, the Internet Crime Complaint Center has received more than 50 complaints reporting extortion emails targeting professionals, mainly physicians. [...]
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A Goffstown, N.H., man has pleaded guilty to repeatedly hacking into his former employer’s computer systems and using that information to solicit new business for a competing company, the Justice Department announced. Lawrence R. Marino, 41, pleaded guilty to a one-count criminal information charging him with computer intrusion. In the plea hearing, he admitted to [...]
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Science Applications International Corporation (NYSE: SAI) is sponsoring the Cyber Security Challenge UK as one of six platinum sponsors responsible for creating the competitions this year’s participants will have to complete to earn a place in the Masterclass grand final. Aimed toward those considering cybersecurity careers, the Cyber Security Challenge UK is a series of [...]
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As national director of information technology for Deloitte’s Federal Practice, Jim Zarnick is responsible for the direction and execution of the work the Deloitte IT organization performs in support of the federal practice. When Deloitte acquired BearingPoint in 2009, Zarnick was named director of international operations for Deloitte Consulting LLP. In April 2010, he transferred [...]
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