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Cameron and Obama Discuss Pentagon Hacker’s Extradition
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 10:54 in Cyber Policy | viewed 16 views times | 0 Comments
British Prime Minister David Cameron has raised the issue of Pentagon hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition case with President Barack Obama, according to The Guardian. Cameron and his deputy PM, Nick Clegg, have each criticized the extradition attempts of McKinnon, arguing... (Continue reading)
Cyber Attacks Cause Security Software Market Increase in Asia-Pacific
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 10:38 in Cyber Policy | viewed 11 views times | 0 Comments
Industry experts are seeing increased levels and sophistication in cyber attacks against companies. IT security firm Symantec recently released a report citing Asian companies experiencing a high number of attacks, with 3 out of 4 companies claiming to have experienced... (Continue reading)
Scammers Take Advantage of Buzz Around Toy Story 3
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 10:17 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 12 views times | 0 Comments
Scammers are notorious for jumping quickly on the latest trends, including the World Cup and iPad launches. They have now turned to using the buzz surrounding Toy Story 3 to lure in unsuspecting victims to bombard them with pop-up software... (Continue reading)
Accused PC Consultant Pleads Not Guilty in Sextortion Case
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 10:07 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 3 views times | 0 Comments
A computer consultant from California has pleaded not guilty to charges that he engaged in sextortion by hacking into the computer of victims, using personal information to extort explicit videos. Luis Mijangos of Santa Ana, Calif., entered his plea in a... (Continue reading)
Computer Provider Warns Customers of Malware Infection
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 9:55 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 31 views times | 0 Comments
Dell is currently warning customers that some motherboards have been infected with malware. The PowerEdge R410 Rack server apparently contains spyware embedded within the systems management software. The computer firm is sending letters to users and directly phoning those who are... (Continue reading)
Featured Job- Cyber Security Architect with Merlin
Written on 21 Jul, 2010 at 8:51 in Featured Jobs | viewed 3 views times | 0 Comments
Job Description Merlin International® is one of the fastest growing information technology solutions providers in the country. Founded in 1997, the veteran-owned, privately held business has consistently grown both its revenue and its staff since the company’s inception. Based... (Continue reading)
Alleged Scammer Convicted for Running Online Gold-Selling Scam
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 14:02 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 20 views times | 0 Comments
A federal jury last week convicted a Houston, Texas, man of 25 counts of bankruptcy fraud and mail fraud arising from an Internet scam to sell gold. James Maceo Ramey was found guilty on all 25 counts alleged in... (Continue reading)
CACI’s Paul Cofoni: ‘Cyber defense suffers from being one of many priorities’
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 13:05 in Cyber Policy | viewed 62 views times | 0 Comments
Cybersecurity should be just as much prioritized as issues pertaining to the ongoing wars, the economy, and the healthcare and immigration reforms, said CACI Chief Executive Officer Paul Cofoni in a recent podcast interview with GovInfo Security. Although continuous efforts by... (Continue reading)
Blog Service Closed Down by Law Enforcement
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 11:39 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 48 views times | 1 Comment
A blogging service with approximately 70,000 users has been forced to shut down by an unidentified law enforcement agency. Blogetery, host to the 70,000 blogs, was taken offline on July 9, disrupting access to the blogs, according to The Register. A... (Continue reading)
Router Flaws Creates Easily Exploited Vulnerability
Written on 20 Jul, 2010 at 11:29 in Cyber Incidents | viewed 121 views times | 0 Comments
A flaw in millions of household routers has provided hackers with an easy access point to hack home networks or hijack websurfing sessions. Later this month, Craig Heffner, a researcher at security consultancy Seismic, will detail the exploit at a conference... (Continue reading)
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