Security Fix: May 11, 2008 - May 17, 2008
Gov't Secrecy and the Mysterious Cyber Initiative
The secrecy surrounding the Bush administration's updated National Cyber Security Initiative -- designed to improve the government's digital defenses and put forth an offensive information warfare doctrine -- is endangering the deterrent value of the project and appears to be...
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May 15, 2008; 3:50 PM ET |
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Debian and Ubuntu Users: Fix Your Keys
Online merchants who have used a Debian-based operating system to generate secure sockets layer (SSL) certificates for encrypting customer communications should check to make sure the private key needed to decrypt those transactions isn't already posted on the Web for...
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May 15, 2008; 2:44 PM ET |
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Three Charged With Hacking Dave & Buster's Chain
Three men have been indicted for hacking into a number of cash registers at Dave & Buster's restaurant locations nationwide to steal data from thousands of credit and debit cards, data that was later sold or used to cause more...
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May 14, 2008; 5:15 PM ET |
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Microsoft Patches Six Security Holes
Microsoft today issued four updates to fix at least six security flaws in its Windows operating system and Office software. The bundle includes a patch for a critical flaw that hackers already are exploiting to break into vulnerable Windows systems....
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May 13, 2008; 3:30 PM ET |
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Online Sellers: Beware of Fake Check Scams
If you sell enough stuff online at sites like Craigslist and eBay, eventually you will receive an offer for your wares that far exceeds your asking price. Such offers are often the first stage of a scam in which the...
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May 13, 2008; 11:30 AM ET |
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