Security Fix: August 24, 2008 - August 30, 2008
FBI Warns of Hit Man Scam Resurgence
The FBI is warning people not to be disturbed by an e-mail scam that threatens your life and orders you to pay up to avoid being the target of a hired hit man. The FBI said its Internet Crime Complaint...
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Brian Krebs
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August 29, 2008; 10:35 AM ET |
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Report Slams U.S. Host as Major Source of Badware
Last week, I examined a series of Web services that make profiting from cyber crime a point-and-click exercise that even the most novice hackers can master. Today, I'd like to highlight the activities of Atrivo, a Concord, Calif., based network...
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Brian Krebs
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August 28, 2008; 1:51 PM ET |
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White House Imposes New Security Mandate for Federal Agencies
The Bush administration has ordered all federal agencies to adopt new measures to shore up the security of government Web sites, setting a January 2009 deadline for implementing the changes across all dot-gov domains. Agencies will be required to roll...
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Brian Krebs
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August 27, 2008; 11:00 AM ET |
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Web Fraud 2.0: Thwarting Anti-Spam Defenses
Spammers have made great strides this past year in defeating CAPTCHAs, the distorted text used as a security test to ensure a person and not a machine is behind a computer screen. But automated programs that spammers use to thwart...
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Brian Krebs
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August 25, 2008; 7:00 AM ET |
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