Archive for the 'Security Incidents' Category

etiolated.org - Data Loss Search Engine

etiolated.org : a highly specialized search engine for identity theft and personal data compromise incidents.

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Biggest Identity Theft Incidents During May 7 - 15

Identity theft happens everyday and apparently there are no security controls which can stop this menace. Ranging from a few hundred SSN disclosure to milions of credit card compromise - (TJ MAXX is a “good refference” on this subject) - identity theft continues to pose one of the biggest threats to US Internet economy.

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Hacktivism spreads in Estonia and Russia

Hacktivism is not dead. The modern way of cyber battle has taken the violence off the streets of Russia and Estonia to a new level.

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PayPal Phishing exploiting Google Adsense Redirect

There you have it. PayPal phishing using Adsense forceful redirect. Pretty nasty… to say the least.

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Exploit in WordPress 2.1.1 code - Update Now!

If you downloaded WordPress 2.1.1 within the past 3-4 days, your files may include a security exploit that was added by a cracker, and you should upgrade all of your files to 2.1.2 immediately.

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The ISECOM Top 10 Real Computer Crimes for 2007 and Beyond

Pete Herzog from ISECOM has compiled a list of funny computer security incidents most likely to happen in 2007.
My favourite :
Your computer will probably crash a lot or at least reboot for no apparent reason but most likely due to some patch you got through an automated update which you are told to do […]

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