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TMCNET
As Cyberattacks Increase, Lockheed Martin Ramps Up Security
Pentagon contractor set to open second intelligence center in Denver, reports say
OFFICE OF INADEQUATE SECURITY
OCR/HHS Reveals Two More Breaches
New breaches of HITECH Act revealed
COMPUTERWORLD
Data Theft Creates Notification Nightmare For Blue Cross
Break-in is proving expensive for Tennessee health insurer
PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION PRIVACY
Four More Healthcare Breaches From 2009
A look at several healthcare breaches from recent months, including four previously undisclosed
NEW YORK TIMES
Redrawing The Route To Online Privacy
With so much data harvesting going on, the current privacy model clearly isn't working. So what's next?
THE INDEPENDENT
Piracy Crackdown By U.S. Studios
Downloading music, films, or games could lead to prison, if U.K. signs proposed treaty
BLOOMBERG
China Attacks On Google May Have Hit 100 Companies, ISEC Says
Researchers say they discovered additional targets while helping initial victims
BLOOMBERG
Google Street View May Breach EU Law, Officials Say
Privacy watchdog group says Google is storing images too long
MASHABLE
Jason Mraz Twitter Account Hacked
Fake message adds $9.99 charge to victim's phone
HOST EXPLOIT
Cybertheft: $800,000 Stolen -- And What You Can Learn From It
If hackers stole the money from your organization's bank account, would your bank cover it?
FREE PRESS RELEASE
U.S. Department Of Defense Embraces Hacker Certification
DoD adopts Certified Ethical Hacker program as a base skills requirement
PC WORLD
Wyndham Hotels Hacked Again
Break-in of 2009 affected an uncertain number of franchisees, hotel chain says
ABC NEWS
Credit Card Crooks Shop At Best Buy, Target, Amazon
Chainsaws, Rogaine very popular with card thieves; online anonymity makes it easy
TECH WORLD
Hackers Capture Hollywood Imaginations
Review of 50 films featuring "hacker" characters shows that teenage image is overblown
SEARCH SECURITY
Voice Data Security Risks On The Rise, Say Experts
Emerging threats may cause enterprises to take a closer look at voice security, panel says
RSA CONFERENCE
Shifts In The Security Paradigm -- What Cloud And Collaboration Demand
In podcast, CA's Dave Hansen offers a preview of his RSA keynote presentation
POLITICO
Firms See Cash In Cybersecurity
With heavy government investment, private firms see gold in them thar hills
MOBILE MARKETING WATCH
The TCPA Strikes Mobile Marketers Again
Regulation comes down hard on both marketers and spammers
RSA FRAUDACTION RESEARCH LAB
U.S. Colleges And Universities Become A Favored Target For Phishing
Attackers focus on stealing students' logins and passwords
WIRED
China Widens Net Censorship; Google Exile Looms
Users will now be required to get government approval to operate personal Websites
STOREFRONT BACKTALK
The Cost Of A Breach, Heartland Style
Payment processor says it has lost $129 million in breach; another $100 million being held in reserve
TECH WORLD
Judge Orders Schools To Stop Laptop Spying
Following ACLU complaint, court says Pennsylvania school district must turn off cameras
NEW STATESMAN
Teenager Gets 15 Years For Blackmailing Through Facebook
Boy fooled other boys into sending nude photos, then threatened to post them
OFFICE OF INADEQUATE SECURITY
Mortgage Company Accidentally Discloses Over 15,000 Account Details
Sensitive data was sent out via email, company says
BIG NEWS NETWORK
Latvian Public Takes Sides With Computer Hacker
"Neo" is defended for leaking bank data on executives who benefit from country's deep recession
HELP NET SECURITY
IT Firm Falls Victim To Online Bank Fraud, Loses $100,000
Hacker makes ACH payments from IT consultancy's account
IT WORLD
Guilty Plea For Hacker Who Took Comcast Off Web
Attacker called Comcast employee after taking control of company's domain
THE WASHINGTON POST
3 Google Execs Convicted Of Privacy Violations
A judge in Italy sentenced three Google executives for privacy violations because bullies posted a video online of an autistic boy being abused -- Google called the decision "astonishing" and will appeal
TECHWORLD
Three Out Of Four Firms Have Experienced A Cyber AttackE
Three-quarters of firms have been the victim of an attack in the past year, at an average loss of $2 million per organization, according to a new Symantec report
SECURI SECURITY
GoDaddy Store Your Passwords In Clear-Text And May Try To SSH To Your VPS Without Permission
Researcher reports on how GoDaddy stored his main password in clear text and wanted root password and SSH access
TREND MALWARE BLOG
A New Twitter Worm Is Making the Rounds
Direct Twitter messages from friends that say, "This you????" are part of a malware campaign
HOST EXPLOIT NEWS
Google Recruiting In China Despite Withdrawal Threats
Google has posted ads for dozens of positions in its China business -- for 40 slots, including engineers, sales managers, and research scientists in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou
NORTHESCAMBIA.COM
Pensacola Man Arrested For Theft Of Computer With 8,000 Medical Records
Suspect lifted a computer from cardiology practice that contained the first and last names, dates of birth, medical record numbers, exam dates, and other private information of patients
ZDNET BLOG
10 Things You Didn't Know About The Koobface Gang
Koobface gang was behind the malvertising attack on the New York Times Website last fall, and the scareware-serving campaign that hit more than 1 million Websites in November
BUSINESSWEEK
U.S. Unprepared for Cyber War, Former Top Spy Official Says
Former director of national intelligence Michael McConnell told a Senate panel that the U.S. would lose if it went to cyberwar today
THREATPOST
Adobe Patches Critical Hole In Download Manager
Vulnerability could allow attacker to install unauthorized software on user's computer, researcher says
THE REGISTER
Intel Hit By "Sophisticated" Hack Last Month
Chip giant now includes hacking as a risk factor in its SEC filings
GOOGLE NEWS
Google To Restart China Talks: Report
Search engine giant considering a return to service in world's most populous country
eWEEK
Web 2.0 A Top Security Threat In 2010, Survey Finds
Social networks bearing malware are major concern for IT execs, study says
HOST EXPLOIT
Connecticut Attorney General Sues Health Net Over Data Security Breach
Blumenthal says insurer didn't protect patient records, waited too long to disclose breach
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Bugs
Enterprise Vulnerabilities From DHS/US-CERT's National Vulnerability Database
CVE-2012-4697
TURCK BL20 Programmable Gateway and BL67 Programmable Gateway have hardcoded accounts, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via an FTP session.
CVE-2011-4520
Heap-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX component in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted web page.
CVE-2011-4519
Stack-based buffer overflow in an ActiveX component in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted web page.
CVE-2011-4518
Directory traversal vulnerability in the PmWebDir object in the web server in MICROSYS PROMOTIC before 8.1.5 allows remote attackers to read arbitrary files via unspecified vectors.
CVE-2012-6563
engine/lib/access.php in Elgg before 1.8.5 does not properly clear cached access lists during plugin boot, which allows remote attackers to read private entities via unspecified vectors.