News & Alerts Archive
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Grad student in Turkey exploits SSL vulnerability to steal Twitter usernames and passwords (11/14/2009)
Twitter closes vulnerable "hole" that allowed a grad student to steal encrypted usernames and passwords. (Read More)
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Cyber War: Sabotaging the system (11/08/2009)
CBS's 60 Minutes reports on the current threat of cyber war to the U.S. infrastructure. (Read More)
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UISO Announces Data Security Superstar (11/11/2009)
Vivian Murphy with the Office of Faculty and Staff Benefits wins UISO's Data Security Superstar award. (Read More)
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VIRUS ALERT: Fake Facebook e-mail releases trojan virus (11/05/2009)
A fake e-mail sent to Facebook account holders contains trojan-infected attachment. (Read More)
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DHS Announces Opening of National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center (10/30/2009)
New center designed to address cyber threats to nation's infrastructure. (Read More)
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BlackBerry PhoneSnoop Application Used to Spy on Users (10/27/2009)
New software allows unauthorized individuals to listen in on BlackBerry conversations. (Read More)
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Adobe and Microsoft Release Critical Security Updates to Combat Software Vulnerabilities (10/16/2009)
MS released 13 updates and Adobe released 1 update on Tuesday that are considered critical. (Read More)
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DHS to hire 1,000 cyber security experts (10/02/2009)
The Department of Homeland Security reacts to growing national requirement for cyber security. (Read More)
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Georgetown Event: Cyber Security, Law and Policy (09/29/2009)
A public event co-sponsored by Georgetown and the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. (Read More)
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Phishing scam targets Twitter (09/24/2009)
Phishing scam's ultimate purpose is to obtain usernames and passwords of Twitter users. (Read More)
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Twitter limps back to life after DDoS Attack (08/06/2009)
Twitter slowly comes back online after a distributed denial-of-service attack. (Read More)
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Marines ban Facebook, Twitter, other sites (08/04/2009)
The U.S. Marine Corps decides to temporarily ban access to social networking sites. (Read More)
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MS Security Alert: Updates released for multiple vulnerabilities in MS Windows and Publisher (07/14/2009)
Microsoft released several updates that address a series of vulnerabilities affecting MS Windows and Publisher. (Read More)
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MS Security Advisory: Vulnerability in MS Video ActiveX Control (07/06/2009)
Microsoft issues security advisory for ActiveX vulnerability. (Read More)
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Michael Jackson's death spawns malware, more scams (06/29/2009)
No surprise, but hackers use pop star's demise to dupe users. (Read More)
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U.S. Defense Secretary approves U.S. Cyber Command (06/23/2009)
Defense Secretary Gates approves U.S. Cyber Command (Read More)
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New malware attack infecting Web sites (06/03/2009)
Security firm Websense has put out an advisory warning Web site owners about malicious code that redirects surfers to seemingly safe sites. (Read More)
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DHS names key cybersecurity staff (06/02/2009)
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano names key cybersecurity center staff. (Read More)
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Angered by Apple delay, hacker posts Mac Java attack code (05/20/2009)
A security researcher posts attack code to exploit flaw in Apple's Mac OS X operating system. (Read More)
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Conficker still infecting 50,000 PCs per day (05/20/2009)
The Conficker worm is still infecting systems at a brisk rate. (Read More)
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How to Protect Your Privacy on Google (05/11/2009)
Google provides ways to protect your privacy online. (Read More)
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Virginia Health Data Potentially Held Hostage (05/04/2009)
An extortion demand seeks $10 million to return more than 8 million patient records allegedly stolen from Virginia Department of Health Professions. (Read More)
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LexisNexis says its data was used by fraudsters (05/01/2009)
Company withheld information on the breach for more than a year at request for postal service. (Read More)
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Leaked copies of Windows 7 RC contain Trojan (05/04/2009)
Some pirated builds on file-sharing sites harbor attack code. (Read More)
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Mozilla Repatches Firefox After Regression Bug Pops Up (04/28/2009)
Bug in last week's Firefox 3.0.9 crashes Windows browser. (Read More)
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Conficker hype a 'problem,' says FBI cyberchief (04/23/2009)
Mainstream media hype leading up to the Conficker worm's April 1 software update may have distracted people from legitimate cyber threats, the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's head of cybersecurity said Thursday. (Read More)
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Worm solves Gmail's CAPTCHA, creates fake accounts (04/24/2009)
A Vietnamese security company has detected what it believes is a new worm that thwarts Google's security protections in order to register new dummy Gmail accounts from which to send spam. (Read More)
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Google fixes severe Chrome security hole (04/23/2009)
Google released a new version of its Chrome browser Thursday to fix a high-severity security problem. (Read More)
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5 Security Flubs Users Make When Browsing the Web (04/20/2009)
From haphazardly installing Active X controls, to ignoring security warnings, a look at five common ways users get off the security track online and ways to set them straight. (Read More)
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Twitter wrestles with fourth worm attack (04/13/2009)
Hints that it will take legal action against hackers (Read More)
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Hackers jump on newest IE7 bug (02/17/2009)
Vulnerability patched 7 days ago now under attack, say researchers. (Read More)
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Facebook CEO Calms Privacy Fears Over TOS Change (02/17/2009)
Who owns and controls your Facebook information? This has been a question many have debated over the weekend, but Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, finally gave us the answer (almost) Monday. (Read More)
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Slapped in the Facebook: Social Networking Dangers Exposed (02/07/2009)
Two security researchers demonstrate the many ways bad people can tamper with your Facebook account, MySpace page or LinkedIn profile. (Read More)
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Kaspersky: Web Hack 'Should Not Have Happened' (02/11/2009)
Kaspersky Lab says its Web site was hacked Saturday. (Read More)
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Kaiser: Worker data breached, identity fraud reported (02/06/2009)
Kaiser Permanente is notifying its 29,500 Northern California employees that their data may have been exposed in a breach, the company said on Friday. (Read More)
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Geeks.com agrees to security audits in wake of data breach (02/06/2009)
Tech retailer to undergo third-party audits every other year, as part of settlement with FTC. (Read More)
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IT security jobs largely untouched by economy (02/05/2009)
The size of security staffs and the money companies are willing to pay them have remained surprisingly steady, according to new reports . (Read More)
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Mozilla patches critical Firefox flaws (02/04/2009)
And it warns Firefox 2.0 users that bugs in older browser won't be fixed. (Read More)
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Human error caused Google search bug (02/02/2009)
Mistake that caused a glitch in Google search results for about an hour was made by Google, not StopBadware.org. (Read More)
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Data breaches cost $6.6 million on average, survey finds (02/01/2009)
A recent survey concludes that an organization suffers more than $200 per compromised record during a data breach. (Read More)
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P2P networks rife with sensitive health care data, researcher warns (01/30/2009)
Data leaks could be significant threat to patients, providers, Dartmouth study finds. (Read More)
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Test Center: How secure is Google Chrome? (01/26/2009)
Google's shiny new open source Web browser is a frustrating blend of excellent security model, questionable decisions, and a dearth of critical security controls. (Read More)
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Monster.com reports theft of user data (01/24/2009)
The company says its database has been illegally accessed. (Read More)
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Google shuts off antiphishing feature in Firefox 2.0 (01/21/2009)
Mozilla has urged people still running Firefox 2.0 to upgrade to the newer Firefox 3.0, which includes a working antiphishing feature. (Read More)
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Heartland data breach could be bigger than TJX's (01/20/2009)
This recent incident suggests cybercrooks have shifted to targeting payment processors. (Read More)
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FAQ: How to protect your PC against the Downadup worm (01/20/2009)
Biggest worm in years hits millions of PCs, but you can fend off attack. (Read More)
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Flaw found in Safari for Windows (01/14/2009)
Flaw in Apple's browser can only be exploited when Safari interacts with RSS feeds. (Read More)
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CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack (01/06/2009)
It's not sure how many customers may have been exposed to malware. (Read More)
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Oops! Twitter phishing scam snares CNN anchor (01/05/2009)
CNN anchor Rick Sanchez falls victim to a phishing scam. (Read More)
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TECH: WHAT WILL GO WRONG IN 2009 (12/30/2008)
Hackers pulled off the perfect computer crime on Dec. 2. New IT crimes to come in 2009. (Read More)