http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www A resource for security in the digital age Sun, 08 Jul 2007 13:01:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Source: Australian IT A MISSING computer backup tape containing personal information on Ohio state employees also held the names and Social Security numbers of 225,000 taxpayers. The tape, stolen last week from a state intern's car, was previously revealed to hold the names and Social Security numbers of all 64,000 state ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/25 Source: Inquirer IT’S OBVIOUS, REALLY, that the best way of penetrating users' PCs to see what they get up to online would be to become a Firewall maker. Like, when I wanted a Firewall and was too tight to pay for one, I turned to Checkpoint’s little freebie Zone Alarm. It ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/24 From Ars Technica: Every large organization loses laptops, but when those laptops contain the personal tax information of millions of Americans, it’s a big deal. Big enough that the Treasury Department’s Inspector General for Tax Administration looked into the problem, and released a report on the Internal Revenue Service’s penchant ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/23 Source: WTHR Indianapolis - MasterCard is warning its member banks about a rash of thefts from the bank accounts of card holders, some here in Central Indiana. Kristin is good about checking her checking account. "I check the account online every day." And good thing. When she logged on Tuesday ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/22 Source: Indy Star In what appears to be one of the broadest online school security failures ever in the U.S., thousands of confidential Indianapolis Public Schools student records were available to the public through Google searches. An Indianapolis Star reporter using Google found information on at least 7,500 students and ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/21 Source: Daily Tech Amsterdam's Schiphol airport has become the first in the world to deploy a new "see-through" security system that allows screeners to view the shape of the traveler’s body beneath their clothes. The system is designed to detect weapons and explosives hidden under clothing. Numerous airports have tested the ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/20 Source: News with Views When cybercrime started to become a pandemic problem, the victims were generally stupid people who willingly shared personal information about themselves with phishers by signing online petitions, or by making online purchases through unsecured websites where their credit card and checking account data was easily stolen; or ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/19 The agency in charge of airport security, the Transportation Security Administration, has lost a hard drive containing detailed sensitive information on current and past employees, according to news stories including TSA Hard Drive With Employee Data Is Reported Stolen by Spencer S. Hsu in the Washington Post. The FBI and the ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/18 Source: ITP Cybercrime is on the rise, and what’s more the criminals are fast moving to non-PC devices and unsecured parts of the network. In the second issue of the Global Threat Report, McAfee researchers state that while the crimes themselves are not likely to change much, the mechanisms used ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/17 Source: Post-Gazette Names, Social Security numbers and other personal information for nearly 80 UPMC Health System patients were posted on the medical center's radiology department Web site possibly for as long as two years, apparently without the patients' permission. "It looks like they made a training video and instead of blanking out ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/16 Source: WREX TV We're used to giving personal information about ourselves when there's a security issue, maybe using a credit card in a store or getting on an airplane. But new technology tracks us in places we may not even know about. You can now put "going to a bar" on the ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/15 Source: Raw Story At least 45.7 million customer credit and debit card numbers have been stolen from major US retailer TJX after the company's computer system was hacked, the company said Thursday. The numbers were published in TJX's annual report to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It was "the biggest ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/14 Source: HULIQ New Internet Security Threat Activity Research Reveals a Shift towards Collaborative, Global Online Communities Operated by Cyber Criminals The latest Internet Security Threat Report released today by Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) reveals that the current Internet threat environment is characterized by an increase in data theft, data leakage, and the ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/13 Source: Everybody Go To In the past couple of years we have heard over and over again how a leaked email got out and into the open concerning some internal information of a company that eventually led to its downfall. Even the blogosphere sometimes relies on leaked emails to verify rumors ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/12 Source: PC World A federal grand jury indicted three people on charges of conspiracy, fraud, and aggravated identity theft related to a "high-tech" scheme to hijack online brokerage accounts. The 23-count indictment, returned in January and unsealed Monday, charges Jaisankar Marimuthu, 32, and Chockalingam Ramanathan, 33, both of Chennai, India, each with ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/11 Source: Computerworld The punchline to an old cartoon is "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog," but these days, that's no longer true. It's easier than ever for the government, Web sites and private businesses to track exactly what you do online, know where you've visited, and build up comprehensive profiles ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/10 Source: ZDNet A variant of the Trojan horse attacks known as Storm Worm emerged Monday, targeting people who post blogs and notices to bulletin boards. Storm Worm emerged in January and raged across the globe in the form of emails with attachments that, when opened, loaded malicious software onto victims' PCs, ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/9 Everyone will have heard about Julie Amero, the small-town substitute teacher, who got convicted in court for exposing seventh-grade students to pornographic material on her classroom computer. Computer expert W. Herbert Horner testified for the defense that the images were the result of incessant pop-up ads served by spyware on ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/6 Source: Associated Press The next time you walk by a shop window, glance at your reflection. How much do you swing your arms? Is the weight of your bag causing you to hunch over? Do you still have a bit of that 1970s disco strut? Look around -- you might not ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/5 Source: Techdirt We've discussed the threat to ATM security whereby a false front is attached to the machine, allowing attackers to scan a customer's card when they try to make a transaction. One solution is to warn customers about suspicious attachments to the machines, so that they'll know not to swipe ... http://security.worldwidewarning.net/www/archives/8