Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Wednesday 02/18/09

Hackers Steal Thousands of Wyndham Credit Card NumbersPC World - Wed Feb 18, 5:30 PM ET
Hackers broke into a computer at Wyndham Hotels and Resorts last July and stole tens of thousands of customer credit card numbers, the hotel chain warns.


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MS09-002 exploit in the wild

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Bot busts newest Hotmail CAPTCHA

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Fugitive hacker indicted for running VoIP scam

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Black Hat DC: U.S. Must Consider Impact Of 'Militarization' Of CyberspaceFeb 18,2009 Homeland security and cybersecurity expert Paul Kurtz calls for public debate on cyberweapons, cyberattack response, and the role of the intelligence community

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Western Digital unveils remotely accessible NAS server for home use

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Hackers break into government travel site, feed users attack code

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Are Facebook's outraged users getting a wake-up call?

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Judge dismisses privacy case over Google Street View images

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Computer thefts prompt Los Alamos security review

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Trend Micro unveils anti-virus software for routers Reuters - Tue Feb 17, 3:51 PM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Japan's Trend Micro Inc, the No 3 maker of computer security programs, introduced a new line of software on Tuesday that runs on home networking gear, protecting groups of PCs from viruses.

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Smartphone Threats IntensifyFeb 17,2009 Enterprise data at risk, according to new McAfee report, which shows mobile device manufacturers seeing more malware attacks than ever before

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HIPAA Accountability in Stimulus Bill
On page 379 of the current stimulus bill, there's a bit about establishing a website of companies that lost patient information

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IE 8's list of 2,400 incompatible sites
Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft is tracking the compatibility of Web sites for its upcoming Internet Explorer 8 browser and has posted a list that now contains about 2,400 incompatible sites - including Microsoft.com.

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Santa Clara County busts identify theft, gambling, drug ring in San Francisco
http://www.mercurynews.com/topstories/ci_11730695?nclick_check=1

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CVS to pay $2.25 million to settle HIPAA violation
Dan Kaplan February 18, 2009
CVS Caremark has agreed to pay nearly $2.3 million for violating federal privacy laws regarding the protection of patient information.

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