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  • August 2008

    • Federal Informer Was Behind Massive Credit Card Theft

      New York Times  |  Aug 12, 08 8:40 AM CDT

      Federal Informer Was Behind Massive Credit Card Theft

      (Newser) - Federal agents struggling to crack the biggest data-theft ring in history discovered that one of their own informants was orchestrating the syndicate's US operations, the New York Times reports. The supposedly reformed hacker had turned Secret Service informant to escape a prison sentence in 2003 but secretly continued his criminal activities. More »

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      Secret Service  • cybercrime  • hacker  • data theft  • informant

    • Tips for Candidates on Cyber Security

      Wired  |  Aug 7, 08 4:23 PM CDT

      Tips for Candidates on Cyber Security

      (Newser) - Noting that both candidates have plans to ensure our collective cyber security, Bruce Schneier, in Wired , lays out some essential policy advice for the next president: Use the government’s enormous purchasing power to make security software producers do better. Make security requirements for government software high, and those improvements will be included in the security products offered to the public. More »

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      Internet  • computer  • Internet security  • markets  • national security  • cybercrime  • hacking  • cyberspace

    • 'Every Network Is at Risk' Thanks to Bug

      Wired  |  Aug 7, 08 8:05 AM CDT

      'Every Network Is at Risk' Thanks to Bug

      (Newser) - Security researcher Dan Kaminsky outlined what he calls the biggest Internet security hole since 1997 to a gathering of experts yesterday, and it's a lot worse than had been understood, Wired reports. “Every network is at risk,” Kaminsky said at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. "That's what this flaw has shown." The bug, a hole in the Domain Name Service, has wider implications than anyone realized when word of it leaked last month, Kaminksy said. More »

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      Internet  • Internet security  • cybercrime  • domain names  • phishing  • Internet domains  • Dan Kaminsky

    • Feds Nab 11 Cybercrime Masterminds

      Boston Globe  |  Aug 5, 08 3:49 PM CDT

      Feds Nab 11 Cybercrime Masterminds

      (Newser) - An international crew of hackers who reportedly stole more than 40 million credit and debit card numbers from nine US companies were indicted today in what Attorney General Michael Mukasey is calling "the single largest and most complex identity theft case that's ever charged in this country." The ring grabbed hundreds of millions of dollars, officials told the Boston Globe . More »

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      hackers  • cybercrime  • computers  • Barnes & Noble  • credit cards  • OfficeMax  • Boston Market

  • July 2008

    • Cybercrime Getting Organized

      Ars Technica  |  Jul 16, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      Cybercrime Getting Organized

      (Newser) - There’s serious money to be made in cybercrime, and its perpetrators are beginning to reflect that fact, Ars Technica reports. Lone hackers have been replaced with hierarchical organizations that divide the criminal risks inherent in stealing and reselling (usually financial) information. The cybercrime "firms" are growing steadily as they generate more revenue, internet security firm Finjan notes in its quarterly report. More »

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      credit card  • Mafia  • organized crime  • cybercrime  • hacker  • hacking  • savings account

  • June 2008
  • April 2008

    • Malware Threats Skyrocketed in 2007

      ComputerWorld  |  Apr 8, 08 2:51 PM CDT

      Malware Threats Skyrocketed in 2007

      (Newser) - Last year saw an explosion in malware threats that has Symantec considering a new approach to Internet security—“whitelisting” legitimate computer code rather than blacklisting known threats. Of 1.1 million threats the company has discovered in over 25 years, it uncovered almost two-thirds of them in 2007, Computerworld reports. Symantec blames the escalation on the emergence of efficient malware-creating organizations. More »

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      Internet security  • cybercrime  • phishing  • malware  • Symantec

  • January 2008

    • Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

      PC World  |  Jan 20, 08 8:38 AM CST

      Cybercrooks Hacking Power Grid

      (Newser) - Foreign extortionists have managed to hack into US power grids and shut them down, PC World reports, citing a CIA analyst speaking at a security conference this week. "In at least one case, the disruption caused a power outage affecting multiple cities. We do not know who executed these attacks, but all involved intrusions through the Internet," the analyst said. More »

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      Internet  • CIA  • hackers  • electricity  • cybercrime  • power outage  • extortion  • power grid

    • Wi-Fi Hotspots Become Hackers' Delight

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jan 17, 08 3:05 AM CST

      Wi-Fi Hotspots Become Hackers' Delight

      (Newser) - Wi-Fi hotspots multiplying around the nation are boosting convenience for internet users on the go, but are also making life easier for hackers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Hackers at hotspots in hotels, airports and cafes can pluck other users' financial details and company information out of the air. More »

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      Wi-Fi  • wireless  • cybercrime  • hacking

  • December 2007

    • Latest Domain Name Hack Disguises Its Danger

      PC World  |  Dec 11, 07 8:48 PM CST

      Latest Domain Name Hack Disguises Its Danger

      (Newser) - The misdirection of “open-recursive” DNS servers, which facilitate web-surfing by translating verbal domain names into numerical IP addresses, is the new, more covert face of cyber-criminality, and could explode into a new wave of phishing attacks, IDG News reports. Hackers can use these types of DNS servers to redirect a web user to pages of their choosing, regardless of the web address they entered. More »

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      cybercrime  • domain names  • phishing  • Internet domains  • DNS

    • Hackers Breach Security at 2 US Nuclear Labs

      ABC News  |  Dec 7, 07 12:05 PM CST

      Hackers Breach Security at 2 US Nuclear Labs

      (Newser) - A US nuclear lab has been the target of a coordinated cyberattack that may have exposed the personal information of thousands of visitors, reports ABC News. Hackers broke into the nonclassified part of the computer system at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a research facility in Tennessee, and made over 1,000 attempts to steal data. The attack seems to be part of a coordinated effort against labs across the country. More »

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      nuclear facilities  • cybercrime  • hacking  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    • 'Little Emperors' Run Riot in China

      Reuters  |  Dec 5, 07 5:12 AM CST

      'Little Emperors' Run Riot in China

      (Newser) - China is seeing an explosion in youth crime, and the effects of the one-child policy  and sweeping social and technological change are thought to be partly to blame, reports Reuters. Juvenile delinquency has doubled in the last decade, with offenders getting bolder and more innovative. "They are committing new types of crime and forming larger gangs. They even commit crimes without specific motives," an expert said. More »

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      China  • cybercrime  • youth  • juveniles  • online crime

    • Teen Nabbed for $26M 'Net Heist

      New Zealand Herald  |  Dec 1, 07 5:39 PM CST

      Teen Nabbed for $26M 'Net Heist

      (Newser) - The computer ace behind a $26 million worldwide identity theft heist is only 18, police said today, after nabbing New Zealander Owen Whyte. The teen allegedly wrote a ‘spybot’ program which stole financial data from more than a million computers. Police called him “one of the most skilled people in the world [at writing] this sort of malicious software.” More »

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      FBI  • Secret Service  • cybercrime  • University of Pennsylvania  • hacking

  • November 2007

    • NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

      Associated Press  |  Nov 30, 07 8:00 AM CST

      NZ Teenager Is Alleged Hacker Mastermind

      (Newser) - New Zealand police working with FBI today took into custody an 18-year-old accused of leading a cybercrime network responsible for $20 million worth of damage. Known by the name “AKILL,” the alleged teenaged mastermind wrote software that could control computers and then sold his skills to other hackers. Police questioned and then released the suspect, who was a minor when his alleged offenses began, AP reports.  More »

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      FBI  • teenagers  • hackers  • New Zealand  • cybercrime

    • FBI Arrests Penn Junior in Hacker Sting

      Associated Press  |  Nov 29, 07 6:22 PM CST

      FBI Arrests Penn Junior in Hacker Sting

      (Newser) - A junior at the University of Pennsylvania hijacked and crashed a school server as part of a New Zealand hacker's plan to take over multiple online chat sites, an FBI indictment said today. The arrest of Ryan Goldstein, 21, was part of a number of cases in an FBI operation focused on hackers who used “botnets,” centrally controlled clusters of computers enslaved to serve cyber-nefarious purposes. More »

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      FBI  • cybercrime  • University of Pennsylvania

    • Dutch Teen Busted for Virtual Theft

      Guardian (UK)  |  Nov 15, 07 5:01 AM CST

      Dutch Teen Busted for Virtual Theft

      (Newser) - In what's believed to be the first arrest ever for theft of virtual property, a Dutch teenager has been busted for stealing "furniture" from an online game. He allegedly stole login information from gamers playing "Habbo Hotel," a Sims-like operation in which players create guests and furnish hotel rooms using credits that cost real money. The thief, 17, then used the information to remove other players' furniture, said police. More »

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      Internet  • computer  • theft  • cybercrime  • virtual worlds  • Password

  • October 2007

    • Cybercrime Nexus Tracked to Russia

      Washington Post  |  Oct 14, 07 5:01 AM CDT

      Cybercrime Nexus Tracked to Russia

      (Newser) - A growing trail of evidence points to a major Russian internet company as the hub of much of the world's cybercrime, according to law enforcement officials. The shadowy firm hosts websites devoted to child pornography, spamming, and identity theft, the Washington Post reports. Security experts believe the St. Petersburg-based company has strong organized crime ties, and has helped bilk Americans out of millions of dollars. More »

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      Russia  • Internet security  • cybercrime

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