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Phishing and spoofing, known to most of us, but forgotten as well. For those of you unfamiliar with these insidious practices, educate yourselves and beware! Those of us who are already familiar, remain vigilant. read more »
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The FBI has quietly built a sophisticated surveillance system that performs instant wiretaps on almost any communications device, according to nearly a thousand pages of restricted documents newly released under the Freedom of Information Act. read more »
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It's the third breach of data security this summer for pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, and the Connecticut Attorney General wants answers.Richard Blumenthal thinks this latest incident, where Pfizer has been cracked for personally identifiable informat read more »
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The National Security Letter (NSL) provision of the PATRIOT Act was struck down today by federal court judge Victor Marrero. The controversial NSL provision has allowed the FBI to secretly demand access to records held by organizations like libraries read more »
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Should telecom companies like AT&T be given a "get out of jail free" card for their participation in the Bush administration’s warrantless wiretapping program? Anyone who believes in a system of checks and balances ought to be horrified. read more »
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Donald Kerr, a top intelligence official with the US government, says that citizens need to change their definition of privacy to match the government's definition, the AP reports. read more »
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THE explosion in the popularity of social networking sites has made thousands of people vulnerable to cyber-fraud, a former FBI security chief warned yesterday. read more »
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Based on McAfee research and input from security experts with NATO, the FBI and other intelligence outfits, a new report claims hackers in China are believed responsible for four out of five major attacks on ... read more »
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Hackers infiltrated more than a million computers Eight charged so far in crackdown by FBI A New Zealand teenager is facing a 10-year jail term after being accused of leading an international group of computer ... read more »
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The FBI showed students at DeVeaux Middle School the dark side of the Internet Wednesday. read more »
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Email spam made to look like an official Department of Justice message carries a payload no computer user will find just or fair.Government-themed scams tend to become popular at tax time, though others take place at different times of the year. Cri read more »
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Undercover FBI agents used this hyperlink-enticement technique, which directed Internet users to a clandestine government server, to stage armed raids of homes in Pennsylvania, New York, and Nevada last year. read more »
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