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This afternoon AP reported that VoteHere Inc., a company that provides “secure e-voting technology,” was the victim of hackers some months ago. Internal documents and blue prints were stolen, and the case is under investigation by the FBI. VoteHere contends the crime was committed in an effort to undermine e-voting technology, which has been assailed …
The federally funded Internet Fraud Complaint Center, last week renamed the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), reported a 60% increase in a range of cybercrimes from 2002 to 2003. According to the IC3, cybercrimes include: Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters, Computer Intrusions (hacking), Economic Espionage (Theft of Trade Secrets), On-line Extortion, International Money Laundering, and …
From Perry Aftab, this article on pro-active ways to use the web to ascertain what personal information is online about you and your children, and suggestions for safe web use and protecting your privacy while online. See also her site, WiredSafety, which focuses on resources to combat cybercrime.
According to Government Computer News, the content on 13 NASA websites was compromised by hackers, requiring them to go offline in what is described as “one of the most significant breaches of .gov domain sites in the last six months.” At the time of this posting, the sites listed in the article were still …
From the Washington Post, Online Financial Crime Headed From Bad to Worse. Worms, viruses and browser flaws will all continue to pose security risks for enterprise wide networks and home users alike in 2004. There are numerous web resources on these topics, and here are several to keep you current on the latest threats: Internet …
From a Justice Department press release: “A federal grand jury in Alexandria (VA) has returned a 108-count indictment charging 10 individuals and three companies with illegally selling controlled substances and other prescription drugs over the Internet through various websites.” Indictment
From the press release: “The Markle Foundation Task Force on National Security in the Information Age today released its second report, concluding that the U.S. government has not yet taken advantage of America’s technology expertise to fight the war on terrorism. In its report, the Task Force catalogs current gaps in the nation’s system for …
Press release, November 20 2003: EU Commission welcomes agreement of Council and Parliament to set up the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA). “It will advise Member States and the Commission on security issues and help co-ordinate activities to ensure a high level of network and information security within the Community. It will address …
The press release from the new agency, US-CERT states in part: “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University, is pleased to announce the creation of the US Computer Emergency Response Team (US-CERT). The US-CERT will be a partnership between the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) and Carnegie Mellon’s Computer Emergency …
UK firm Iceberg Systems is beta testing a new technology, Safe Haven, that identifies the use of portable devices with imaging capabilities, and disables this feature within a specified area. Interest in this technology is driven by estimates that there will be 900 million such imaging devices in use worldwide within the next four years. …
According to this AP article, the complaint against computer hacker Adrian Lamo included the charge that in 2002 he hacked into the New York Times intranet to access LexisNexis, which he used to incur several hundred thousand dollars in charges as he searched for press about, among other topics, himself. Lamo is today free on …
According to this report on SecurityFocus.com, the FBI is trying to locate and arrest computer hacker Adrian Lamo, who “has become famous for publicly exposing gaping security holes at large corporations” that include the New York Times, AOL and Yahoo. Mr. Lamo has apparently agreed to turn himself in. See Title 18 USC PART I, …
