Global Security Watch: February 2008 Archives

Global Security Watch > February 28, 2008

Phishing scam affects credit union - News 10 Now

[CU*Secure] SOUTHERN TIER, NY — A small number of people belonging to the Finger Lakes Health Care Federal Credit Union were recently made victims of a phishing scam.

Senate to outlaw phishing (again) while stripping away domain privacy

[Download Squad] Say goodbye to phishing. Again. Despite the fact that phishing is already illegal, some senators felt that it needed to be made a little more illegal. A bill (PDF) introduced by three senators including, of "series of tubes" fame, ...

Posted at 02:31 PM

February 28, 2008

Phishing scam affects credit union - News 10 Now

[CU*Secure] SOUTHERN TIER, NY — A small number of people belonging to the Finger Lakes Health Care Federal Credit Union were recently made victims of a phishing scam.

Posted at 02:33 PM

Senate to outlaw phishing (again) while stripping away domain privacy

Posted at 02:31 PM

February 26, 2008

Tight security in Iraqi city for Shia pilgrimage

[Khaleej Times : Middle East News] Iraqi security forces recently seized a vast weapons cache near Karbala, without being able to determine who was hiding it. They have also found hand grenades, and even explosives hidden in flag staffs, in vehicle checks of people heading to Karbala.

Posted at 02:02 PM

Security might need to be tightened at UCI nuclear reactor

[Sciencedude] The GAO also says that, “Although research reactors are less powerful than commercial nuclear power reactors, they may nevertheless be targets for terrorists determined to steal reactor fuel for use in a nuclear weapon or radiological dispersal device (dirty bomb) or to sabotage a reactor in order to disperse radioactive material into the atmosphere over neighborhing communities …

Posted at 02:01 PM

February 23, 2008

DIY IR headgear repels security cameras, attracts "security"

[Engadget] It's not the first method we've seen for blinding security cameras, but this new DIY / art project from the folks at Oberwelt eV looks to be one of the simplest, and one of the few that could conceivably be used on an everyday basis.

Posted at 02:33 PM

Airport security

[Gadling] Filed under: Airports. The definition of irony, huh? Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments.

Posted at 02:32 PM

February 21, 2008

ChaseÅ Online

[Phishing Scams] Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Chase by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

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Posted at 02:33 PM

Lloyds TSB Bank : Unauthorized Account Access

[Phishing Scams] Email asks you to confirm/update/verify your account data at Lloyds TSB Bank by visiting the given link. You will be taken to a spoof website where your details will be captured for the phishers.

Posted at 02:33 PM

February 19, 2008

Ensuring Britain's food security

[Conservative Party News from Conservatives.com] In a speech to the NFU, David Cameron stressed the need to give proper attention to the issue of food security in the light of a possible global food crunch.

Posted at 02:03 PM

Text Security Requires SMS “Hardening”

[Mobile Messaging 2.0] SMS comes with guaranteed secure delivery through their “Advanced Encryption Standard, a read and delivery confirmation to the sender, option for password protection prior to decryption and display of a message, even a remote wipe API, for when that handset is lost or stolen Mr. Phelps, you know your mission remains secure and possible.

Posted at 02:02 PM

February 14, 2008

A Security Wakeup Call

[Mark Evans] But until a security breach slams right into you, you really - and I mean, really - don’t pay that much attention. After all, it’s someone else who’s getting hacked, right?

Posted at 02:33 PM

NYPD Warns Of Chlorine Terror Risk

[Homeland Security National Terror Alert - Homeland Security News] A videotape presented Wednesday at a briefing of private security executives discloses for the first time the results of “Operation Green Cloud” a reference to the yellow-green color of chlorine gas.

Posted at 02:32 PM

February 12, 2008

Guarding Against Identity Theft

[This Eclectic Life] If it does, act quickly to prevent identity theft! DO file a police report, alert all your credit card companies, and place a freeze on your credit report (so no stranger can get credit cards in your name).

Posted at 02:04 PM

Identity Theft Around the World

[Identity Theft Blog at Identity Theft Secrets] Although many European countries have found ways to decrease the incidences of identity theft, they have not eliminated it. The US may be able to learn a great deal from Europe in this regard, however, the fact remains that identity theft is a top concern among many nations and steps are being made around the world to correct it.

Posted at 02:02 PM

February 09, 2008

Privacy versus Improved Targeting

[Great Finds] But with the rise of social networking sites, and Google allowing users to store more searchable and minable data on you, privacy advocates have got to be working overtime. While many websites provide user benefits with their (often free) tools, the goal is to leverage this knowledge about your computer usage to turn that around for marketers for improved targeting.

Posted at 02:36 PM

Facebook privacy chief: Data portability dangers overlooked ...

[Bumble Bee Soft Blog] InfoWorld - The launch of Facebook’s Beacon advertising system in November put the social networking site in the middle of a controversy over privacy, as Beacon was criticized for being too aggressive and stealthy in collecting and broadcasting information about users’ activities online.

Posted at 02:31 PM

February 07, 2008

Black Hat DC Speaker List Finalized.

[Black Hat Announcements] Please note, that we will not release the proof of concept at the end because there won't be a quick fix for the vendors and we prefer to deliver the know-how instead of the toolset.

Posted at 02:36 PM

What Is Phishing, Phishing Filters, Phishing Is

[Digg / upcoming] Phishing e-mails are also becoming more personalized, making them more believable to their victims. Phishing is an official message from a company you may have financial or other interests with and ask for your personal information such as social security number, account number or passwor

Posted at 02:31 PM

February 05, 2008

Princetonians fall victim to phishing e-mails - Princeton ...

[CU*Secure] Princetonians fall victim to phishing e-mails Princeton University The Daily Princetonian, United States - Feb 3, 2008 ”¦ estimated that four to five phishing e-mails were sent to students last year, mainly targeting members of the .

Posted at 02:01 PM

Global Security Watch > February 28, 2008

Phishing scam affects credit union - News 10 Now

Senate to outlaw phishing (again) while stripping away domain privacy

February 28, 2008

Phishing scam affects credit union - News 10 Now

Senate to outlaw phishing (again) while stripping away domain privacy

February 26, 2008

Tight security in Iraqi city for Shia pilgrimage

Security might need to be tightened at UCI nuclear reactor

February 23, 2008