A list of Romani scholarship recipients including sensitive personal data showed up recently on the Czech Education Ministry’s website. The ministry removed the list after Czech Television reported on the case earlier this week. Czech Education Minister Josef Dobeš (Public Affairs – VV) has filed criminal charges against an unidentified perpetrator over the information leak….
Month: November 2011
US committed to developing positive ties with China
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that the Obama Administration is fundamentally committed to develop a positive and cooperative relationship with China. At the same time, she acknowledged that America’s relationship with China is one of the most complex and consequential ties with an emerging power. "Our most complex and consequential relationships…
USPS notified 5,400 online store customers after their data were inadvertently revealed to others
A few days ago, I received an inquiry from someone who had logged into her USPS online store account, only to see another customer’s name, address, and last four digits of their credit card number. Understandably concerned, she contacted customer service who told her that it was a “known error” and that letters would be…
DARPA BRINGS NEW FOCUS TO CRITICAL AREA FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
Agency engages key leaders and experts for frank discussion on cyber security Nearly 700 experts from the cyber community—half of which were new to the DARPA cyber community—joined Agency and other Defense Department cyber leaders in Arlington, Va. at DARPA’s “Colloquium on Future Directions in Cyber Security,”Monday. A general agreement by all attendees was rapidly reached;…
Steam hit by hackers
Its owner and operator, Valve, uncovered an intrusion into a user database while investigating a security breach of its discussion forums. The attackers used login details from the forum hack to access a database that held ID and credit card data. Valve said that, so far, it had no evidence that credit cards were being…
Duqu Authors Sprinkle Humor in Dangerous Code
Wrapped in the code used to infect computers is an "Easter egg," or a hidden message. Easter eggs have long been inserted in computer code, often seen only by those who enjoy browsing computer code. Duqu’s exploit, the code used to take advantage of a software vulnerability, contained the line: "Copyright (c) 2003 Showtime Inc….