State-owned France 24 is in turmoil over boardroom 'spying' claims

State-owned France 24 is in turmoil over boardroom 'spying' claims


State-owned France 24 is in turmoil over boardroom 'spying' claims

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InfoSec News: State-owned France 24 is in turmoil over boardroom 'spying' claims: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/dec/02/france24-spying-turmoil-police-hacking
By Angelique Chrisafis guardian.co.uk 2 December 2010
It was Jacques Chirac's dream: a French rolling-news channel to challenge the BBC and CNN, beaming Paris's global view into the living rooms of the world. [...]

Hacker threat put HISD records at risk

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InfoSec News: Hacker threat put HISD records at risk: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7321902.html
By ERICKA MELLON HOUSTON CHRONICLE Dec. 2, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of students and employees in the Houston school district had their Social Security numbers and other personal data [...]

Government Considers Selling GCHQ Security Expertise

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InfoSec News: Government Considers Selling GCHQ Security Expertise: http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/government-considers-selling-gchq-security-expertise-14859
By Tom Jowitt eWEEK Europe December 2, 2010
The Government has revealed it is considering offering the security expertise of Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) for possible [...]

Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2010-48

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InfoSec News: Secunia Weekly Summary - Issue: 2010-48: ========================================================================
The Secunia Weekly Advisory Summary 2010-11-25 - 2010-12-02
This week: 69 advisories [...]

German hackers "gained access to Lady Gaga's computer"

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InfoSec News: German hackers "gained access to Lady Gaga's computer": http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/8176827/German-hackers-gained-access-to-Lady-Gagas-computer.html
By Matthew Day Telegraph.co.uk 02 Dec 2010
Two German hackers gained access to the computers of over 50 pop stars, including Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga, in an attempt to steal unreleased songs and issue blackmail threats over intimate photographs, prosecutors have alleged.
The pair, according to German police, used nothing more than perseverance and simple invasive programmes called Trojans, which can break into private computer networks. But they are alleged to have hacked into the computers of a string of world famous stars and downloaded hundreds of documents including music, credit card details, emails and photographs.
Their haul included a picture of the American singer Kesha, reportedly naked and having sex. Prosecutors said that the two had tried to blackmail the 24-year-old singer, but no money changed hands.
Happy with their success, the duo allegedly bragged on internet forums about their ability to hack into the computers of A-list celebrities. But prosecutors believe their main goal was unreleased musical material, which can fetch high prices on the internet. They sold some of the music they had obtained.
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Cyberespionage At A Crossroads

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InfoSec News: Cyberespionage At A Crossroads: http://www.darkreading.com/insider-threat/167801100/security/attacks-breaches/228500103/cyberespionage-at-a-crossroads.html
By Kelly Jackson Higgins Darkreading Dec 01, 2010
It has been a milestone week in cyberespionage developments that smacked [...]

Increased hacking poses major threat

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InfoSec News: Increased hacking poses major threat: http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/7218149.html
By Zhang Yan China Daily December 02, 2010
There has been an 80 percent increase in the number of computer hacking cases handled by the police in China each year since 2006. The new cases [...]

Canadian cyber-security lax, experts warn

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InfoSec News: Canadian cyber-security lax, experts warn: http://www.canada.com/technology/Canadian+cyber+security+experts+warn/3911521/story.html
By JASON MAGDER The Gazette December 1, 2010
Experts warn the Canadian government and Canadian companies are vulnerable to data loss, on the same scale as the WikiLeaks scandal that [...]

Feds pursue Russian, 23, behind one third of ALL WORLD SPAM

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InfoSec News: Feds pursue Russian, 23, behind one third of ALL WORLD SPAM: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/12/01/mega_d_botnet_suspect_named/
By John Leyden The Register 1st December 2010
FBI investigators have named a 23-year-old Russian as a prime suspect behind the operation of the infamous 500,000 Mega-D botnet, blamed for [...]

Federal Cybersecurity Spending To Hit $13.3B By 2015

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InfoSec News: Federal Cybersecurity Spending To Hit $13.3B By 2015: http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=228500061
By Elizabeth Montalbano InformationWeek December 1, 2010
Federal investment in cybersecurity will reach $13.3 billion by 2015, driven by a 445% increase in security incidents over the last four years [...]

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