Secret Service Paid TJX Hacker $75,000 a Year

Secret Service Paid TJX Hacker $75,000 a Year

Secret Service Paid TJX Hacker $75,000 a Year

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InfoSec News: Secret Service Paid TJX Hacker $75,000 a Year: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/03/gonzalez-salary/
By Kim Zetter Threat Level Wired.com March 22, 2010
Convicted TJX hacker Albert Gonzalez earned $75,000 a year working undercover for the U.S. Secret Service, informing on bank card thieves [...]

[Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, March 14, 2010

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InfoSec News: [Dataloss Weekly Summary] Week of Sunday, March 14, 2010: ========================================================================
Open Security Foundation - DataLossDB Weekly Summary Week of Sunday, March 14, 2010
4 Incidents Added.
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Singapore unveils new anti-cybercrime package

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InfoSec News: Singapore unveils new anti-cybercrime package: http://www.mis-asia.com/news/articles/singapore-unveils-new-anti-cybercrime-package
By Ross O. Storey MIS Asia 22 March 2010
SINGAPORE -- Internet service providers (ISPs) in Singapore will be subject to a new code of infocomm security practice under a package of [...]

Indian web address used for hacking Bangladesh websites

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InfoSec News: Indian web address used for hacking Bangladesh websites: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/internet/Indian-web-address-used-for-hacking-Bangladesh-websites/articleshow/5710858.cms
The Economic Times 21 Mar 2010
DHAKA: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Bangladesh says it has traced an Indian IP (Internet Protocol) address used for hacking 20 district portals, but acknowledges that the real identity of the hacker could be concealed.
The hacked sites were operated by the PMO and the incident is considered to be a serious security lapse.
"We have initially detected an Indian IP address that belongs to Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL), one of the largest Internet service providers in India," said S M Akash, media manager of Access to Information (A2i) team of the PMO.
Professional hackers, however, use various methods to hide their real IP address and location, The Daily Star quoted him as saying.
The Bangladesh government will ask VSNL for details of the IP address and the hacker's location, said the official.
Twenty district websites operated by the PMO were hacked Saturday.
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Mac OS X has 20 zero day flaws

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InfoSec News: Mac OS X has 20 zero day flaws: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1597220/mac-os-x-zero-day-flaws
By Nick Farrell The Inquirer March 19 2010
WHILE THE THINK DIFFERENT COMPANY Apple continues to smugly tell users that its OS is safer than Windows, an insecurity expert has claimed that it has 20 zero day security flaws. [...]

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