NewsBits for August 2, 2005
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Former Riverside officer sentenced to 30 years for child porn ring
A former Riverside police officer learned his fate
today - 30 years in federal prison. That's for his
role in a child sex and pornography ring. That's
the ruling that came from a Wisconsin judge against
32-year-old Adam Brown, who earlier plead guilty
to one count of "crossing state lines with the
intent to have sex with a child."
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=3668579&nav=9qrxcpWV
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Man admits possession of 70,000 child porn pictures
A Peterborough man admitted hoarding more than
70,000 indecent images of children when he
appeared in court yesterday. David Jarvis (43),
of Chestnut Avenue, Dogsthorpe, Peterborough,
pleaded guilty to 18 offences of making indecent
photographs of a child. He also admitted four
charges of possessing indecent photographs
of children on floppy discs, a CD-ROM and
a computer hard-drive.
http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=845&ArticleID=1102613
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Army punishes soldier for blog posts
The U.S. military has demoted and fined a soldier
for publishing "classified" information on his
personal blog, an Army spokesperson confirmed
Tuesday. Leonard Clark, a 40-year-old Arizona
National Guardsman who is currently on active
duty in Baghdad, dropped from the rank of
specialist to private first class on July 19
and must pay the Army a fine of $820 per month
for two months, according to a statement from
U.S. Central Command.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/02/guardman.blog.ap/index.html
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UK music biz sues five 'illegal file-sharers'
UK music trade organisation the BPI yesterday
filed lawsuits against five alleged file-sharers,
the first of their kind in this country. The BPI
alleges the five separately offered a total of
8,906 songs available around the world via P2P
networks. None of the five - three men and two
women - had permission to do so, the organisation
claims.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/02/bpi_sues_five/
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Missing Prosecutor's Laptop Found in River
A missing prosecutor's laptop computer was
pulled from a river near the spot where his car
was abandoned more than three months ago, police
said Monday. Two fishermen scooped up the computer
in their net Saturday in the Susquehanna River,
Bellefonte police said. The fishermen turned it
over to state police, who determined it belonged
to Centre County Dist. Atty. Ray F. Gricar.
(LA Times article, free registration required)
http://www.latimes.com/technology/la-na-laptop2aug02,1,4419716.story
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Man Sued in EBay Dispute Over Elvis Car
A 66-year-old man has filed a lawsuit in U.S.
District Court in Philadelphia against a New
York man who reneged on a bid he made on eBay
to buy a 1969 Mercedes Benz that was once
owned by Elvis Presley.
http://news.findlaw.com/ap/o/632/08-01-2005/119000085b5cb71b.html
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EU Commission promises alternative data retention plan
The European Commission says it will have a draft
directive for data retention laws in Europe on
the table by September, but early versions are
already circulating among interested parties.
Lobby group European Digital Rights (EDRi), says
that according to a draft it has seen, companies
will be required to retain telephone data for
one year, and internet data for just six months.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/01/data_retention_commission/
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ATM fraud blamed on lax security
Online identity thieves are costing banks as much
as a million dollars a month by exploiting lax
security at automated teller machines, according
to a published report. The Wall Street Journal
said that a report out Tuesday from research
firm Gartner Inc. shows banks not doing as much
as they could to control use of counterfeit ATM
cards to empty customers' bank accounts.
http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/02/technology/atm_fraud/index.htm
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5815141.html
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Cybercriminals up ante with phishing and darkmail
As phishing attacks rise by 45 per cent, security
experts worry about the rise in speculative and
dangerous darkmail messages. The number of
phishing emails sent to UK businesses increased
by 45 percent in July, according to the latest
figures from email security company BlackSpider
Technologies on Monday.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39211676,00.htm
Spear phishers launch targeted attacks
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/02/ibm_malware_report/
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'Customized' hacks jump 50 per cent
Virus-laden e-mail and criminal-driven security
attacks increased by 50 per cent in the first
half of this year, reports IBM Corp. Among the
most notable trends the company spotted was
a significant rise in 'customized' attacks on
the government, financial services, manufacturing
and health-care industries and large multinational
corporations, particularly within the aerospace,
petroleum, and manufacturing industries.
http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20050802.gthacks0802/BNStory/Technology/
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Sick scam exploits London terror bombings
Computer users were today warned of a sick
419 email scam that aims to dupe innocent people
into passing on their bank details by promising
them a millions from the estate of a victim of
the recent terrorist bombings in London.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2140651/sick-scam-london-terror-bombing
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Owning IOS at Black Hat 2005
Being arrested or sued is not positive experience,
but for speakers at Black Hat and Defcon, it
is a badge of honor. On July 27, Michael Lynn,
a computer security expert, demonstrated how to
gain administrator access to many Cisco routers
and switches. This demonstration occured during
Lynn's scheduled talk on the vulnerabilities of
Cisco IOS at the 2005 Black Hat Briefings
in Las Vegas.
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=5326
Exploit writers team up to target Cisco routers
http://www.it-observer.com/news.php?id=5325
Hackers at Defcon race to expose Cisco Internet flaw
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,103607,00.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/08/02/defcon.hackers.ap/index.html
Hackers Annihilate Wi-Fi Record
http://www.wired.com/news/wireless/0,1382,68395,00.html
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Hackers cash in on 802.1x confusion
Companies are leaving their wireless networks
exposed to hackers because of widespread failure
to understand or implement 802.11x security
systems, a survey has claimed.
http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2140662/poor-802-1x
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Infrared exploits open the door to hotel hacking
Insecure hotel infra-red systems create a means
for hackers to read other guest's emails, watch
porno films for free and put false charges onto
other guest's accounts. Adam Laurie, technical
director at secure hosting outfit The Bunker,
was able to demonstrate the attacks to Wired
prior to giving a talk on the vulnerabilities
at last week's DefCon conference in Las Vegas.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/02/hotel_hacking/
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Linux Bluetooth hackers hijack car audio
Linux hackers have demonstrated a way to inject
or record audio signals from passing cars running
insecure Bluetooth hands-free units. The Trifinite
group showed how hackers could eavesdrop on passing
motorists using a directional antenna and a Linux
Laptop running a tool it has developed called Car
Whisperer.
http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11266
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Wanted: Windows Hackers
Microsoft has said it wants to get more security
researchers into Redmond to demonstrate flaws
in its software, and it wants them to come back
every six months. Microsoft wants its "Blue Hat"
date with hackers to become a regular affair,
with biannual events where outsiders demonstrate
flaws in Microsoft's product security.
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/0,39020369,39211675,00.htm
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Fraud Roshambo: Paper Beats RFID
Fingerprints aren't just for fingers anymore.
Now, they could be an important new tool for
fighting document forgery. All paper, as well
as plastic credit and debit cards, bears a
unique "fingerprint" of microscopic surface
imperfections. According to Russell Cowburn,
professor of nanotechnology at Imperial College
London, detecting these unique patterns is easy
to do with a portable laser scanner.
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,68352,00.html
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Are we feeling safer yet?
Last week, Mike Lynn, a researcher formerly
working for Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISS),
gave a presentation at the Black Hat conference
on the internal workings of Cisco Systems Inc.'s
Internetworking Operating System (IOS) and exploit
techniques that, in short, rocked the security
world, created quite a legal stir and caused some
security pundits to accuse the usual characters
(big business) of being "thugs."
http://computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,103634,00.html
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How to develop a security training program that works
Albert Einstein once said, "Things should be
as simple as possible, but no simpler." This
is particularly true when designing a security
training and awareness program for your
organization.
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/hacking/story/0,10801,103528,00.html
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Ethical issues for IT security professionals
Physicians, attorneys and other professionals
whose job duties affect others lives usually
receive, as part of their formal training,
courses that address ethical issues common
to their professions.
http://www.computerworld.com/networkingtopics/networking/story/0,10801,103564,00.html
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Private signs XXX mobile content deal
Private Media Group - the Barcelona-based adult
entertainment outfit - plans to offer smut to more
than 220m mobile users across Europe. As part of
the content deal with Munich-based MindMatics,
Private is looking to make XXX material available
to punters in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, UK,
Netherlands, Sweden, Spain and France.
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/08/02/private_mobile/
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Hand-held gambling devices may soon come to a casino near you
It won't be long before gamblers are shooting
dice while queued up waiting to see their favorite
comedian. Or playing poker and roulette under
a poolside umbrella. Even a trip to the buffet
will no longer keep casino patrons from playing
slots.
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/12283686.htm
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/ptech/08/02/mobile.gambling.ap/index.html
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