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Was this the E-Mail that Took Down RSA?

26

Aug

2011

“I forward this file to you for review. Please open and view it.” As a ploy to get a hapless EMC recruiter to open up a booby-trapped Excel spreadsheet, it may not be the most sophisticated piece of work. But researchers at F-Secure believe that it was enough to break into one of the most […]

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Maine voter registration system breached. Or not.

26

Aug

2011

Reports surfaced on Wednesday that the US state of Maine – in the north-eastern tip of that country’s Atlantic seaboard – might have suffered a breach in its voter registration system. According to Maine’s Bangor Daily News, a malware infection in a municipality might have given unlawful access to the state’s voter records. Maine voter […]

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Blaming the Victim.

08

Jul

2011

.not, on this occasion, the classic Blackhat “It’s your fault that we’ve hacked your server, infected you with a virus, and broadcast your credit card details and gaming credentials to anyone one who cares to access the torrent” self-justification. (Which reminds me of a mugger saying “don’t make me do this to you” while he […]

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