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Palin's personal email account hacked, contents leaked

Dan Kaplan September 17, 2008

A hacker group broke into the email account for GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin.
 

Anti-spam law struck down as unconstitutional

Chuck Miller September 12, 2008

In a unanimous ruling, the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down one of the country's first anti-spam laws.
 

U.S. intellectual property protection goes worldwide

Sue Marquette Poremba September 11, 2008

Legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate aimed at reducing intellectual property theft around the world.
 

Attack code released for SCADA software vulnerability

Dan Kaplan September 08, 2008

A security researcher has developed an exploit for a SCADA vulnerability announced earlier this summer.
 

Unauthorized web servers connected to IRS network

Sue Marquette Poremba September 05, 2008

The Internal Revenue Service found 1,811 unauthorized web servers connected to its network.
 

"Hit Man" spam returns, FBI warns

Sue Marquette Poremba August 29, 2008

The "Hit Man" email scam has resurfaced this summer with a new twist.
 

OMB mandates use of DNSSEC in gov't agencies

Dan Kaplan August 29, 2008

A White House office is ordering all federal agencies to implement a new standard for securing DNS connections.
 

Hacker Gary McKinnon loses appeal, U.S. extradition looms

Paul Fisher August 28, 2008

Gary McKinnon, the alleged NASA hacker, has failed in his last-ditch appeal to the European Court of Human Rights to have his extradition to the United States quashed.
 

Worm hits unsecured space station laptops

Joy Persaud August 27, 2008

A virus has infected laptops on the International Space Station.
 

FTC to study RFID as use becomes more widespread

Dan Kaplan August 20, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission plans to study the connection between RFID technology and privacy and data security.
 
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