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September 4, 2008 — Click here to view this newsletter online

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Latest News

"Hard" encryption keys, TPM thwart "cold boot" theft: Experts

Jack Rogers February 22, 2008

In the wake of a Princeton research team's surprising announcement of a simple method for stealing encrypted data from DRAM chips on PCs -- even after the unit's power has been shut off -- security experts told SCMagazineUS.com on Friday that the tools to thwart these thefts already are available.

Quebec police break up massive botnet operation

Jim Carr February 22, 2008

Quebec police have arrested 17 people on charges stemming from alleged botnet-related activities that police said caused an estimated $44.3 million in damages worldwide.

Google, Cleveland hospital begin medical records project

Jim Carr February 22, 2008

In a move some say could compromise the privacy of hospital patients, Google has announced it will begin a pilot test of an online health service that will store the medical records of several thousand Cleveland Clinic medical center patients.

Missouri AG sues Texas data broker over ID theft claims

Dan Kaplan February 21, 2008

The Missouri Attorney General's Office has filed a lawsuit against a Texas-based data broker that contends the company sold the Social Security numbers of some Missouri residents.

Reed Elsevier acquires ChoicePoint in $4.1 billion deal

Dan Kaplan February 21, 2008

ChoicePoint, whose watershed breach prompted a burst of state disclosure laws, has been acquired by LexisNexis information service parent, Reed Elsevier, for $4.1 billion, the two companies announced Thursday.

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Spam lures to eclipse "videos" laced with malware appear

Jack Rogers February 21, 2008

Websense has warned that spam emails have emerged which attempt to dupe recipients into downloading videos of Wednesday's total lunar eclipse but instead deliver an information-stealing trojan to the user's PC.

Two vulnerabilities found in VMware virtualization products

Jim Carr February 25, 2008

Security researchers have uncovered a pair of vulnerabilities in VMware software, virtualization technology used to run multiple versions of an operating system on a single computer. One flaw affects a server version of the software, the other is found in desktop software.

Federal judge shuts site that leaks confidential information

Jack Rogers February 20, 2008

A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered the disabling of a website that discloses confidential information, a precedent-setting ruling that may raise a legal challenge to the growing online black market in purloined data while testing First Amendment rights.

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