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August 28, 2008 — Click here to view this newsletter online

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Latest News

Civil liberties lawyers hail reversal of Wikileaks shutdown

Jack Rogers March 04, 2008

A federal judge's decision last week to reverse his own ruling and lift what he had declared was a "permanent" injunction shutting the Wikileaks.org site for posting bank documents has been hailed by civil liberties lawyers as an important benchmark in applying First Amendment protections to such sites.

New virus tries to dupe victims into googling its name

Dan Kaplan March 04, 2008

A new virus that appears to harken back to the days when malware was written for notoriety and annoyance is actually a craftily executed social engineering scheme that seeks financial fortune for its masterminds.

New MS Access exploit in wild: Panda

Dan Kaplan March 04, 2008

PandaLabs researchers said they have discovered a public exploit taking advantage of a new vulnerability in Microsoft Access Database.

Hackers claim RFID smart-card hack, but vendor disagrees

Jim Carr March 05, 2008

A semiconductor company on Tuesday disputed claims by a hacker that he can access the firm's radio-frequency identification (RFID) chips to jeopardize the security of billions of credit card users.

Survey: ID management grows in importance across government

Sue Marquette Poremba March 05, 2008

Most government IT workers believe identity management is critical to their organizations, but view cost as a major obstacle, a new survey from Quest Software concludes.

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TJX customers to claim eligibility for breach settlement

Dan Kaplan March 03, 2008

TJX has begun distributing claims forms to customers whose information may have been compromised in the retail chain's massive data breach.

Storm returns to non-holiday spam

Dan Kaplan March 03, 2008

After a spate of holiday-themed attacks, the Storm Worm creators are going back to basics with their latest spam run that launched Sunday.

Phishing lures draw recipients to fake video of "dead" Castro

Jack Rogers March 03, 2008

A phishing email is in circulation attempting to lure recipients to fake news video purporting to come from a major Hispanic TV network and showing former Cuban President Fidel Castro lying in a coffin with Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez in tears at his side, Websense has warned.

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