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FBI worried as DoD sold counterfeit networking gear

2008-05-09 00:00:00 by HASH0x847373c in Network World on Security
 
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is taking the issue of counterfeit Cisco equipment very seriously, according to a leaked FBI presentation that underscores problems in the Cisco supply chain
 
Tags: cisco supply chain, counterfeit cisco equipment, fbi presentation, federal bureau, underscores, investigation, issue
 
 
 
 
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French ruling on counterfeit goods could have far-reaching effects for eBay

2008-07-07 05:20:45 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
If it is upheld, a French court ruling that fined eBay $61 million for allowing the sale of counterfeit goods could have a significant effect on how the company runs its business in the future, legal analysts said
 
Tags: legal analysts, fined ebay, counterfeit, significant effect, french court, company runs, sale, upheld, million
 
 
 
 
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EBay, British luxury goods group to discuss counterfeit sales

2008-07-24 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
EBay and a British luxury goods industry group is meeting Monday to discuss how to stop sales of counterfeit goods online
 
Tags: british luxury, counterfeit, stop sales, discuss, ebay, monday, industry, online
 
 
 
 
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FBI Freaks Out and Mixes Up Issues, but There Is a Valid Point in There

2008-06-02 11:16:35 by Posted By: Greg Young, Research VP in IT Leaders - Security and Risk Management
 
...counterfeit routers and such was reportedly found via an Internet search and posted here. The FBI (allegedly) makes the case that buying counterfeit network gear and getting your network gear with a trojan installed by a foreign power are linked Counterfeit gear has nothing really to do with having a backdoor installed. Having counterfeit...
 
Tags: fbi, network gear, counterfeit network gear, link government sales, link, government sales, fbi powerpoint deck, foreign power, deck
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft: Thank You For Buying Pirated Vista

2007-07-24 22:21:34 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...counterfeit software manufacturing or distribution ever." A lot of pirated Windows Vista was sold by the gang that got busted. The main point of the blog is to celebrate the role of WGA (Windows Genuine Advantage, the copy protection in Windows) . People who bought the pirated copies tried to activate them and failed. They called up Microsoft...
 
Tags: windows, windows genuine advantage, copies, microsoft, blog entry, free genuine copies, blog, windows vista, counterfeit software
 
 
 
 
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Storm Worm adopts counterfeit Christmas cheer

2007-12-27 08:00:00 by Editor in IT Compliance
 
Year-old malware continues to spread botnet infections
 
Tags: year-old malware continues, spread botnet infections
 
 
 
 
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eBay slammed over pirated software

2008-02-27 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b78c0c in Network World on Security
 
A leading antipiracy body has accused eBay over counterfeit software, claiming in a new report that "at least 90% of all software available on eBay is illegal
 
Tags: software, ebay, counterfeit software, antipiracy body, report, illegal
 
 
 
 
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Microsoft admits it sent Office nag to all WSUS servers

2008-04-19 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
System administrators are angry at Microsoft Corp. for pushing a trial anti-piracy program designed for limited distribution to all enterprise update servers, triggering incorrect warnings about counterfeit installations of Office
 
Tags: trial anti-piracy program, incorrect warnings, microsoft corp, office, counterfeit installations, system administrators, servers, enterprise, angry
 
 
 
 
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Designing Processors to Support Hacking

2008-04-24 13:52:33 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...counterfeit computer hardware from China , and you've got yourself a potentially serious problem
 
Tags: additional, additional hardware, hardware, exible hardware, design hardware, design, counterfeit computer hardware, attacks, support attacks