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Google Spamming Us

2007-12-20 22:11:11 by RSnake in ha.ckers.org web application security lab
 
...Dec/2007:07:21:51 +0000] GET /weird/popup.html/Buy-COM.html HTTP/1.1 302 204 - Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html 66.249.73.40 - - [11/Dec/2007:05:24:19 +0000] GET /weird/popup.html/Buy-MEUK.html HTTP/1.1 302 204 - Mozilla/5.0 (compatible; Googlebot/2.1; +http://www.google.com/bot.html 66.249.73.40 - -...
 
Tags: google, html http1, http1, html, google likes viagra, referrer spam, spam, google spam, con google
 
 
 
 
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Unauthorized access to University of Georgia server affects 4,250

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2008-01-09 15:32:57 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...December 29th and December 31st, 2007 a "hacker" using a computer "with an overseas IP address" was able to access a University of Georgia server used to store confidential personal information belonging to certain current and former university students. 4,250 individuals are affected by this breach Reference URL Associated Press report on...
 
Tags: university, server, georgia server, university students, georgia, overseas hacker, hacker, access, server off-line
 
 
 
 
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What If All Vulnerabilities Had This Disclosure Timeline?

2008-02-07 02:08:33 by Chris Wysopal in Zero in a bit
 
...Dec 16, 2007: Gleg customers notified of vulnerability and given exploit code Jan 1, 2008: Public disclosure (no details) with online demonstration Feb 6, 2008: Vulnerability still not patched Its not your typical disclosure time line. In recent years we have become accustomed to a disclosure time line that goes something like this Typical...
 
Tags: vulnerability finders, vulnerability, vulnerability exists, heap overflow vulnerability, gleg realplayer vulnerability, gleg customer, customer, gleg, exploit code
 
 
 
 
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Iowa DNR loses personal information on 7,000

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2007-12-19 14:22:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...Dec. 5 that the flash drivewent missing on Nov. 21 and probably ended up in the trash at the department's office complex in Des Moines Liz Christiansen, deputy director of the DNR, sent a letter to the affected people on Friday The records included information about retirees in addition to active workers Rick Hindman, an information...
 
Tags: iowa dnr, iowa, iowa dnr decides, iowa dnr lost, iowa department, dnr, computer flash drive, drive, information
 
 
 
 
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New Research Outlines Key Steps to Protect Sensitive Data - December 5, 2007

2007-12-28 12:18:16 by zaruba in Security Links
 
...Dec. 5, 2007 - The IT Policy Compliance Group today announced the availability of its latest benchmark research report titled Core Competencies for Protecting Sensitive Data (PDF 1.5MB). The report, which incorporates responses from more than 450 organizations globally, concludes that only one in ten organizations is in the enviable position...
 
Tags: research, benchmark research, sensitive data, protect sensitive data, benchmark research report, policy, policy compliance, report, institute
 
 
 
 
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42,000 West Penn Allegheny Health System Patients

2007-12-28 17:06:00 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
 
...December 15th Reference URL WPXI News Story WTAE-TV News Story Report Credit Karen Welles, WPXI Target 11 Investigative Reporter Response From the online sources cited above The names, social security numbers, phone numbers, addresses and patient care information of 42,000 patients were all on a laptop computer stolen from a nurses home ...
 
Tags: sensitive personal information, personal information, information, nurse, home care nurse, patients, home, information warrants, computer
 
 
 
 
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War on Terror Over in the UK

2008-01-02 12:59:35 by Editor in Schneier on Security
 
The British Government changes their rhetoric: The words "war on terror" will no longer be used by the British government to describe attacks on the public, the country's chief prosecutor said Dec. 27. Sir Ken Macdonald said terrorist fanatics were
 
Tags: british government, terror, war, describe attacks, chief prosecutor, terrorist fanatics, country, dec, words
 
 
 
 
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Laptop stolen from Workers Compensation Fund auditor

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2008-01-03 11:25:59 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...December 9, 2007 that contained sensitive personal and business confidential information. The laptop was inside a car which was inside the home garage of the employee Reference URL The Salt Lake Tribune Story Report Credit Dawn House, The Salt Lake Tribune Response From the source cited above Officials with one of Utah's largest insurance...
 
Tags: store personal information, personal information, information, information security matters, workers, workers compensation fund, laptop, security, security tokens
 
 
 
 
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Pennsylvania Department of Aging seniors affected by stolen laptop

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2008-01-03 17:18:52 by Evan Francen in The Breach Blog
...December 5, 2007 Reference URL Patriot News Story (original Patriot News Story (updated Report Credit Jan Murphy, Patriot News Response From the online sources cited above A state Department of Aging-owned laptop computer containing personal information on nearly 21,000 senior citizens was stolen from a Johnstown home during a Dec. 5...
 
Tags: pennsylvania, pennsylvania department, department, sensitive personal information, personal information, information, computer, laptop computer, medical information
 
 
 
 
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Airport Behavioral Profiling Leads to an Arrest

2008-01-03 12:49:51 by Editor in Schneier on Security
 
I'm generally a fan of behavioral profiling. While it sounds weird and creepy and has been likened to Orwell's "facecrime", there's no doubt that -- when done properly -- it works at catching common criminals: On Dec. 4, Juan Carlos
 
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