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E-mail snafu exposes names of confidential witnesses in federal probe

2009-01-08 05:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
A spokesman for U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald in Chicago inadvertently e-mailed a document containing the names of more than 20 confidential witnesses to the media
 
Tags: confidential witnesses, attorney patrick fitzgerald, chicago inadvertently, names, spokesman, media, document
 
 
 
 
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Merged Banks' Names Already Cyber-squatted

2008-09-19 10:08:38 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...names of recently merged banks , according to the BBC. In fact, names are being bought even in the speculation of sales. Earlier this week, as Lehman Brothers was failing and rumors circulated as to who might buy them, the names barclayslehman.com, hsbclehman.com, hsbclehmanbrothers.com and bofalehman.com were all reserved. The buyers are in...
 
Tags: names, reserve domain names, domain, uniform domain, reserve, names barclayslehman, dispute resolution policy, auction, ebay auction
 
 
 
 
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Cute names can't come to rescue

2008-08-23 23:26:05 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
 
...names are cute but it can't help fix a bad strategy of making money by dishing out bad loans I have had interaction with several security project managers who were very good in creating a buzz around their projects. Projects were given fancy names. The funniest project name I have heard was "Baby Rhino". One day I get an email in my inbox...
 
Tags: names, project names, project, security project managers, bad strategy, bad, baby rhino, bad loans, fancy names
 
 
 
 
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ICANN and IANA's Domain Names Hijacked by the NetDevilz Hacking Group

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2008-06-26 20:00:32 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Names and Numbers, and IANA , the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority were hijacked earlier today, by the NetDevilz Turkish hacking group which also hijacked Photobuckets domain on the 18th of June. Zone-H mirrored the defacements , some of which still remain active for the time being Read more here - " ICANN and IANAs domains hijacked by...
 
Tags: official domains, domains, icann, ianas domains, single email appears, turkish, netdevilz turkish, internet, internet corporation
 
 
 
 
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Brad Pitt, Beyonce and Justin Timberlake top list of celebrity names most abused by malware writers

2008-09-17 00:00:00 by Ellen Messmer in Network World on Security
 
Brad Pitt, Mariah Carey and George Clooney are among the stars whose names are being most exploited across the Web to lure unwary fans into downloading wallpaper and screensaver software thats really malware in disguise
 
Tags: brad pitt, lure unwary fans, names, malware, screensaver software, mariah carey, george clooney, stars, wallpaper
 
 
 
 
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On Infosec-related Cat Names

2008-12-18 16:29:00 by Dr Anton Chuvakin in Anton Chuvakin Blog -
 
Don't ask me to explain it, but you can vote in my newest poll about the best infosec-related cat names here . As usual, results will be posted here Finally, I'd hate to bias the poll for you, but I suggest that you vote for "Fuzzer About me: http://www.chuvakin.org
 
Tags: cat names, vote, poll, org, bias, fuzzer, explain, usual, chuvakin
 
 
 
 
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ICANN's Announcement Of Anti-Domain Tasting Measures To Registrars

2008-07-08 15:42:32 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...names added on or after 1 July 2008 and deleted during the Add Grace Period above a certain minimum threshold. Each "transaction" will continue to be defined as a one-year domain registration increment caused by a successful add, renewal or transfer command, but this year any domain names deleted during the AGP (if offered) will be included...
 
Tags: icann, directly, fees directly, fees, registrar fees effective, effective, registrar-level fees, fee, per-transaction fee
 
 
 
 
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ICANN's Announcement Of Anti-Domain Tasting Measures To Registrars

2008-07-08 15:42:32 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...names added on or after 1 July 2008 and deleted during the Add Grace Period above a certain minimum threshold. Each "transaction" will continue to be defined as a one-year domain registration increment caused by a successful add, renewal or transfer command, but this year any domain names deleted during the AGP (if offered) will be included...
 
Tags: icann, directly, fees directly, fees, registrar fees effective, effective, registrar-level fees, fee, per-transaction fee
 
 
 
 
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ICANN's Announcement Of Anti-Domain Tasting Measures To Registrars

2008-07-08 15:42:32 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...names added on or after 1 July 2008 and deleted during the Add Grace Period above a certain minimum threshold. Each "transaction" will continue to be defined as a one-year domain registration increment caused by a successful add, renewal or transfer command, but this year any domain names deleted during the AGP (if offered) will be included...
 
Tags: icann, directly, fees directly, fees, registrar fees effective, effective, registrar-level fees, fee, per-transaction fee