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DHS Warns of Female Suicide Bombers

2008-02-13 12:35:56 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...suicide bombers to thwart security and draw attention to their causes, a new FBI-Department of Homeland Security assessment concludes Photo caption: Female suicide bombers can use devices to make them appear pregnant, a security assessment says Second paragraph: The assessment said the agencies "have no specific, credible intelligence...
 
Tags: suicide bombers, female suicide bombers, terrorists increasingly favor, terrorist organizations intend, assessment, security assessment, thwart security, credible intelligence, photo caption
 
 
 
 
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Teen Involved in MySpace Suicide Hoax Says Adult Also Participated

2008-04-01 19:15:00 by Threat Level in Wired Security
 
Despite denials, 47-year-old Lori Drew actively participated in the MySpace hoax that led to the suicide of 13-year-old Megan Meier, according to a teenager who admits her own role in the tragedy
 
Tags: 13-year-old megan meier, myspace hoax, 47-year-old lori, suicide, tragedy, led, teenager, actively, denials
 
 
 
 
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Heartbroken mother of slain children speaks out about the Montgommery County court system

2008-04-06 19:39:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...suicide my swallowing Motrin tablets and stabbing himself in the neck with a steak knife. Apparently, he was more accomplished at murder than suicide, and his half-hearted attempt to kill himself failed. He has been charged with first degree murder Understandably, Mrs. Castillo takes little comfort from his arrest. She feels that the court...
 
Tags: castillo, mark castillo, amy castillo, court system, dangerous behavior, degree murder, castillo takes, baltimore hotel bathtub, slow bogged-down system
 
 
 
 
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Al Qaeda Threat Overrated

2008-05-07 12:56:19 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...suicide bombings continued until police using forensic evidencepieces of car bombs and pieces of the suicide bomberstracked down Dr. Azahari bin Husin, "the Demolition Man," and the little group around him. In a November 2005 shootout the cops killed Dr. Azahari and crushed his cell. After that such attacks in Indonesia stopped The drive to...
 
Tags: sheehan, sheehan writes, qaeda, terrorist cell capable, terrorism, cell, defeat terrorism, attack, attack tomorrow
 
 
 
 
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Why would the Government hire a security consultant and then not listen to him?

2008-06-19 19:56:00 by John Sexton in The Bullet Proof Blog
 
...suicide and non-suicide bombers where large numbers of people congregate. This will not come as any surprise to those of us who have seen the Al Qaida training types showing training scenarios aimed at football stadiums, shopping malls, golf tournaments, etc Interestingly, Aviv claims that these threats are well known by the U.S. Govt. but...
 
Tags: aviv, aviv claims, concerns juval aviv, terrorist attack, people, terrorist, attack, airports, munich olympic games
 
 
 
 
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Legislators to the rescue

2008-03-07 16:19:20 by Chris McClean in Security & Risk Management
 
...suicide (even though criminal charges will not be filed The sub-prime issue may likely be the next major target for legislative changes, although most discussion seems to be focused on consumer protection at this point, not tighter control over lenders In all of these cases, its much easier to see in hindsight what companies could have done...
 
Tags: curb data theft, massive toy recalls, legislative, regulations, drug trial results, tougher regulations, legislative action, tighter control, industry standards
 
 
 
 
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Overestimating Threats Against Children

2008-04-10 13:00:16 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...suicide. Recent federal statistics show New York to be one of the safest cities in the nation -- right up there with Provo, Utah, in fact Times are back to 1963," Skenzay said. "It's safe. It's a great time to be a kid in the city The problem is that people read about children who are abducted and murdered and fear takes over, she said. And...
 
Tags: subway, lexington avenue subway, york city subway, city, skenazy, skenazy chose, safe, york, 9-year-old
 
 
 
 
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Web scam suicide

2008-05-02 16:19:57 by Stuart King in Stuart King's Security and Risk Management Blog
 
Those who fall for spam based scams such as the Nigerian 419 emails or fake lottery wins make themselves easy targets for ridicule from those wise enough to be "in the know." However, there is a deadly serious side because many of the scams appear to be very plausible on first read, people do fall victim, and lives do get ruined as a result. No...
 
Tags: scams, spam based scams, lottery, fake lottery wins, spam, security awareness messages, circumstances, remain vigilant, university student
 
 
 
 
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Missouri woman charged in 'cyber-bully' case

2008-05-15 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
A Missouri woman whose online taunting was blamed in the 2006 suicide of her 13-year-old neighbor now faces criminal charges
 
Tags: missouri woman, 13-year-old neighbor, criminal charges, suicide, online
 
 
 
 
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Group says MySpace cyber-bully prosecution goes too far

2008-05-19 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security