HSBC loses server with info on 159K accounts
Bank admits a server containing customer account names and numbers, as well as transaction types and amounts, has gone missing at a Hong Kong branch.
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Firefox downloads infected by ad virus
Mozilla has stopped distributing a language pack for Firefox after discovering it had been infected by malicious code for over two months.
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What is your stolen data worth?
McAfee Avert Labs finds price list for stolen bank account and credit card data.
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Attack on epilepsy site prompts near seizures
Hacker apparently tries to trigger seizures in visitors to Epilepsy Foundation Web site by posting hundreds of flashing images.
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Online security growing concern for Indian banks
Survey reveals 30 percent of India's top 40 banks were victims of phishing attacks in the past year. Only 57 percent have formal plan to drive user awareness about fraud.
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Microsoft resumes XP, Vista updates
Company had delayed release of latest Windows XP service pack and stopped automatic updates of Vista Service Pack 1 because of compatibility problem.
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Defend against patch-based exploits, warns Sans
Automatically generated exploit code from reverse-engineered patches can be countered with centralized configuration management, says the Sans Institute.
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Antivirus holes, browser spies are highlights at Microsoft's BlueHat hacker sessions
Microsoft developers hear from top security researchers about problems with in Windows, browsers and antivirus software at two-day BlueHat confab on Microsoft’s campus.
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UTM heads for larger market in Asia
Unified threat management devices are increasingly crossing the small and midsize business threshold to gain traction by larger businesses, say security vendors.
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Symantec 'under pressure' despite strong results
The security giant has posted strong end-of-year results but faces competition from high-performing rivals, says analyst firm Canalys.
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Over 600 HMRC staff disciplined for data infractions
HM Customs & Revenue has reprimanded over 600 staff since 2005 for data-protection breaches, including 11 'major' incidents.
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Government data breaches have eroded public trust
The British Computer Society has lashed out at the government, saying its poor data-control practices have harmed people's trust in information sharing.
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ISC shutters services of more than 4300 Chinese open e-mail relays
Internet Society of China proposes two measures, one is spam e-mail reporting and the other a white list e-mail servers, in an attempt to stop spammers with the close-down of over 4,300 e-mail relays.
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Signature-based antivirus is dead: get over it
The effectiveness of signature-based antivirus is much debated. It all comes down to a challenge issued to antivirus companies in a Race to Zero competition at the Defcon security conference.
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Multiple flaws found in HP Software Update tool
The flaws, which the company says affect products including scanners, printers, cameras and PCs that use HP Software Update, could lead to remote code execution or the leakage of sensitive information.
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Microsoft denies fault in hacks
Attacks that have compromised half a million Web sites are not due to any new or unknown flaws in Microsoft IIS or SQL Server, according to the company's security response team.
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Ethical hackers get industry association
The Council of Registered Ethical Security Testers has been launched to provide a trade body and professional body for penetration testers.
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Global security software revenue to hit US$10.5B
update China is the Asia-Pacific region's largest and fastest growing market, with revenue expected to reach US$169.2 million in 2008, Gartner figures reveal.
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Vendors urged to take responsibility for security
When it comes to the security of hardware and software, suppliers should be put on the spot, argue experts at Infosecurity Europe 2008.
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Bank of Ireland loses four unencrypted laptops
The stolen laptops contained sensitive details of around 10,000 customers, including names, addresses, account details and medical records.
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