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NewsBits is an open-source compilation of high-tech crime and related news stories from around the world. Target audience is law enforcement, military, intelligence, corporate security professionals and researchers. Published every weekday except for US holidays.
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NewsBits - 04/27/06
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NewsBits for April 27, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Aetna says laptop with member data stolen Health insurer Aetna on Wednesday said a laptop computer containing personal information on about 38,000 of its members was stolen from an employee's car. The data includes names, addresses and Social... more »
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NewsBits - 04/26/06
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NewsBits for April 26, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Fraudsters steal 2,000 credit card details Fraudsters stole the credit card details of 2,000 MasterCard holders in a major security breach last week. silicon.com was contacted by one customer of the Clydesdale Bank who was told that her... more »
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NewsBits - 04/25/06
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NewsBits for April 25, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Leaks of Military Files Resume Just days after U.S. troops were ordered to plug a security breach at their base here, the black market trade in computer memory drives containing military documents was thriving again Monday.... more »
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NewsBits - 04/24/06
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NewsBits for April 24, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Breach at Univ. of Texas - Austin exposes data In another reminder of the vulnerability of university networks, the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin) over the weekend announced that someone had broken into a computer at... more »
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NewsBits - 04/21/06
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NewsBits for April 21, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Man charged with accessing USC student data Federal prosecutors charged a San Diego-based computer expert on Thursday with breaching the security of a database server at the University of Southern California last June... more »
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NewsBits - 04/20/06
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NewsBits for April 20, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Oregon man fined 84K under Washington anti-spyware law An Oregon man was fined $84,000 for fraudulently marketing anti-spyware software on the internet. Zhijan Chen, of Portland, was fined after a five-month investigation... more »
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NewsBits - 04/19/06
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NewsBits for April 19, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** 15 years of jailtime for computer crime A Littleton woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison today for embezzling more than $1.2 million from a commercial real estate investment firm in Lakewood where she worked.... more »
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NewsBits - 04/18/06
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NewsBits for April 18, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Man guilty in high-tech crime spree HE FACES 32 YEARS IN PRISON FOR TAKING $3 MILLION IN GEAR. Reviewing security videotapes, the Santa Clara County investigators studied the giant burglar -- 6 feet 7 and with a... more »
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NewsBits - 04/17/06
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NewsBits for April 17, 2006 ****************************** ****************************** Britons' credit cards being sold online A newspaper investigation has revealed that thousands of Britons' credit card details are being sold online by identity thieves. Conducted by the Times, the research found... more »
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NewsBits - Week of 04/10/06
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Dear NewsBits reader: Due to work requirements and personal issues, the normal distribution of NewsBits was interrupted last week. Please accept my apology for this inconvenience. You can view the past issues of NewsBits at the links below. Thank you for your understanding and continued support of NewsBits.... more »
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