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Computer maker sued for snooping, sparking allegations
of child pornography in 1998
A Las Vegas businessman has sued Compaq Computer Corp.,
accusing technicians of invading his privacy by snooping
in his laptop while it was being repaired and sparking
allegations of child pornography. In a lawsuit filed in
a Houston federal court, Scott Margulis claims Compaq
technicians illegally accessed individual files on his
computer's hard drive while in was in a Houston repair
shop in August 1998. Technicians allegedly discovered
several photos depicting child pornography on the hard
drive. That led to Margulis' arrest, jailing and
indictment for possessing child pornography in August
1998. About a month later, the government dropped the
charges.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/021896.htm
Hacker attacks Ireland's leading Internet service provider
Ireland's leading Internet service provider is changing
the passwords of 30,000 of its 240,000 customers after
a computer hacker breached security, a spokesman said
on Thursday. Eircom said the change of dial-in and e-mail
passwords was being done as a precaution. "This was on
foot of an unauthorised person gaining access to one of
our servers and therefore may have had access to the
passwords," a statement from the company said.
http://www.antionline.org/2000/08/17/eca/0131-0337-Ireland-Internet.html
Pro-Pakistan hackers invade Indian website, post anti-India messages
Hackers apparently owing allegiance to Pakistan invaded
the website of the Indian state-owned telecommunications
company Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited (VSNL) and put in
anti-India messages, reports said Thursday. The VSNL site
was hacked on Tuesday when India celebrated its
Independence Day, the Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
VSNL Communications Director Amitabh Kumar said the hackers
added a page to the company's website with several messages,
including one giving gory details of an alleged massacre
committed by Indian army troops in Indian-administered Kashmir.
http://www.antionline.com/2000/08/17/eca/0050-0029-India-Hackers.html
Napster fan hacks dozens of sites
Pro-Napster hacker "Pimpshiz" said Wednesday he has
exploited a bug in Windows NT to deface five dozen Web
sites in the past two weeks, including NASA and the
French national library. The as-yet-unidentified hacker
is not telling anyone what the undocumented exploit is,
possibly saving his ammunition for a fourth wave of
attacks hinted at in messages sent to various news
agencies.
http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2616266,00.html
FBI investigates password-stealing scam
The FBI is looking into an Internet password-stealing
scam that may have forwarded stolen online banking codes
to free email accounts run by U.S. companies, according
to security experts involved in the investigation. A new
variant of the infamous "I Love You" virus struck banks
in Europe and the United States yesterday, potentially
exposing some online-banking customers' accounts. For
now, the variant, "VBS/LoveLetter.bd," is only a threat
to United Bank of Switzerland (UBS) customers, although
the virus's existence could result in copycat versions
attacking other financial institutions. That could pose
a serious threat not only to banks but to consumers as
well, according to security experts.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2549381.html
"Love" variant could spawn targeted attacks
Who hasn't worried that someone would steal their bank
card PIN numbers and clean out their bank accounts? Today,
the reason for alarm may have increased exponentially.
Security experts today warned that the new variant of the
"I Love You" virus is a reason for concern, not so much
for the damage it may cause but because of its potential
to affect future attacks.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-2549815.html
Bank says no damage from new virus
Swiss banking giant UBS AG said Thursday no damage has
been reported as a result of a new strain of the ``Love
Letter'' computer virus that specifically targets its
customers. Only a small proportion of online banking
customers face any risk, the bank said in a statement.
Specialists at UBS activated virus filters Wednesday
morning that prevented the virus spreading at the bank,
it added.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/ap/docs/317172l.htm
FBI's release plans for e-mail surveillance documents draws fire
A civil liberties group objects to how the FBI plans
to release to the public some of the 3,000 pages of
documents describing its ``Carnivore'' e-mail
surveillance system. The group says the schedule laid
out by the government is too open-ended. The Justice
Department told a federal judge Wednesday that the FBI
had located 3,000 pages in response to a Freedom of
Information request and lawsuit by the group, the
Electronic Privacy Information Center, which asked for
every document the FBI has describing the computerized
system that has raised an uproar among civil
libertarians and in Congress.
http://www.mercurycenter.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/021106.htm
New AOL Software Leaked to Web
A working version of software being developed by America
Online Inc. for its new generation of Internet-linked
devices has leaked out to the World Wide Web, where it
is being eagerly dissected by computer wonks. Some
technology analysts suggest the leak could present a
security problem for AOL, but the company said yesterday
that there is no danger of a breach in the protection of
users' personal information. The software--code-named
"Gamera," after the flying turtle monster that battled
with Godzilla--has been available for download on
several rogue Web sites for at least a week.
http://washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A38427-2000Aug16.html
Online balloting thwarts hackers
An electronic balloting service stopped 35 attempts to hack
into the Reform Party's presidential nomination process in
another successful step toward online voting, eBallot.net
Inc. officials said. During a 72-hour window this month,
5,437 delegates cast ballots online to select the party's
presidential nominee.
http://www.civic.com/civic/articles/2000/0814/web-1reform-08-16-00.asp
Wireless Web privacy hole still wide open
It seems the wireless Web doesn't yet work on Internet time
when it comes to privacy issues. Mobile phone Web surfers
from several service providers discovered last March that
their wireless Web services were distributing their phone
numbers to Web sites without telling them. The disclosure
enraged privacy advocates and prompted at least one company
--Sprint PCS--to promise quick changes. Five months later,
little has changed.
http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1004-200-2546734.html
GAO calls for proactive Internet security
he Internet will never be fully secure, but diligence and
a number of safeguards applied by businesses and government
could curb hackers' access to proprietary information, a
General Accounting Office official said Wednesday. "The
Internet is not secure for a reason," said Rahul Gupta,
assistant director in the Office of the Chief Technologist
at GAO. "It was designed to share information, not protect
it from something." Gupta addressed the American Institute
of Certified Public Accountants' national auditing update
conference.
http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0800/081700td.htm
ActivatorDesk(tm) To Respond To Issues On CBS's 60 Minutes
There is a new tool in the fight for web privacy. After
viewing 60 Minutes Sunday August 13th, world-renowned
inventor Roger Heath was inspired to announce its pending
release. It's called ActivatorDesk, and with it you may
automatically block advertisers from snooping on you as
you browse. You may also view and manage the cookies you
collect as you browse the web. "As I watched 60 Minutes
I realized it would frighten those watching, and I want
everyone to know we have been working on a solution,"
said Mr. Heath,"there is some light at the end of the
privacy tunnel."
http://www1.internetwire.com/iwire/release_clickthrough?release_id=15214
Armed roboguard world's first
Web-run sentinel not thief-friendly. The world's first armed
robot security guard that can open fire on intruders while
controlled through the Internet was unveiled in Bangkok
yesterday. It is one of five Thai-made hi-tech robots revealed
by the Thailand Research Fund. Asst Prof Pitikhet Suraksa, of
the King Mongkut Institute of Technology's Lat Krabang campus,
said his roboguard was developed from an unarmed "telerobot"
built in Australia in 1994. "The robot is equipped with a
camera and sensors that track movement and heat. It is armed
with a pistol that can be programmed to shoot automatically
or wait for a fire order delivered with a password from anywhere
through the Internet," he said.
http://www.bangkokpost.net/today/170800_News03.html
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