Daily Archives: January 27, 2008

Here are RFID Debit Cards, whether you wanted them or not.

Posted on January 27, 2008 by davidjsh

In the world of banking, attention has turned to the prospect of using RFID technology for contactless transactions via bank cards.  While this in of itself is a security concern, John Leyden brought to light in his article (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/27/paywave/) that … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events | 7 Comments

Logic Bomb Fails to Cripple Medco’s Systems

Posted on January 27, 2008 by kurifodo

In a recent article on Computerworld, it was reported that a former system administrator of Medco planted a logic bomb which was intended to cripple the company’s network. Medco deals with prescribing drugs and various other heath services. Due to … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Ethics, Policy | 2 Comments

Pillaged MySpace Photos Show Up in BitTorrent Download

Posted on January 27, 2008 by felixctc

More than half of the million images that are private photos of MySpace users was stolen and uploaded onto BitTorrent. This is a huge privacy breach to MySpace users. The hacker, “DMaul”, said that he learned the security hole from … Continue reading →

Posted in Availability, Current Events, Privacy | 5 Comments