Facebook yanks mobile location-tracking feature

Computerworld Security: June 27, 2012
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Facebook yanks mobile location-tracking feature

Facebook has quickly pulled a feature it launched Sunday that allowed mobile
users of the social network to find fellow members who may be nearby.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Researchers devise practical key recovery attack against smart cards, security tokens
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568566/0/

2. Should cloud contracts cover client responsibilities?
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568567/0/

3. 24 arrested in international online 'carding' crackdown
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568568/0/

4. FTC files lawsuit over data breaches at Wyndham Worldwide
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568569/0/

5. Cybercriminals increasingly use online banking fraud automation techniques
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568570/0/

6. Darlene Storm: Civilian drones vulnerable to hackers, can be hijacked, used as missiles
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Is Cloud the Answer to Federal IT Savings?

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technology challenges the U.S. government is facing, and how some agencies are
dealing with them.

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Researchers devise practical key recovery attack against smart cards, security tokens

A team of cryptographic researchers claim to have developed an attack method
that can be used to recover secret keys in an acceptable time frame from
cryptographic devices like smart cards, hardware security modules and USB
security tokens.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568566/0/

Should cloud contracts cover client responsibilities?

The main focus of a cloud computing contract is on vendor responsibilities, but
it's appropriate to consider what the client remains responsible for.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568567/0/

24 arrested in international online 'carding' crackdown

A total of 24 people from 13 countries, including 11 from the United States,
were arrested on Tuesday on charges related to the theft and misuse of credit
card data, bank account information and other financial data.
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FTC files lawsuit over data breaches at Wyndham Worldwide

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against hotel operator
Wyndham Worldwide and three of its subsidiaries after three data breaches at
Wyndham hotels in less than two years, the agency announced Tuesday.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8078735/823929835/568569/0/

Cybercriminals increasingly use online banking fraud automation techniques

Cybercriminals attempted to steal at least $75 million from high-balance
business and consumer bank accounts by using sophisticated fraud automation
techniques that can bypass two-factor authentication, according to a report
released bu two security vendors.
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Darlene Storm: Civilian drones vulnerable to hackers, can be hijacked, used as missiles


You know those thousands of drones that will be flying and spying overhead in
American skies? They are vulnerable to hacking. Radionavigation Laboratory
demonstrated hacking and taking control of a civilian drone by spoofing GPS
signals. Researchers warn that terrorists could hijack the drones and turn them
into GPS-guided weapons and missiles to crash into other planes or buildings.
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