GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attacks

Computerworld Security: November 21, 2013
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GitHub bans weak passwords after brute-force attacks

Popular source code repository service GitHub has recently been hit by a
brute-force password-guessing attack that successfully compromised some
accounts.
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1. Three senators challenge NSA claim that dragnet surveillance is required
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2. Cryptolocker: The evolution of extortion
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3. Google strengthens its SSL configuration against possible attacks
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4. Perspective: Curbing data use is key to reining in NSA
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5. Hackers reportedly steal 42M customer records from online dating network Cupid Media
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Three senators challenge NSA claim that dragnet surveillance is required

Three prominent U.S. senators have in a federal court filing questioned the
claim of the National Security Agency that its bulk collection of phone records
is required for intelligence purposes.
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Cryptolocker: The evolution of extortion

The Cryptolocker Trojan is an evolution of "ransomware," not a revolutionary
change from past criminal attempts to extort money from PC owners, a security
expert said today.
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Google strengthens its SSL configuration against possible attacks

Google replaced the SSL certificates for its online services with new ones that
use stronger, 2048-bit RSA keys, making encrypted connections to its sites safer
against so-called brute-force attacks.
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Perspective: Curbing data use is key to reining in NSA

Any effort to rein in the National Security Agency after its widespread spy
activities were revealed in leaked documents must focus on more than simply
limiting what personal data can be collected.
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Hackers reportedly steal 42M customer records from online dating network Cupid Media

Hackers reportedly stole 42 million customer records including email addresses
and clear-text passwords from Cupid Media, a network of dating websites.
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Richi Jennings: 'Pathetic' Microsoft ad campaign ratchets privacy hate for Google


Scroogled campaign dredges new depths.
Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is under fire -- yet again -- for its anti-Google
privacy message (despite the fact that Microsoft also makes money from targeted
advertising). This time, Redmond is selling T-shirts, mugs, and other
paraphernalia with a bastardized "Keep Calm And..." text. In IT Blogwatch,
bloggers fight like ferrets in a bag.
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