Hackers access user personal data stored by eBay

Computerworld Security: May 22, 2014
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Hackers access user personal data stored by eBay

EBay is asking users to change their passwords after attackers gained
unauthorized access to eBay's corporate network, compromising a database
containing encrypted passwords and other personal data.
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Storm DDoS Attack kit is infecting Windows machines near you

PLXsert, now part of Akamai, has observed a growing threat from the Storm
Network Stress Tester, an evolving crimeware kit. The Storm kit is capable of
infecting Windows XP (and higher) machines for malicious uses, including
execution of DDoS attacks.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Public utility compromised after brute-force attack, DHS says
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2. Jonny Evans: iOS 7: Making Find My Friends useful and less creepy
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3. Despite source code leak, Android malware fetches top $5,000 price
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4. DuckDuckGo redesigns search to include auto-suggest, local results
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5. Darlene Storm: Biosurveillance: Government to track your health as a matter of national security
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6. US lawmakers praise hacking charges against Chinese military
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Public utility compromised after brute-force attack, DHS says

A public utility in the U.S. was compromised after attackers took advantage of a
weak password security system, according to a U.S. Department of Homeland
Security team that studies cyberattacks against critical infrastructure.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8927388/823929835/672383/32/

Jonny Evans: iOS 7: Making Find My Friends useful and less creepy


If you or a friend has that problem of never turning up on time and leaving you
waiting, Apple's Find My Friends app may help. In this short report I'll show
you how.
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Despite source code leak, Android malware fetches top $5,000 price

Despite a leak of its source code, an Android program aimed at compromising
online bank accounts is still commanding $5,000 per copy, one of the highest
prices seen for a type of malware, according to research from Symantec.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8927388/823929835/672385/34/

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Deliver Productivity Breakthroughs with Digital Signage

Retailers have long recognized the influence that digital signage provides over
a shopper's point-of-purchase decision making process.

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DuckDuckGo redesigns search to include auto-suggest, local results

DuckDuckGo, the privacy-themed search engine, has received a major redesign with
enhanced search tools that could usher in a wave of new users.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8927388/823929835/672386/36/

Darlene Storm: Biosurveillance: Government to track your health as a matter of national security


We have surveillance coming out the ying yang as we are tracked via websites,
our purchases, our cell phones, digital footprints, license plates when driving,
and more. Now the government's biosurveillance plan will make tracking the
health records of Americans a matter of national security.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8927388/823929835/672387/37/

US lawmakers praise hacking charges against Chinese military

U.S. Department of Justice computer hacking charges against five suspected
members of the Chinese army should send a message that the U.S. government is
fed up with state-sponsored cyberattacks, some lawmakers said Wednesday.
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