Bank not liable for customer's $440,000 cybertheft

Computerworld Security: June 20, 2014
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Bank not liable for customer's $440,000 cybertheft

A Missouri escrow firm that lost $440,000 in a 2010 cyberheist cannot hold its
bank responsible for the loss an appeals court said this week affirming a lower
court's previous ruling on the issue.
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1. Hacker puts 'full redundancy' code-hosting firm out of business
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2. As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones
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3. Nicholas D. Evans: The IoT meets the Internet of Behaviors
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4. Congressman questions FTC breach probe amid claims of 'corporate blackmail'
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5. House approves effort to limit NSA searches of US data
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6. Symbian signing key reportedly stolen from Nokia could have enabled powerful malware
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7. Amazon CTO says business unaffected by Snowden revelations
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Hacker puts 'full redundancy' code-hosting firm out of business

A code-hosting and project management services provider was forced to shut down
operations indefinitely after a hacker broke into its cloud infrastructure and
deleted customer data, including most of the company's backups.
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As iPhone thefts drop, Google and Microsoft plan kill switches on smartphones

Responding to more than a year of pressure, Google and Microsoft will follow
Apple in adding an anti-theft "kill switch" to their smartphone operating
systems, U.S. law enforcement officials will announce later Thursday.
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Nicholas D. Evans: The IoT meets the Internet of Behaviors


As part of their everyday use, many IoT devices will contribute to what I call
the "Internet of Behaviors". This is the detailed usage and
behavioral data that's collected as individuals use various IoT devices
and systems. It provides compelling insights that organizations can use to gain
a better understanding of their customers in terms of their preferences,
behaviors and interests.
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Congressman questions FTC breach probe amid claims of 'corporate blackmail'

A U.S. House committee has called on the Federal Trade Commission's Inspector
General to probe the agency's relationship with a peer-to-peer
network-monitoring firm whose data is key evidence in an FTC complaint filed
against LabMD.
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House approves effort to limit NSA searches of US data

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted to limit the National Security
Agency's ability to search U.S. records, after a similar provision was stripped
out of a bill intended to rein in the agency.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8950114/823929835/676982/38/

Symbian signing key reportedly stolen from Nokia could have enabled powerful malware

An unknown person or group reportedly stole the cryptographic key used by Nokia
to digitally sign applications for Symbian OS and extorted millions of euros
from the company in 2007 by threatening to make the key public.
http://cwonline.computerworld.com/t/8950114/823929835/676983/39/

Amazon CTO says business unaffected by Snowden revelations

Breaking with other players in the IT industry, Amazon's CTO has downplayed any
impact of the Edward Snowden revelations on its international business.
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