Earlier this year, Heartland Payment Systems was breached by Russian hackers who had also hit 300 other financial institutions. The scope of the Russian operation is mind-blowing and points to a new era in cyber attacks.
I'm trying to re-engage with the Heartland CSO to ask this question (about whether these Russians are being tracked down). There was a bust in this case, but the Russians weren't mentioned in it (and some of the details don't match up to what Heartland's CSO told me). Here's the link to the story: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/tjx-hacker-charged-with-heartland/
I'm trying to re-engage with the Heartland CSO to ask this question (about whether these Russians are being tracked down). There was a bust in this case, but the Russians weren't mentioned in it (and some of the details don't match up to what Heartland's CSO told me). Here's the link to the story: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/08/tjx-hacker-charged-with-heartland/
compelling post, Fritz. Is anyone tracking down these Russian hackers? (like, the Russians, for example). Or do you think they are in cahoots with the govt there? Seems like they are not making much of a secret of their presence if they advertize online and use thrid party outsourcers!
Hospitals get instrumented and data flows like blood through veins, transforming the delivery and quality of healthcare. Here’s a quick look from HIMSS, the biggest healthcare IT show on the block.
Sean Smith, a US Foreign Service IT manager, gave his life in service of his country and the world. His life and death are a humbling example for all of us who work in IT.
Blackhole 1.2.3, the latest version of the most popular black-market exploit kit, apparently has already been used by Brazilian fraudsters to try to perpetrate a scam. The new kit, released at the end of March, can bypass sandboxes in Java, and the Brazilians used it to try to convince accountants they were about to lose licenses.
US counterterrorism expert Richard Clarke, who came to prominence with his prescient warnings before the 9/11 attacks, tells Smithsonian Magazine the US was responsible for the Stuxnet supersmart worm that attacked parts of nuclear reactors in Iran – and in the process, has given away one of the world's most sophisticated cyberweapons.
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Data mining of social networks means people might face unforeseen consequences as a result of their seemingly innocuous personal choices and associations.
Some of the "cool" people are testing a new Web service: Blippy. It could be a great data source for corporations to glean info about customers’ credit card purchases. But it has all sorts of possible privacy and security problems. Buyer beware!
The sooner purveyors of cloud computing services can pass muster, security-wise, with financial services companies, the sooner cloud computing will really go mainstream.
The IBM Smarter Commerce Global Summit in Monaco kicked into high gear today, and we've already begun to see news emerging from that lovely city-state by the sea.
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