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Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 29/12/2009 | 2866 views

Expanding Internet Capabilities Makes U.S. Vulnerable

The FBI considers the cyber threat against our nation to be one of the greatest concerns of the 21st century. Steven R. Chabinsky is deputy assistant director of the cyber division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This article is sourced from GovInfoSecurity.com and was adapted from written testimony he delivered earlier this month to the S... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 28/12/2009 | 4719 views

Russian Hackers Make Millions Breaching ATMs

It started simply by hacking 7-Elevens public website using a SQL injection. SQL is abbreviation of Structured Query Language. Pronounced ”Ess Que El” or ”Sequel” depending on who you ask. This led to 7 elevens main servers compromised which led to ATMs within 7-Eleven hacked. Wired reports ““The Russians, ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 28/12/2009 | 2831 views

U.S. Cyber Challenge to Defeat Criminal Identity Theft

President Obama has chimed in with a directive to review the nations cyber security as it relates to security and our critical infrastructures. CNN recently reported about the “U.S. Cyber Challenge” to find and develop 10,000 cybersecurity specialists to help the U.S. regain the lead in cyberspace. In its simplest form, the U.S. Cyber ... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 23/12/2009 | 3832 views

The Feast of the 7 Phishes

Being a “Siciliano” and having roots in Italy, namely Sicily, the little island at the bottom of the boot, we have a tradition where we celebrate “the vigil” (La Vigilia), with a Feast of the Seven Fishes (festa dei sette pesci). It’s a day of cooking, eating and enjoying your favorite beverage in substantial quantity... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation

Robert Siciliano - IDTheftSecurity.com - Boston | 22/12/2009 | 3934 views | 1 comment

Craigslist ATM I bought Causes Industry Stir

Apparently I raised a hackle or two. Seems my little stunt got the attention of industry insiders, and not all of them believe that I bought a used ATM on Craigslist, which turned out to contain thousands of credit card numbers. Well, it did actually happen, and despite what many say, that the ATM couldn’t have contained 16-digit credit and d... Tags: Security, Risk & regulation