Security breeches of the day

[Perry E. Metzger]

[From my daily New York Times news summary]

11 Charged in Theft of 41 Million Card Numbers
By BRAD STONE
Authorities said the scheme was spearheaded by a Miami man
who hacked into several retailers' computer systems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/business/06theft.html

Russian Gang Hijacking PCs in Vast Scheme
By JOHN MARKOFF
The gang has infected thousands of PCs in corporate and
government networks with programs that steal passwords and
other information, a security researcher has found.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/06/technology/06hack.html

[The depressing bit is how banal both stories have become. --Perry]

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Perry E. Metzger		perry at piermont.com

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