The Register - Security: IDBiting the hand that feeds ITDutch government gags Oyster researchers- June 25, 2008 Dont kill the messenger The publication of a scientific paper by Radboud University that discusses design flaws of the MIFARE chip in cards such as the Oyster travelcard may be in jeopardy. Dutch secretary of state Tineke Huizinga has urged the university not to publish any secrets that may lead to abuse.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/25/publication_chip_flaws_und... Yahoo! Mail! vuln! fixed!- June 25, 2008 Buddy hacker account compromise risk plugged Yahoo! has fixed a vulnerability that left users of its popular webmail service at risk of having their login credentials stolen.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/25/yahoo_mail_vuln/ Scareware package greets marks by name- June 24, 2008 Fakeale redux Malware authors have created a strain of scareware packages that lifts the name of an infected user from the registry of an infected PC in order to create more convincing scams.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/24/scareware_knows_your_usern... Fraudsters pool data to beat plastic fraud checks- June 11, 2008 Post code lottery fix Credit card conmen have developed a technique for making fraudulent purchases in the UK appear more legitimate.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/11/plastic_fraud/ Whaling fraudsters harpoon 15,000 victims- June 10, 2008 Two gangs blamed for attacks on credulous high-rollers Targeted phishing attacks against high-rollers reached new heights over the last two months, according to a study by iDefense.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/10/whaling_fraudsters_verisig... US bank loses unencrypted data on 4.5m people- June 2, 2008 IT finally hits the fan months after tapes go AWOL Couriers lost magnetic tapes containing the personal details of 4.5 million people who had dealt with the Bank of New York Mellon, it has emerged. The incident happened three months ago, but has only surfaced after legal papers were filed in the state of Connecticut.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/02/ny_bank_lost_data_flap/ |