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14% of SSL certificates on the Internet potentially unsafe

Netcraft provided more details on a critical digital certificate vulnerability revealed last week. Although Microsoft downplayed the problem by stating that the successful exploit was not published, Netcraft found that 14% of SSL certificates (135,000 total!) use the vulnerable MD5 hashing algorithm.

SSL broken with 200 PS3s

"a group of hackers announced that they'd beaten SSL, using a cluster of 200 PS3s. By exploiting a flaw in the MD5 cryptographic algorithm (used in certain digital signatures and certificates), the group managed to create a rogue Certification Authority (CA) which allows them to create their own SSL certificates"

Ga Reqires Sex Offenders to Hand Over Email, Passwords, Etc

Privacy advocates are questioning an aggressive Georgia law set to take effect Thursday that would require sex offenders to hand over Internet passwords, screen names and e-mail addresses.

MD5 collision creates rogue Certificate Authority

(Translation: Bad news for the Internet). At the 25th Chaos Communication Congress (CCC) today, researchers will reveal how they utilized a collision attack against the MD5 algorithm to create a rogue certificate authority. This is pretty big news, so read on.

Avoid Downloading Fake Torrents and Spam with Vertor

With millions of potential targets, BitTorrent sites are a great arena for scammers and spammers. Vertor is a new BitTorrent site that aims to eliminate these threats.

Wanted: Web-Wide Cops

The Internet needs to be globally regulated if it is to have any chance of stopping scams such as security 'scareware', a researcher has suggested.

Harvard Prof Wants to Broadcast RIAA Case on Internet

Today, Professor Charles Nesson and his team of Harvard Law students filed a motion to broadcast courtroom coverage of the trial on the Internet, which is traditionally prohibited. Nesson is defending Joel Tenenbaum, who has been sued by the RIAA for $1,050,000 for allegedly making available 7 songs in a shared folder when he was 17 years old

Uproar in Australia Over the Plan to Block Web Sites

A proposed Internet filter dubbed the '‘Great Aussie Firewall’' is promising to make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among democratic countries.

Hacker's Plan to Rule Black Market in Stolen Credit Cards

The heat in Max Butler's safe house was nearly unbearable. It was the equipment's fault. Butler had crammed several servers and laptops into the studio apartment high above San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, and the mass of processors and displays produced a swelter that pulsed through the room.

Microsoft Warns of SQL Attack

Just days after patching a critical flaw in its Internet Explorer browser, Microsoft is now warning users of a serious bug in its SQL Server database software.

Man Receives Compensation for Cyberbullying

A Beijing man who was the target of a "virtual lynching" by vigilantes after being blamed for his wife's suicide, has received a payout in China for the cyberbullying. Wang Fei was awarded about 9,000 yuan (about $1,300) after losing his job and being harassed online and at his home.

Ethical Hacking Course Launched

A new course is offering members of the public the chance to learn how to become a professional computer hacker - without ever leaving the house.

10 GPS Vulnerabilities

The US Armed Forces' 21st-century combat plan is based on Joint Vision 2020, an extension of Joint Vision 2010's conceptual template that is reflected in the US Army Chief of Staff's Army Transformation Program, the Marine Corps' Sea Dragon programs and various service statements, policies and other implementing plans.

Has Internet Explorer ever been safe?

Back in the day when Internet Explorer was more of an experiment than a viable browser, the iexplore.exe application was heavily tied into Windows, the explorer.exe application. If one faltered, more likely to be the former, the other would almost automatically screw up too. Read about how it can affect your browsing experience.

Microsoft Issues Emergency Security Patch For IE

Microsoft will issue an emergency security patch Wednesday for all versions of Internet Explorer. The patch is considered a critical fix for the security flaw currently plaguing the IE browser. So far, more than 2 million computers are believed to have been infected.

Blurred Out: 51 Things You Can't See on Google Maps

For all of the places that Google Maps allows you to see, there are plenty of places that are off-limits. Whether it's due to government restrictions, personal-privacy lawsuits or mistakes, Google Maps has slapped a "Prohibited" sign on the following 51 places.

Government lost files so secret their contents are unknown

The German government has lost more than 300 files that are so top secret no-one knows what was in them, it was confirmed this weekend. The 332 files were considered top secret, but have been lost over the last ten years, with no clue as to where they have ended up. They were of ‘considerable significance,’ the Interior Ministry has admitted.

Which Top Apps Have the Most Security Holes?

Some of the most-used applications on Windows today are also some of the most vulnerable to security flaws. And it's often the user's fault. A list compiled by enterprise application whitelisting vendor Bit9 found that 12 of the most popular consumer applications are being used despite having vulnerabilities that could make for compromised systems

Finding Baby Jesus is Easier With GPS

Apparently, a fair number of purloined baby Jesuses and misappropriated menorahs make it onto police blotters every year. Some churches and synagogues are resorting to installing GPS chips inside nativity scenes and menorahs so that they can be quickly located if they are stolen.

Group wants National Safety Officer under new Obama's CTO

An advocacy group this week urged president-elect Barack Obama to appoint a National Safety Officer to oversee online child protection efforts.

McCain Campaign Sells $20 Info-Loaded Blackberry to Reporter

Private information at bargain prices. It was a high-tech flub at the McCain-Palin campaign headquarters in Arlington when Fox 5’s Investigative Reporter Tisha Thompson bought a Blackberry device containing confidential campaign information. It started with a snippet we read that The McCain-Palin campaign was selling it's equipment at a discount.

Should cybersecurity be managed from the White House?

Proposals for a coordinated government cybersecurity effort under a White House "czar" are gaining traction, but there are skeptical voices as well.

Who Will Obama Name As Cyberspace Czar?

If president-elect Barack Obama heeds the advice of a blue-ribbon IT security panel, he'll create a new White House office for cyberspace to be headed by an adviser charged with coordinating the computer security efforts of federal departments and agencies.In other words, a Cyber Czar. Here are some good choices.

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