Over 35 million people’s personal records could were exposed due to computer breaches at schools, business, and governmental agencies.  From the Washington Post: Businesses, governments and educational institutions reported nearly 50 percent more data breaches last year than in 2007, exposing the personal records of at least 35.7 million Americans, according to a nonprofit group that works [...]

Wired Magazine has a fascinating article on a hackers attempt to gain control over the online black market trade in stolen credit cards. The report follows the trail of Max Butler, a computer hacker who attempted to consolidate the online marketplace of stolen credit cards. From Wired Magazine: Settling into his chair and resting his fingers on his [...]

A computer security researcher has found a major security  flaw in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. From the AP (via the Washington Post): Users of all current versions of Microsoft Corp.’s Internet Explorer browser might be vulnerable to having their computers hijacked because of a serious security hole in the software that had yet to be fixed Monday. The flaw [...]

Computer security professionals are warning the public that the current global recession could lead more people to begin computer hacking for financial gain.  From Reuters (via the IHT): The recent jump in unemployment in the United States - 533,000 jobs were lost in November - is expected to increase the ranks of hackers as job cuts and [...]

The New York Times has a report on the ongoing battle between computer security experts and those who find weaknesses in the systems. From the NY Times: Internet security is broken, and nobody seems to know quite how to fix it. Despite the efforts of the computer security industry and a half-decade struggle by Microsoft to protect its [...]

US Government authorities are gaining steam in their ongoing battle against cybergangs. From USA Today: In what is shaping up as a breakthrough year, federal authorities have quietly cracked down on some of the biggest Internet crime rings. Secret Service and FBI operations since January have broken up a huge forum for stolen credit cards and shut down the world’s [...]

Cybergangs who commit attacks on the Internet are creating more powerful methods of attacks, according to security researchers. From the IHT: Attackers bent on shutting down large Web sites — even the operators that run the backbone of the Internet — are arming themselves with what are effectively vast digital fire hoses capable of overwhelming the world’s [...]

Personal data in the black market is facing a recession as prices for individual information spiral downwards. From Newsweek: Your personal identity isn’t worth quite as much as it used to be—at least to thieves willing to swipe it. According to experts who monitor such markets, the value of stolen credit card data may range from $3 to [...]

The FBI announced that organized crime groups are increasingly drawn to cybercrime due to the ease in gaining personal information. From Reuters: Computer spying and theft of personal information have risen notably in the past year, costing tens of millions of dollars and threatening U.S. security, the FBI’s cyber division head said on Wednesday. FBI Assistant Director Shawn [...]

Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin had her personal email account hacked by Anonymous, the Internet hacking campaign that gained fame with its attacks on the Church of Scientology. From Gawker: Did the internet just cause Sarah Palin to destroy evidence? The potential Veep is in a bit of trouble for conducting state business using her personal, [...]