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Researchers Use Facebook App to Create Zombie Army

2008-09-05 19:40:00 by Ryan Singel in Wired Security
 
Facebook users who choose to install the wrong third party application could find themselves inducted into a robot computer army controlled by a hacker. At least, that's what a team of Greek computer researchers proved with their rogue Photo of the Day application
 
Tags: greek computer researchers, robot computer army, day application, party application, rogue photo, facebook users, install, choose, hacker
 
 
 
 
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Security Matters: How to Create the Perfect Fake Identity

2008-09-04 04:00:00 by Bruce Schneier in Wired Security
 
...Security card and bank account -- possibly using the identity of someone roughly the same age who died as a young child -- but it's getting harder. And you know that trend will only continue. So you decide to grow your own identities Call it "identity farming." You invent a handful of infants. You apply for Social Security numbers for them....
 
Tags: security, identity, data, data shadow, data shadows, shadows, social security card, financial identity, photo ids glue
 
 
 
 
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Weapons-Grade Lasers by the End of '08?

2008-09-02 20:34:00 by Noah Shachtman in Wired Security
 
Defense contractor Northrop Grumman is promising the Pentagon that it'll have weapons-grade electric lasers by the end of 2008. Which means honest-to-goodness energy weapons might actually become a military reality, after decades of fruitless searching
 
Tags: weapons-grade electric lasers, energy weapons, military reality, pentagon, decades, fruitless
 
 
 
 
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Despite Rumors, Republican VP Candidate Is No Hacker

2008-08-31 23:30:00 by Kim Zetter in Wired Security
 
Is Sarah Palin a hacker? Well, not exactly, but that's what a couple of articles and a nascent internet rumor might have you believe
 
Tags: nascent internet rumor, hacker, sarah palin, couple, articles
 
 
 
 
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Blackwater Preps for Hurricane Gustav

2008-08-31 23:15:00 by Noah Shachtman in Wired Security
 
New Orleans is being evacuated once again, as Hurricane Gustav lumbers towards the Gulf Coast. Everyone from the U.S. military to the British Royal Navy to Blackwater is gearing up to respond
 
Tags: british royal navy, hurricane gustav lumbers, gulf coast, blackwater, orleans, military, respond
 
 
 
 
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Military Eyes Football Helmets for Battlefield Protection

2008-08-29 06:00:00 by Noah Shachtman in Wired Security
 
The Pentagon is seeking help from NFL gear makers to create helmets that will make U.S. combat soldiers safer
 
Tags: nfl gear makers, combat soldiers safer, helmets, pentagon
 
 
 
 
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Best Western Rebuts Claims of Massive Data Breach

2008-08-27 13:45:00 by Associated Press in Wired Security
 
Best Western International and the Sunday Herald newspaper of Scotland are duking it out over a story which reports that a hacker stole the records of 8 million customers from the hotel chain's global network in the "the greatest cyber-heist in world history." Best Western says 10 people were affected at one hotel
 
Tags: western, hotel chain, western international, hotel, sunday herald newspaper, global network, million customers, world history, story
 
 
 
 
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Warner Keynote Comment On Science Lights Up Twitter

2008-08-27 07:27:00 by Sarah Lai Stirland in Wired Security
 
Just think about this: In four months, we will have an administration that actually believes in science!" said former Virginia Governor Mark Warner during his keynote speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention. It didn't set the room on fire but Twitter was aflutter as its geek community celebrated a throwaway line
 
Tags: democratic national convention, geek community, keynote speech, twitter, science, throwaway line, administration, fire, aflutter
 
 
 
 
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Clinton Urges Party Unity In Powerful Convention Address

2008-08-27 04:22:00 by Sarah Lai Stirland in Wired Security
 
Hillary Clinton exhorts the members of her party to unite and rally behind former Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama, saying that the nation can't afford to elect another Republican to the White House
 
Tags: hillary clinton exhorts, white house, party, nation, unite, afford, rally, republican, elect