Posts Tagged ‘Silicon Valley’

Hacker finds a way into ATM computers

Filed in Cybercrime on Jul.29, 2010

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Understanding and Managing Cybercrime
by Jordan Robertson
A hacker has discovered a way to force ATMs to disgorge their cash by hijacking the computers inside them.
The attacks demonstrated Wednesday at a security conference were done at stand-alone ATMs. But they could potentially be used against the ATMs operated by mainstream banks, the hacker said.
Criminals use [...]

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Congressional data mining and security

Filed in Information Security on Mar.17, 2009

Image by moonhouse via Flickr“By slipping a simple, three-sentence provision into the gargantuan spending bill passed by the House of Representatives last week, a congressman from Silicon Valley is trying to nudge Congress into the 21st Century. Rep. Mike Honda (D-Calif.) placed a measure in the bill directing Congress and its affiliated organs — including [...]

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