Antivirus vendor McAfee has called on security researchers and the security industry at large to go on the offensive against criminals and pursue "a more proactive strategy for fighting cybercrime." "Cybercriminals prosper because they have very little reason to fear the consequences," said Jeff Green, senior VP of McAfee Labs, in a statement.
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum said he is suing the world's biggest makers of liquid crystal display screens for engaging in a "conspiracy at the highest level" to fix prices. The lawsuit, a civil action to be filed in a California federal court, alleges the defendants "conspired to prevent competition and to increase prices" for TFT-LCD panels, the most common form of LCD panels used in desktop monitors, laptop screens, flat-panel televisions and other electronic devices.
The Saudi government backed away from a threat to shut down the BlackBerry corporate messenger service in the country, citing progress in talks with operators and the maker of the device, Research In Motion, over the ability to monitor encrypted messages for national security reasons. In a statement released through the state-run Saudi news agency, the Communications and Information Telecommunications Commission said it had obtained unspecified commitments from operators and R.I.M. that would aid in the country’s plan to monitor encrypted traffic on BlackBerry smartphones.
South Korean police raided Googles Seoul office, the latest in a series of legal challenges the company is facing because of data collected by its controversial fleet of "Street View" cars. Google has been preparing since late last year to launch its "Street View" service in South Korea, and the data collection was related to the launch, police said.
One alleged leader of a $9 million Eastern European fraud scheme that hacked into the computers of RBS WorldPay in Atlanta, was extradited to the United States and was arraigned. Sergei Tsurikov, 26, of Tallinn, Estonia, was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge E. Clayton Scofield III, on federal charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, conspiracy to commit computer fraud, computer fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
Google and Verizon introduced a proposal for how Internet service should be regulated -- and were immediately criticized by groups that favor keeping the network as open as possible. According to the proposal, Internet service providers would not be able to block producers of online content or offer them a paid "fast lane."
Craigslist came under fire again when a human rights group took out an ad that detailed the ordeals of two women it described as survivors of Craigslist sex trafficking, and asked the site to shut down its adult services section. In a blog post response, Craigslist co-founder Jim Buckmaster expressed concern about whether or not the perpetrators had been arrested, but said that "criminal misuse of the site is quite rare."
A confidential, seven-page Google Inc. "vision statement" shows the information-age giant in a deep round of soul-searching over a basic question: How far should it go in profiting from its crown jewels -- the vast trove of data it possesses about people's activities?
Political activists in Gulf states where the maker of BlackBerry faces possible bans say its messaging service boosted their ranks, and they are now on the hunt for new ways to evade authorities. "Social concerns" have been overshadowed by security warnings as governments from India to Algeria prod Research In Motion for access to encrypted BlackBerry programs, particularly its free Messenger texting service.
A federal judge has ordered members of a Canadian operation to stop posing as domain-name registrars in scams that collected more than $4.26 million in bogus renewal fees from unsuspecting consumers, small businesses, and non-profits. U.S. District Judge Robert M. Dow Jr. of the Northern District of Illinois also issued judgments of $4.26m against defendants Steven E. Dale, Isaac Benlolo, Kirk Mulveney, Pearl Keslassy, and a company called 1646153 Ontario.
The private browsing modes on modern browsers leak information about where people have visited, suggests a study. Available in many browsers, the private modes are not supposed to log information about sites visited.
Japan's trade ministry has ordered Apple's Japan unit to state on its website that users who are concerned about their iPod nano portable music player catching fire can receive a replacement battery. The ministry ordered Apple to publish an "easy to understand" statement online explaining how users of the devices -- responsible for four cases of minor burns in Japan -- can receive replacement batteries and obtain advice, a spokesman for the ministry said.
An agreement to prevent a ban on the Blackberry smartphone in Saudi Arabia is "in sight", Saudi officials say.
Apple is hustling to issue a patch for a milestone security flaw that makes it possible to remotely hack -- or jailbreak -- iOS, the operating system for iPhones, iPads and iPod Touch. The patch is completed, Apple spokeswoman Natalie Kerris said in an interview.
MGM Resorts International has won a trademark infringement lawsuit involving its New York-New York hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip, with MGM Resorts winning rights to the potentially valuable Internet domain name newyorknewyork.com. Attorneys for MGM Resorts' 2,024-room New York-New New York resort prevailed July 29 when U.S. District Judge Lloyd D. George in Las Vegas issued a default judgment against a company called NewYorkNewYork.com Inc.
Six privacy groups have called on the Senate and House Commerce committees to examine whether the latest version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser makes it easier for firms to track a consumer's Web surfing habits for advertising purposes. In a letter to the leaders of the Senate Commerce and House Energy and Commerce committees, the privacy groups called on the panels to not only investigate claims included in a recent Wall Street Journal investigation of Internet Explorer but to examine online surveillance in general.
The U.S. Defense Department formally demanded that Wikileaks return all military records that it possesses, saying they are the "property of the U.S. government." Geoff Morrell, the department's press secretary, said the military "demands that Wikileaks return immediately to the U.S. government all versions of documents obtained directly or indirectly from the Department of Defense databases or records" and permanently delete them. Read the article: CNET News
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will hold talks with the UAE over the ongoing BlackBerry dispute. Mrs. Clinton said authorities had to balance "legitimate security concerns" with "right of free use and access." Read the article: BBC News
The Federal Communications Commission called off its closed-door meetings with big Internet companies aimed at reaching agreement on protecting consumer access to the Web, after drawing criticism for attempting to broker a deal with limited public input. The breakdown of the talks followed news of a separate agreement between Verizon and Google that would let Verizon give priority to certain Web content on its fixed-line networks.
In the face of rising concern and scrutiny about privacy issues, Facebook will make some of its privacy controls available from any mobile device through m.facebook.com, the company announced. Read the article: National Journal
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