Chinese Spying Claimed in Purchases of NSA Crypto Gear | Threat Level | Wired.com

Chinese Spying Claimed in Purchases of NSA Crypto Gear | Threat Level | Wired.com:

"A Chinese national was indicted this week for conspiring to violate U.S. export law, following a nearly three-year investigation into his alleged efforts to acquire sensitive military and NSA-encryption gear from eBay and other internet sources."

Microsoft knew of nasty IE bug a year before attacks • The Register

Microsoft knew of nasty IE bug a year before attacks • The Register: "Microsoft was aware of a critical vulnerability in an Internet Explorer component at least 12 months before attackers started targeting it in lethal exploits that take full control of end-users' PCs, a member of its security team said Wednesday."

Online attack hits US government Web sites

Online attack hits US government Web sites:

"A botnet comprised of about 50,000 infected computers has been waging a war against U.S. government Web sites and causing headaches for businesses in the U.S. and South Korea.

The attack started Saturday, and security experts have credited it with knocking the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's (FTC's) Web site offline for parts of Monday and Tuesday. Several other government Web sites have also been targeted, including the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)."

RIAA lawsuit throws good money after bad - Computerworld Blogs

RIAA lawsuit throws good money after bad - Computerworld Blogs:
"It is hard to understand what possible good can come from the Recording Industry Association of America's continuing lawsuit against Jammie Thomas-Rasset. Earlier this year the single mother was hit by a $1.92 millon judgement for sharing 1,072 copyrighted songs on a home computer on which the Kazaa file sharing software was running. She continues to appeal."

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