Weaponizing FB
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125046431841935299.html#printMode
Who’s Driving Twitter’s Popularity? Not Teens
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html
A Lawsuit Tries to Get at Hackers Through the Banks They AttackA volunteer group called Unspam Technologies hopes that knowing more about data thefts and victims will help improve security.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html
Bits: MySpace Buys iLike Music Sharing Service
By By Jenna Wortham
Published: August 19, 2009
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/myspace-buys-ilike-music-sharing-service/ MySpace will keep the start-up operating as a separate company, at least for now, but the deal raises questions about iLike's future relationship with Facebook, MySpace's archrival.
Businesses Reluctant to Report Online Banking Fraud
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/businesses_reluctant_to_report.html
A confidential alert sent on Friday by a banking industry association to its members warns that Eastern European cyber gangs are stealing millions of dollars from small to mid-sizes businesses through online banking fraud. Unfortunately, many victimized companies are reluctant to come forward out of fear of retribution by their bank.
European Cyber-Gangs Target Small U.S. Firms, Group Says
By Brian KrebsWashington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 25, 2009Organized cyber-gangs in Eastern Europe are increasingly preying on small and mid-size companies in the United States, setting off a multimillion-dollar online crime wave that has begun to worry the nation's largest financial institutions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082402272.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/26/technology/internet/26twitter.html
Bits: MySpace Buys iLike Music Sharing Service
By By Jenna Wortham
Published: August 19, 2009
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/08/19/myspace-buys-ilike-music-sharing-service/ MySpace will keep the start-up operating as a separate company, at least for now, but the deal raises questions about iLike's future relationship with Facebook, MySpace's archrival.
Businesses Reluctant to Report Online Banking Fraud
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/08/businesses_reluctant_to_report.html
A confidential alert sent on Friday by a banking industry association to its members warns that Eastern European cyber gangs are stealing millions of dollars from small to mid-sizes businesses through online banking fraud. Unfortunately, many victimized companies are reluctant to come forward out of fear of retribution by their bank.
European Cyber-Gangs Target Small U.S. Firms, Group Says
By Brian Krebs
Washington Post Staff WriterTuesday, August 25, 2009
Organized cyber-gangs in Eastern Europe are increasingly preying on small and mid-size companies in the United States, setting off a multimillion-dollar online crime wave that has begun to worry the nation's largest financial institutions.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/08/24/AR2009082402272.html
