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• Cyber Czar Choice: Smartphones, Social Networks Are Worries In choosing Howard Schmidt as cyber czar President Obama has gotten someone who has held a similar job in a previous administration and has varied experience.
• Italian Police Arrest Hacker Sought for Fraud Italian police have arrested an alleged hacker who is accused of defrauding banks and mobile phone operators out of several million dollars.
• How Victims Encourage Cybercrime Security firm Kaspersky notes that anonymity of users can mask cyber threats and make them tougher to prevent.
• Cybersecurity Quiz: Know Your Threats Separate cybersecurity fact from fiction in this survey of the threats posed by cyberattacks.
• An Amazing Laptop Recovery Story Using remote access software, a Miami man helps cops track down and recover his two stolen laptops.
• Five Indicted in Long-running Cybercrime Operation New York prosecutors indicted five Eastern European men on Monday in an extensive credit-card fraud operation that netted the defendants at least US$4 million.
• Heartland Identity Theft Details Emerge SQL injection attacks were behind the massive data breaches and enormous data thefts at several retailers, investigations find.
• Man Indicted for Massive Credit Hack UPDATE: A U.S. man is indicted for a massive attack targeting credit and debit cards.
• Cyxymu DDoS Blasts Twitter, Facebook, LiveJournal Analysis: Bloggers look east for the culprit — and wonder how in the heck to pronounce Cyxymu.
• Investigation Into Cyberattacks Stretches Around the Globe British authorities have launched an investigation into the recent cyberattacks that crippled Web sites in the U.S. and South Korea, as the trail to find the...
• Most Users Clueless about Cybersecurity, FBI Says Law enforcement officials urge basic education in online security issues for anyone using the Internet.
• Cyberattacks Show Need to Protect Federal Sites Analysis: The recend DDoS attacks highlight the need to reduce government Internet access points, say security experts.
• Online Attack Hits US Government Websites UPDATE: Since July 4, a DDoS attack has disrupted Web sites within South Korea and the U.S.
• Researchers Expose Security Flaw in Social Security Numbers Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have figured out how to guess your Social Security number based on your birth date and place of birth.
• Identity Thieves Target Medical Records Whether stolen data is held for ransom or traded on online black markets, medical identity theft is a growing threat.
• Police Track Hackers Accused of Stealing Carrier Services Police say an international team of hackers stole phone time from AT&T and other carriers.
• Heartland Breach Cost $12.6 Million and Counting Lawsuits, fines, and general cleanup for the data theft contributed to the company's quarterly loss.
• Most Attacks Come from Legit but Hijacked Sites Web attacks are routinely hosted by actual sites infected and acting as zombies, security firm warns.
• Businesses Need Cybersecurity Support, Congress Told Government should provide incentives, not mandates to encourage businesses to protect infrastructure, consultant says.
• Cybercrooks Target 'Digitally Active' Young people who go online for social interaction and financial managment aren't necessarily smart about security, research shows.
• Senator Balks at White House Control of Cybersecurity Susan Collins, (R-Maine), wants to make sure Congress has an oversight role.
• Stealth Botnet Infects Nearly 2 Million Systems British and U.S. cybercrime units team to track down the hackers responsible for seeding the botnet.
• 'Gang of Six' Controls Botnet of 1.9 Million Computers Hacked systems have been found in U.S. and U.K. government networks.
• Criminals Pay Top Money for Hackable Nokia Phone A software problem in the Nokia 1100 apparently allows criminals to steal online banking one-time passcodes.
• Are Hackers Working for the Mob? A British study found organized crime is behind the vast majority of hacking attacks.