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Convicted Spammer starts sentence

by certifiedbug on March 4, 2010

in Internet Security

Spamhaus

Leaving a wake of over 12-years of criminal spamming and trillions of sent junk emails behind him, long time ROKSO listed spammer Alan Ralsky is finally behind the walls of a US Federal Prison. After pleading guilty to multiple federal criminal charges, and after time extensions to “get his affairs in order”, Ralsky reported to FCI Morgantown in north-central West Virginia on March 1st to start serving his 4-year, 3-month sentence.

Spamhaus, on behalf of the world’s internet email users, gives thanks to all involved. Big thank-you’s to FBI Special Agent Tom Winterhalter, U.S. Attorney Terry Berg, AUSA Julie Beck, USPIS Postal Inspector Karl Hansen and IRS Special Agent Marta Jacks. Over the course of a three-year investigation and prosecution, the investigation & prosecution teams were able to identify and convict 9 domestic and international members of this spam & fraud conspiracy, including Ralsky and his associates.

http://www.spamhaus.org/news.lasso?article=658

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WGA spyware lawsuit tossed out

by certifiedbug on February 10, 2010

in Microsoft

Arstechnica

A lawsuit that accused Microsoft of misleading consumers to download and install an update for Windows Genuine Advantage (WGA) under the guise that it was critical security update has been tossed out. Last month, a federal judge refused to certify the lawsuit as a class action, which would have meant anyone who owned a Windows XP PC in mid-2006 could join the case without having to hire an attorney, and on Friday the same judge dismissed the case completely.

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Brian Krebs bids farewell to The Washington Post

December 29, 2009

This is a surprise,
Through it all, you – the reader – have been my most valuable source, most reliable critic, and most persistent muse. Loyal readers are the reason Security Fix has consistently been among the most-visited blogs on washingtonpost.com. Thank you.
I will continue to remain engaged in this increasingly vital news beat. Please [...]

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New Task Force To Go After Online Gambling

September 21, 2009

A new Assets Forfeiture and Financial Crimes task force has been implemented at the US Attorney’s Office in Baltimore Maryland which is already being used to go after online gambling operations.
Maryland U.S. Attorney Rod Rosenstein announced the task force in mid-August. While Rosenstein is a Bush holdover, sources close to Gambling911.com have said that [...]

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IEEE Standards Association form computer security group with common goals

August 17, 2009

The IEEE Standards Group has announced the formation of the Industry Connections Security Group (ICSG).
ICSG was established under the umbrella of the IEEE-SA Industry Connections program with the intention to improve collaboration between security vendors. The goal being to improve the efficiency of the collection & processing of malware file samples handled every month [...]

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Homeland Security’s strategy to protect Information Networks

January 22, 2009

Outlined agenda under Obama Administration.

Strengthen Federal Leadership on Cyber Security: Declare the cyber infrastructure a strategic asset and establish the position of national cyber advisor who will report directly to the president and will be responsible for coordinating federal agency efforts and development of national cyber policy.
Initiate a Safe Computing R&D Effort and Harden [...]

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Heartland Payment Systems Security breach

January 20, 2009

Press release today but most of America was watching the Presidential inauguration.
Heartland Payment Systems Uncovers Malicious Software In Its Processing System
Princeton, NJ — January 20, 2009 — Payments processor Heartland Payment Systems has learned it was the victim of a security breach within its processing system in 2008. Heartland believes the intrusion is contained.
“We found [...]

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Walmart shoppers trample employee, the ugly side of the human race

December 1, 2008

What’s with people trampling a person to death so they can get their hands on a bargain?
Shame on you.
Suddenly, witnesses and the police said, the doors shattered, and the shrieking mob surged through in a blind rush for holiday bargains. One worker, Jdimytai Damour, 34, was thrown back onto the black linoleum tiles and trampled [...]

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Letterman, McCain on way back to Washington

September 26, 2008

David Letterman Reacts to John McCain Suspending Campaign

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Techie Talk

September 25, 2008

Robert Half Technology, a California-based staffing company that provides information technology professionals, asked 1,400 CIOs nationwide for the most unusual queries their help desks/technical support team had received.

Their responses included:
* “Why isn’t my wireless mouse connected to the computer?”
* “My laptop was run over by a truck. [...]

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