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(updated Tue Feb 09 06:00:02 GMT 2010 )The Register : Tue, 9 Feb 2010
Ex-Intel exec pleads guilty to insider trading
Admits outing Intel earnings, WiMAX plans
Former Intel executive Rajiv Goel has pleaded guilty to two charges of conspiracy and securities fraud in connection with the Galleon insider trading case. Goel is the tenth person to plead guilty in the case, which the FBI and the US attorney's office in Manhattan call the largest hedge fund inside trading case in US history.… What is your recession sales strategy?
NYT > Technology : Tue, 9 Feb 2010
10th Person in Galleon Insider Case Pleads Guilty
A former executive of Intel became the 10th person to plead guilty in the Galleon Group insider trading case after admitting in court on Monday afternoon that he had passed confidential corporate information to Galleon's founder, Raj Rajaratnam.
Finextra Research Risk channel : Mon, 8 Feb 2010
419 Scams Double, Over 9 Billion in Profits - community blog from Robert Siciliano
NYT > Business : Mon, 8 Feb 2010
Green Inc. Column: Fraud Besets E.U. Carbon Trade System
The latest bump in the E.U.'s Emission Trading System came last month, when swindlers used faked e-mail messages to obtain access codes for individual accounts.
Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk : Sun, 7 Feb 2010
500,000 EU computers can access private British data
Giant Schengen database holds a host of personal details that could be of use to criminal gangs Privacy campaigners expressed shock last night after it emerged that large amounts of confidential personal information held about British citizens on a giant computer network spanning the European Union could be accessed by more than 500,000 terminals. The figure was revealed in a Council of the European Union document examining proposals to establish a new agency, based in France, that would manage much of the 27 EU member states' shared data. But the sheer number of access points to the Schengen Information System (SIS) – which holds information regarding immigration status, arrest warrants, entries on the police national computer and a multitude of personal details – has triggered concerns about the security of the data. Statewatch, a group that monitors civil liberties in Europe, said it was aware of a case in Belgium where personal information extracted from the system by an official was sold to an organised criminal gang. "It is well known that the greater the points of access, the greater the number of people who have access and the greater the chance that data will be misplaced, lost or illegally accessed," said Tony Bunyan, director of Statewatch. "The idea that mass databases can be totally secure and that privacy can be guaranteed is a fallacy." The rapid expansion of the EU has played a significant part in increasing the size of the network. In 2003, there were 125,000 computer terminals across the EU with access to the system, according to official documents. But following EU enlargement, the number of computer terminals with access to the system increased dramatically. According to the Council of the European Union "Inter-institutional File", "the SIS is built around a central database that is networked, via national systems, to more than half a million terminals located within the security services of the member states". The file goes on to explain that the system "currently contains more than 30m alerts [for wanted persons, stolen vehicles and stolen or lost identity papers and documents]". While the SIS is credited by its supporters with helping to track wanted criminals and illegal immigrants, there are concerns that the personal data it holds could be invaluable for fraudsters. Data protection Data and computer security European Union Jamie Doward guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
Finextra Research Dealing rooms channel : Thu, 4 Feb 2010
Phishers net EUR3m in carbon markets attack
Fraudsters have hit the international carbon market, using a phishing scam to steal around 250,000 permits worth over EUR3 million.
Scientific American : Thu, 4 Feb 2010
Will U.S. Government Crackdown on "Greenwashing"?
The Federal Trade Commission is expected to crack down on " greenwashing " when it updates its environmental marketing guidelines for the first time since 1998. The agency's Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims , or Green Guides, define terms such as "recyclable" and "biodegradable" and explain how businesses should back up environmental assertions. Though FTC cannot force businesses to adopt greener practices, Section 5 of the FTC Act authorizes the agency to intervene when businesses are misrepresenting their practices to clients -- in other words, turning greenwashing into fraud. [More]
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition : Wed, 3 Feb 2010
Phishing scam hits carbon permits
Online criminals have created fake carbon registries and managed to steal permits worth 3 million euros.
Finextra Research Online banking channel : Tue, 2 Feb 2010
Most people reuse banking passwords on other sites - Trusteer
Around two thirds of Internet users are putting themselves at risk of fraud by using their online banking credentials on other sites, according to ...
EurekAlert! - Mathematics and Statistics : Mon, 1 Feb 2010
Innovative technique can spot errors in key technological systems
( National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research ) An innovative computational technique that draws on statistics, imaging, and other disciplines has the capability to detect errors in sensitive technological systems ranging from satellites to weather instruments. The patented technique, known as the Intelligent Outlier Detection Algorithm, or IODA, is described this month in the Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology.
News items | ZDNet : Thu, 28 Jan 2010
New York examines Web marketing scam
Andrew Cuomo, attorney general for the state of New York, has launched an investigation into the marketing practices of 22 e-tailers, including Staples, 1-800-Flowers.com and Orbitz. by Greg Sandoval CNET News
Technology news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk : Sun, 24 Jan 2010
Computer security: fraud fears as scientists crack 'anonymous' datasets
Computer experts in the US can now identify people from personal information, leading to concerns over security and confidentiality Computer scientists in the US have discovered ways to "re-identify" the names of people included in supposedly anonymous datasets. In one example, a movie rental company released an anonymous list of film-ratings taken from its 500,000 subscribers. Using a statistical "de-anonymisation" technique, the academics were able to identify individuals and their film preferences. The discovery raises concerns about how safe it is to release personal information – such as medical records or mobile phone data – even if details such as names or national insurance numbers have been removed. There are fears the information could be accessed by criminals. The discovery has led British researchers to raise the issue in a report they are writing for the European commission. Dr Ian Brown, of the Oxford Internet Institute and a co-author, said the example of the film list was relatively trivial. "But this raises concerns for more sensitive data such as medical records. Epidemiologists say they could do interesting research if they had access to more anonymous data. This shows it is difficult to do that in a way that can't be reversed." One concern is that criminals could identify individuals through mobile phone data and use the information to track people's movements and find out when they are away from home. "That is one worry. Other people who you might worry about accessing that information include employers, insurers or the government. There are a whole range of potential users," Brown said. Experts say the discovery that lists can be "de-anonymised" needs to be included in the debate about how information is released and where to draw the line. But they also highlight the benefits of letting researchers and others access large datasets. Last week Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the world wide web, launched a new website – data.gov.uk – on which members of the public will be able to access information on crime rates, exam results, house prices and more. "They are talking about non-personal data," said Brown. "But another thing they are looking at releasing is crime reports down to street level. You have to think about how people might be able to link that back to individuals." William Heath, founder of Ctrl-Shift, which specialises in how personal data are used, said: "If you take it in the light of Friday's news about data.gov.uk, the government has clearly done something really good to make public data available. Now they need a more enlightened approach to personal data, but you can't simply say anonymised data can be safely made public because it is clear how hard it is truly to anonymise data." Data and computer security Computing Anushka Asthana guardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds
BBC News | Technology | UK Edition : Fri, 8 Jan 2010
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