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Submission + - ebaY hacked by Romanian, scrambling to cover-up

Submitted by vdovault on Friday February 23, 2007 @05:16PM

vdovault writes: You all ought to check into this developing story that ebaY is trying (for obvious reasons) to supress discussion of: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/23/vladuz_str ikes_again/ and earlier http://www.theregister.com/2007/02/20/ebay_conspir acy/ Pics of the hacked ebaY database are available at: http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com/rflello.htm Pics of vladuz's very own (presumably self-created) ebaY pink account are at: http://www.ebaymotorssucks.com/vladuz-suppliment.h tm Articles from those who make their living via ebaY and are really ticked off at ebaY's inaction, ineptitude and/or insincerity are at: http://www.auctionguild.com/generic149.html http://www.auctionguild.com/generic148.html http://blog.auctionbytes.com/cgi-bin/blog/blog.pl? /comments/2007/2/1172237333.html Vladuz's own 'press relase' in German http://www.falle-internet.de/de/html/pr_vlad2.htm

Submission + - Law targets retail security screwups

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coondoggie

on Friday February 23, 2007 @05:04PM

coondoggie writes: "In the face of a massive data security breach by one of the state's largest companies, TJX, Massachusetts lawmakers are set to look at a bill that would make companies liable their security systems are hacked and credit card data or personal information is stolen. According to reports, the law would be one of the first of its kind in the United States, forcing retailers and other companies along with government agencies and nonprofit groups to pay for losses if financial data is stolen. Proponents hope the Mass. law would prompt retailers to invest more heavily in security technology and trigger other states to pass similar legislation. Banks, who absorb most of the nefarious charges when these data breeches occur would also like to see such bills. U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank, a Massachusetts Democrat, said in a Reuters report he is drafting a similar provision for a federal bill that he expects to introduce to Congress in the next month or two. http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/1179 9"

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