Tuesday 31 March 2009

US Man Charged With Theft Of Trade Secrets

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LEE, who is a naturalized U.S. Citizen of Chinese descent, abruptly resigned his employment with Valspar on March 16th of this year, just two weeks after returning from a business trip to the People’s Republic of China.  At the time of his resignation, LEE relinquished both his company issued laptop computer and AT&T Blackberry wireless device.

A subsequent examination of the laptop computer by Valspar network analysts discovered that all of the temporary files had been deleted, suggesting that LEE had taken steps to “clean” the computer’s history. Additional examination of the laptop discovered a hidden file, which contained unauthorized software programs, including a data copying program.  It was also discovered that approximately 44 gigabytes of data, including Valspar trade secret information, had been downloaded to LEE’s computer without authorization. more...

Pigeons fly mobile phones to Brazilian prisoners

For those of you that don't know elicit mobile phones are a big problem in prisons worldwide. Gotta love the innovation here.

Brazilian inmates have turned to carrier pigeons in their quest for communication with the outside world.

Guards have intercepted two carrier pigeons carrying mobile phones to detainees at a prison in Sorocaba, 62 miles from Sao Paolo, a spokesman for the state penitentiary system said. more...

Big Brother is watching: surveillance box to track drivers is backed

This kind of thing was always on the cards.  Also a little concerning if this follows the speed-camera model of guilty unless you can prove your innocence. Still for every signal there is a jammer so the innocent will have their privacy invaded and the guilty will bypass the system.

The government is backing a project to install a "communication box" in new cars to track the whereabouts of drivers anywhere in Europe, the Guardian can reveal.

Under the proposals, vehicles will emit a constant "heartbeat" revealing their location, speed and direction of travel. The EU officials behind the plan believe it will significantly reduce road accidents, congestion and carbon emissions. A consortium of manufacturers has indicated that the router device could be installed in all new cars as early as 2013. more...

19,000 UK credit card details posted on the Net...and accessible on Google

What is really frustrating here is that Google failed to remove the data even after the breach had become public.

A good idea for online shopping: Use only one credit card for all your online transactions, don't use it for anything else and keep a modest spending limit. It is then easy to check your statement and fraud should be very obvious.

The credit card details of up to 19,000 British shoppers were published on the internet - where they could be found using a simple search on Google.

The details apparently originated from the website of a criminal gang in the Far East.

he list, obtained by the Mail, includes the names, home addresses and full card details of thousands of Visa, Mastercard and American Express customers. more...