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Second Defense Contractor L-3 ‘Actively Targeted’ With RSA SecurID Hacks

“An executive at defense giant L-3 Communications warned employees this spring that hackers were targeting the company using inside information on the SecurID keyfob system freshly stolen from an acknowledged breach at RSA Security. ‘L-3 Communications has been actively targeted with penetration attacks leveraging the compromised information,’ read an April 6 e-mail from an executive [...]

May 31st, 2011 | Posted in Cyber Security | Read More »

German E.coli outbreak death toll rises to 10

“A virulent form of E.coli bacteria blamed on infected cucumbers from Spain has killed 10 people in Germany and sickened 300, health officials said on Sunday while warning people not to eat suspect vegetables. European health experts on Saturday said the outbreak of hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS), which affects the blood, kidneys and, in severe cases, [...]

May 31st, 2011 | Posted in Health & Environmental | Read More »

Three pro-government soldiers killed in Mogadishu terrorist attack

“Two African Union peacekeepers and a Somali government soldier have been confirmed dead and four others injured Monday afternoon after an Al Qaeda-inspired group attacked a military base in the capital Mogadishu, witnesses and officials said. clearpxl In an interview with VOA Somali Service, Capt. Prosper Hakizimana, a spokesman for African Union forces in Somalia, [...]

May 31st, 2011 | Posted in Dangerous Places | Read More »

SecurID Breach Suggested in Hacking Attempt at Lockheed

“Lockheed Martin, the nation’s largest military contractor, has battled disruptions in its computer networks this week that might be tied to a hacking attack on a vendor that supplies coded security tokens to millions of users, security officials said on Friday. The SecurID electronic tokens, which are used to gain access to computer networks by [...]

May 28th, 2011 | Posted in Cyber Security | Read More »

Nigeria Gunmen Kill Six People During Attack on Two Police Stations, Bank

“Gunmen in Nigeria suspected to be Islamic militants attacked two police stations and a bank today in the northeastern city of Maiduguri today, killing six people, police said. “ Source: Nigeria Gunmen Kill Six People During Attack on Two Police Stations, Bank – Bloomberg

May 27th, 2011 | Posted in Dangerous Places | Read More »