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Testimony in front of the Government Affairs Committee, chaired by Sen. Fred Thompson (Tenn), found that the Social Security Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs have major security problems within thier computer networks. Allowing possible intruders access to private medical records and other information.

Federal Computer Week
And it gets worse as SSA employees sell private records to Credit Card Thieves.

Nando Times

A little late but other sites picked up this story today. Some of the things in these reports are pretty damn scary.

CMP Net
Detriot News
Nando Times
ZD Net
USA Today

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The International Chamber of Commerace will be founding an Anti CyberCrime unit.

Nando Times
Netly News
Wired

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Finnally somone is telling the Government what hackers have known for years. Windows NT is not secure! At least when it comes to C2 compliance. Hopefully the Navy and others will wake up in time, before they spend billions of our money to install it.

MSNBC

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Updated!

The internic's WhoIs database is being sold on CD to mass marketers.

ZD Net

After death threats and numerous hacks the company has decided not to release the CD. Yeah! Score one for our side.

Wired

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Updated!

It seems hypocritical of the US Government to be releasing pr0n to the public (i.e. Kenneth Star Report) and at the same making such actions criminal.

The Child Online Protection Act (CDA II) (H.R. 3783) requires web admins to limit access to material considered 'harmful to minors'. The bill has passed the full Commerce Committee and is on its way to the House. Lets hope they are do busy dealing with Monica to vote this session.

Nando Times
CMP Net
ZD Net
Wired

Check to see if your congressman is a hypocrite.

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