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Tech News Flash: Friday -- August 8, 2014

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Cyberspies Help Themselves to DHS Contractor's Data
Russian Cybergang Stockpiles 1.2B Unique Stolen Credentials
WiFi Insecurity: Crying Wolf or Big Bad Wolf?

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Today's Story Highlights

Cyberspies Help Themselves to DHS Contractor's Data
USIS, the contractor that did the background checks on Washington Navy
Yard shooter Aaron Alexis and NSA leaker Edward Snowden, on Thursday
reported that its computer systems have been breached. "Our internal IT
security team recently identified an apparent external cyberattack on
USIS' corporate network," said US Investigation Services in a statement.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80863.html

Russian Cybergang Stockpiles 1.2B Unique Stolen Credentials
A Russian cybercriminal gang so far has stolen 4.5 billion credentials,
of which 1.2 billion appear to be unique, Hold Security has announced.
The credentials belong to more than 500 million email addresses. Two
reports released Tuesday may help explain why the cybergang was so
successful. About 92 percent of the 800 top consumer websites evaluated
failed the OTA's 2014 Email Integrity Audit.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80858.html

WiFi Insecurity: Crying Wolf or Big Bad Wolf?
Can a hacker take over a passenger jet by sneaking in through its WiFi
or in-flight entertainment system? The possibility of that occurring, as
suggested by cybersecurity firm IOActive, has security experts hot under
the collar. Ruben Santamarta, principal security consultant at IOActive,
is scheduled to present the team's findings Thursday at the Black Hat
security conference.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80856.html

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