ITBusiness.ca - The securities firms that reported the breach have not confirmed the means by which accounts were accessed, but the Investment Dealers Association (IDA) pointed to pharming Web sites as another possible avenue. Only two accounts were affected

April 2005
Out-Law - Monsoon says Primark copied clothing designs Premium-rate regulator acts to slow payments Banks need two-factor authentication urgently, says Forrester Data protection charges for sale of police data Patents Directive proceedings begin again Pharming

Internet Fraud Costs Europe Millions
Deutsche Welle - Pharming is an even more serious problem for Internet consumers. In this method, Web pirates hijack a site and use sensitive data entered there for their own purposes. Security experts say it’s very difficult to detect when a Web site has been taken

Secure64 Introduces ‘’Stop Living in Denial'’ Campaign at ISPCON
Consumer Electronics Net - Increased Security - Cannot be compromised by rootkits or malware, which can carry out “pharming” attacks that compromise DNS zone data and result in identity theft and credit card fraud — Increased Availability and “Up Time

Tech Watch - August 2005
Popular Mechanics - Similar to phishing (a bit of e-mail trickery wherein a con artist pretending to be your bank asks you to confirm account information), this new ruse is called “pharming.” Perpetrators set up a fake Web site that looks like a popular legitimate site

Eric Kinney, President
PRWeb - Anti-Phishing Solution Protects Against Pharming Sestus Data Corporation announced today its anti-phishing solution will also protect consumers against Pharming attacks. - 2005-08-06 Guidant Defibrillator Recall Investigation The safety of heart

Flying On Time
Scientific American - SCREEN SHOT shows what air traffic controllers using ITWS in the New York City area see. Because this system tracks bad weather more accurately than current forecasting tools, it makes it easier for controllers to handle more planes at once and to

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