Day: April 4, 2006

BSE found in Alabama

BSE found in Alabama – April 15, 2006 To read more click on above link Tests results for a cow on an Alabama farm were positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, according to a March 13 statement by the Department of Agriculture. The animal, which was euthanized and buried on the farm, did not enter the human food or animal feed supplies. USDA Chief Veterinarian John Clifford said the department was working with Alabama animal health officials to conduct an epidemiologic investigation to gather any further information on the origin of the cow. The cow had resided on

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AQHA AND THE HORSETV CHANNEL FORM STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AQHA’s Best of the West series will launch April 5 Amarillo, Texas, April 3, 2006 – The American Quarter Horse Association has become charter sponsor of “AQHA’s Best of the West,” an exclusive programming block on The HorseTV. The weekly block will be anchored by 26 competitive events produced by The HorseTV Channel and launches April 5. “AQHA’s Best of the West” is a two-hour block featuring exciting western competition from its Alliance Partners including National Cutting Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association and National Reined Cow Horse Association along with AQHA World Championship

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Phishers set hidden traps on eBay – CNET News.com

Phishers set hidden traps on eBay | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Click on an eBay auction listing, and you could get an unwanted result: a fake eBay login page, created by scammers looking to pilfer your username and password. With about 181 million users worldwide, eBay is arguably the world’s most popular online marketplace. As such, the San Jose, Calif., company, with its online payment unit PayPal, is among the biggest targets for online scammers–including phishers. Phishing scams use forged Web sites that look like legitimate sites in an attempt to dupe

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Fighting fraud by baiting phishers – CNET News.com

Fighting fraud by baiting phishers | CNET News.com For more info click on above link RSA Security’s Cyota division is helping fight phishing attacks by giving the online fraudsters what they want: a lot of usernames, passwords, online-banking credentials and credit card numbers. Phishing occurs when cybercriminals set up fraudulent copies of a genuine Web site–usually of a financial institution–and try to lure customers of that organization into visiting the site and entering their login credentials and other personal details. Unfortunately for the phishers, one of the techniques Cyota is using to help protect its banking customers

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The secret of phishers’ success – CNET News.com

The secret of phishers’ success | CNET News.com For more info click on above link Three U.S. academics have published research into why phishing scams are still finding success, years after widespread public warnings first appeared. Most people have received an e-mail purporting to be from a bank or other online service that asks for personal and financial details. Occasionally, it has been for a bank or service for which the recipient is a customer. Even in that situation, many people still know to be wary. For their paper, titled “Why Phishing Works,” (PDF here) Rachna Dhamija

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Nationwide data breach bill clears a hurdle – CNET News.com

Nationwide data breach bill clears a hurdle | CNET News.com For more info click on the above link The Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) was approved by the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee last week and could soon be cleared by the House of Representatives. The bill, if passed, would mean all companies have to inform customers of security breaches that affect their personal data.

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