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	Podcast:		Down the Security Rabbithole
	Episode:		DtR Epsiode 35 - NewsCast April 8th, 2013
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:22:08
	Publish Date:		2013-04-08 00:00:00
	Description:		In this second episode of our Monday morning InfoSec quarterbacking, James and I actually got through the news items we had lined up in just about 20 minutes. I count this as a win. Topics Covered Choice Escrow & Land Title, LLC vs. BancorpSouth, Inc. \| At issue is the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) as it applies to commercial entities taking "commericially reasonable methods" to secure their transactions. This one is going to have a major ripple effect, keep an eye out for further developments - http://krebsonsecurity.com/2013/03/missouri-court-rules-against-440000-cyberheist-victim/ "The biggest cyber attack ever" \| Or really, a DDoS feud between a known spammer (CyberBunker) and a spam fighter (SpamHaus) which actually did impact Internet traffic in Europe, but was effectively a tempest in a teapot for most everyone else - http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/27/tech/massive-internet-attack/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 Schnuck's gets hacker by "computer code", but it's OK now \| Short version of this story, be careful how hard you play up the 'reputation' angle with your business ...turns out people may not care so much - http://www.stltoday.com/business/local/schnucks-says-credit-card-fraud-source-found-and-contained/article_605469bd-db5d-5a1b-94cf-100f4eabc58f.html Darkleech affects huge amount of Apache servers, silently installs iFrame-based malware selectively \| People who name these things come up with some of the coolest names ...seriously! Interesting story. - http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Darkleech-infects-scores-of-Apache-servers-1834311.html BitCoin wallet service InstaWallet hacked, shuts down "indefinitely" \| Oh, another BitCoin tragedy as the currency suffers yet another blow to its viability as hackers target a wallet service, value bounces. - http://venturebeat.com/2013/04/03/bitcoin-wallet-instawallet-hacked/
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