A simple scan for unpublished websites within Yahoo's Internet address space gave an unemployed and bored IT worker access to several of the portal company's internal systems, including root access …
Air Patrols and Officers at TV Stations as City Goes on Alert
As the nation inched closer to war, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said yesterday that federal authorities had agreed to secure New York City's airspace and provide military air patrols as part of a broad …
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France to Jail Rwanda Genocide Convicts
The French government has agreed to allow people convicted in the Rwanda genocide to serve their sentences in France, the U.N. tribunal for Rwanda said Monday. France is the first European country to …
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No independent Palestine, Sharon insists
Israel is to press George Bush to eliminate all reference to an "independent" Palestinian state from the US "road map" to a political settlement, which he promised on Friday to release soon. Ariel …
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China opens web to the West
Western businesses are now able to buy a piece of real estate in Chinese cyberspace, opening up a potentially massive new e-commerce market. As from Sunday, businesses outside China can register .cn …
Mexican Police Rescue 23 Migrants
Twenty-three migrants, including a 14-month-old child, were rescued by police Wednesday after being held hostage for five days by a gang that promised to smuggle them into the United States. Five …
Feds Make Push for Cyber-Security Plan
Now that the federal government has released its plan to secure the nation's critical networks, officials are asking the rank-and-file security specialists and network administrators to take an active …
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Security board eliminated
The Bush administration has eliminated a panel that brought together top officials from every agency to address security issues. The Critical Infrastructure Protection Board, created by an October …
North Korean Fliers Said to Have Sought Hostages
The North Korean fighter jets that intercepted an unarmed American spy plane over the Sea of Japan last weekend were trying to force the aircraft to land in North Korea and seize its crew, a senior …
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Officials Urge Quick Patch on E-mail Security Hole
The race is on to patch a security hole on millions of e-mail computer servers. The concern: The flaw could be exploited by hackers to potentially disrupt America's infrastructure as war looms with …
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