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security advisory vulnerability GNOME is officially shortening its standard vulnerability disclosure window from 90 days to 30 days, a change that impacts upstream maintainers, downstream Linux distributions, and system administrators in how they handle software vulnerabilities. The policy shift, announced by long-time security coordinator Michael Catanzaro , addresses modern software patching realities and a growing influx of automated submissions. . Because GNOME is the default desktop environment on several major Linux...
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security advisory moderate For organizations that run a self-hosted Git platform, it’s no longer just about hosting static code repositories. Today, Git servers are responsible for deployment pipelines, API tokens, SSH keys, package repositories, and the automation scripts that push code directly. Confirm that the upgrade addresses known vulnerabilities but also provides production environments. . That makes them trusted systems within the development environment and attractive targets for attackers looking to move...
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data privacy automation Every system admin has lived through the same Monday morning ritual. A queue of forty tickets, half of them password resets, permission errors, or disk space warnings that any experienced technician could resolve in under two minutes. The other half require actual judgment. For years, automation promised that software would eventually sort the two apart on its own. That promise is now being tested in production Linux environments. . Early results are reshaping how IT teams think about tier-1...
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data collection automation You're running a web scraping project to collect pricing data from e-commerce sites. You set up a pool of datacenter proxies, launch your scripts, and within minutes — banned . CAPTCHAs everywhere. Your data pipeline stops before it really begins. . It's a frustrating scenario that plays out daily in ad verification, market research, and multi-account management. The website doesn't know you're doing legitimate research or monitoring. It just sees traffic coming from IP ranges it recognizes as...
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security advisory social engineering Business Email Compromise used to be a numbers game — mass-blasted emails, broken English, an obvious "URGENT WIRE TRANSFER" subject line. That era is over. Generative AI has turned BEC into a tailored, low-noise operation that mimics writing style, voice, and even video presence. This piece looks at what's actually changed under the hood, what defenders are testing in response, and why so many organizations are still structurally unprepared for it. . The Infrastructure Problem Nobody Wants to...
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federal lawlegal actionspam lawsuitInternet Companies File Joint Lawsuits Against Spam Violators
Leading Internet companies, in an unusual joint effort among corporate rivals, announced six lawsuits Wednesday against hundreds of people accused of sending millions of unwanted e-mails in violation of the new federal law against "spam." Actions by Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., Earthlink Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. represent the first major industry actions under the "can spam" legislation that went into effect Jan. 1. The suits were filed in federal courts in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington state. . . .. Leading Internet companies, in an unusual joint effort among corporate rivals, announced six lawsuits Wednesday against hundreds of people accused of sending millions of unwanted e-mails in violation of the new federal law against "spam." Actions by Microsoft Corp., America Online Inc., Earthlink Inc. and Yahoo! Inc. represent the first major industry actions under the "can spam" legislation that went into effect Jan. 1. The suits were filed in federal courts in California, Georgia, Virginia and Washington state. Dozens of those named were identified only as "John Doe" defendants accused of e-mailing unwanted pitches for prescription drugs, herbal potions and weight loss plans. Lawyers expressed confidence they can work through the courts, using subpoenas and other investigative tools, to identify and find them. "We've been doing this a long time, and we know what we're doing. We're only a couple subpoenas away from standing at someone's door and handing them a summons," said Les Seagraves, the assistant general counsel at Earthlink, which named 75 "John Doe" defendants in its lawsuits. The recording industry has been remarkably successful in identifying Internet users in copyright infringement lawsuits, in most cases tracing a subscriber's unique Internet address. But spammers are famously skillful at covering their tracks, often routing unwanted e-mails through hacked or unprotected computers overseas and working under aliases and shell companies, complicating efforts to trace and identifythem. Yahoo, for example, employed as one of its lawyers in these cases Marc Zwillinger, a former computer-crimes expert at the Justice Department (news - web sites) who investigated the high-profile Internet attacks in February 2000 by a Canadian teenager known as Mafia Boy. "It is a significant challenge," acknowledged H. Robert Wientzen, chief executive at the Direct Marketing Association, who said he supports the latest lawsuits. He said companies are increasingly successful tracing spammers. "We're making some progress with techniques and tools that are starting to pay some dividends," Wientzen said. The four companies said the defendants include some of the nation's most notorious large-scale spammers. They said they shared information, resources and investigative information to identify some of them. The link for this article located at AP is no longer available. . Leading Internet companies, in an unusual joint effort among corporate rivals, announced six lawsuit. leading, internet, companies, unusual, joint, effort, among, corporate, rivals, announced. . Anthony Pell
Mar 10, 2004
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legislationemail regulationspam controlU.S. House of Representatives Approves Can Spam Act for Email Control
On Nov. 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 392 to 5 to pass the Can Spam Act of 2003, which is designed to put controls on the distribution of spam. For once, the House and Senate saw eye to eye, . . . . On Nov. 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 392 to 5 to pass the Can Spam Act of 2003, which is designed to put controls on the distribution of spam. For once, the House and Senate saw eye to eye, more or less: The House version is an only slightly modified version of the Can Spam Act (S.877) passed by the Senate in October, and it's expected to be signed by the president early next year. But the word can may be interpreted in two ways--obliterate spam, or allow it. And that pretty much sums up how the legislation can be interpreted. It puts some limitations on unsolicited commercial e-mail, but it doesn't disallow spam completely. It allows for creation of a Do Not Spam Registry, equivalent to the successful Do Not Call Registry, but it trumps stronger laws that have been passed by state legislatures--California's spam law, for example, has an opt-in requirement and gives individuals the right to sue spammers. The link for this article located at NetworkComputing is no longer available. . On Nov. 22, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 392 to 5 to pass the Can Spam Act of 2003, which. house, representatives, voted, which. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 12, 2003
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email marketingemail regulationspam legislationAnalyzing the CAN-SPAM Act's Influence on Email Marketing Strategies
Its only fair that we publish a different, more hopeful point of view on the CAN-SPAM issue. Larry Seltzer at eWeek writes that this law, while certainly not the silver bullet to end all spam, is still a welcome start.. . .. Its only fair that we publish a different, more hopeful point of view on the CAN-SPAM issue. Larry Seltzer at eWeek writes that this law, while certainly not the silver bullet to end all spam, is still a welcome start. We appear to be on the verge of having a national law on the problem of spam. The CAN-SPAM act would preempt the numerous attempts that have been made by various states to regulate the issue. (Here's a PDF file of the latest version of the bill.) There's a lot of common sense in the bill and it's both good for the covered spamming practices to be made illegal and important that this become a national law. But the CAN-SPAM act won't make a substantial difference in the actual amount of spam you receive. CAN-SPAM is actually an acronym for the full name of the bill: "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003." The version I linked to above is the one most recently passed by the Senate. The final version will be very close to it and President Bush is expected to sign it. The link for this article located at eWeek is no longer available. . Its only fair that we publish a different, more hopeful point of view on the CAN-SPAM issue. Larry S. publish, different, hopeful, point, can-spam, larry. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Dec 10, 2003
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consumer protectionemail regulationspam legislationU.S. House Approves CAN-SPAM Act: Key Email Legislation Passed
Capping six years of federal legislative wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed antispam legislation intended to create extensive regulations for commercial e-mail.. . .. Capping six years of federal legislative wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed antispam legislation intended to create extensive regulations for commercial e-mail. The Senate, which last week passed a similar bill, is expected to agree to the changes in the House bill this week. President Bush has said he will sign the measure into law. The bill, called "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act," or CAN-SPAM, will outlaw most junk e-mail and create a "do not spam" registry for opting out of commercial messages. The law, which would overrule state antispam laws, makes violators liable for fines of up to US$250 per e-mail. But critics call CAN-SPAM a step backward. "The primary motivating factor here was a desire to pre-empt California's opt-in spam law," said Chris Hoofnagle, Electronic Privacy Information Center deputy counsel. "Consumers would have been served if no [federal] law would have passed." . Capping six years of federal legislative wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed ant. capping, years, federal, legislative, wrangling, house, representatives, passed. . Anthony Pell
Nov 25, 2003
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internet policyemail regulationspam controlAnalysis of New Anti-Spam Legislation: UK and California Perspectives
Legislation to ban or limit spam is proliferating almost as rapidly as the e-mails that promise to provide a slim, wealthy, well-endowed, sexually satisfied life. But antispam advocates disagree over whether legislation such as the recently passed United Kingdom and California . . . . Legislation to ban or limit spam is proliferating almost as rapidly as the e-mails that promise to provide a slim, wealthy, well-endowed, sexually satisfied life. But antispam advocates disagree over whether legislation such as the recently passed United Kingdom and California antispam laws will slow the flood of spam, due to loopholes that could be easily exploited by bulk e-mailers. Advocates and legal experts also warn that any local law will have, at best, a limited effect, and are calling for a consistent, comprehensive global ban on spam. "Overall we need a combination of new laws to let spam recipients and Internet service providers sue spammers to change the economics of spam, and modest technical improvements to Internet mail to make it easier to establish where a message really came from," said John Levine, a board member of the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail. The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . New laws aimed at curbing unwanted messages are emerging almost as swiftly as the digital ads that offer a life of luxury.. Spam Policy, Legislation Against Spam, Antispam Initiatives. . Anthony Pell
Sep 25, 2003
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cyber lawemail regulationcommunication policyNew Spam Law In Britain Imposes Fines On Unsolicited Emails
Britain Thursday became the second country in Europe to criminalize spam, the unwanted barrage of e-mail and mobile phone text messages promising riches, cheap home loans and a better sex life. The unsolicited messages, which industry groups say account for . . . . Britain Thursday became the second country in Europe to criminalize spam, the unwanted barrage of e-mail and mobile phone text messages promising riches, cheap home loans and a better sex life. The unsolicited messages, which industry groups say account for more than half of all e-mails sent, have become a time- and resource-wasting scourge of Internet users everywhere. Under the new British law, spammers face an $8,057 fine if convicted in a magistrates court. The fine from a jury trial would be unlimited. Spammers would not face prison, according to the new law, introduced by Communications Minister Stephen Timms Thursday. Spam is defined under the law as any messages sent to consumers without having first established a consensual customer relationship. "These regulations will help combat the global nuisance of unsolicited e-mails and texts by enshrining in law rights that give consumers more say over who can use their personal details," Timms said in a statement. The link for this article located at Wired is no longer available. . The UK has enacted laws against spam, taking a stand against unwanted emails with hefty penalties for violators.. Spam Regulation, Email Laws, Consumer Consent, Cyber Law. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Sep 19, 2003
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email regulationspam legislationFTC initiativesImpact of FTC's Do-Not-Call List on Email Spam Legislation
Unwanted e-mail advertising has become the latest quality-of-life nuisance -- not unlike squeegee men -- that politicians love to attack. This spring, a consensus on spam seemed to be emerging among House and Senate leaders, Internet service providers and the direct . . . . Unwanted e-mail advertising has become the latest quality-of-life nuisance -- not unlike squeegee men -- that politicians love to attack. This spring, a consensus on spam seemed to be emerging among House and Senate leaders, Internet service providers and the direct marketing industry, which had dropped its objection to any regulation of e-mail. Several bills were introduced, all narrowly focused on fraudulent e-mail that misrepresented the sender or the product for sale. Then a monkey wrench landed in this otherwise smooth legislative process. In June, the Federal Trade Commission started collecting phone numbers from people who do not want to be called by telemarketers. Phone solicitors who call numbers on the list, once it takes effect in October, can be punished with large fines. Overnight, the do-not-call list became one of the most popular government initiatives in recent memory, with people registering an average of a million phone numbers a day in the first month. The link for this article located at NYTimes is no longer available. . Unwanted e-mail advertising has become the latest quality-of-life nuisance -- not unlike squeegee me. unwanted, e-mail, advertising, become, latest, quality-of-life, nuisance, unlike, squeegee. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Aug 11, 2003
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legislationemail regulationspam controlCongress: Partisan Debate on Spam Control Legislation Intensifies
Once thoroughly bipartisan, the debate in Washington over how to reduce the flow of bulk e-mail is now pitting Democrats against Republicans--a development that threatens to complicate enactment of laws regulating spam. Politicians on Capitol Hill have realized that their . . . . Once thoroughly bipartisan, the debate in Washington over how to reduce the flow of bulk e-mail is now pitting Democrats against Republicans--a development that threatens to complicate enactment of laws regulating spam. Politicians on Capitol Hill have realized that their constituents are fed up with the ever-increasing deluge of unsolicited e-mail, and most legislators appear to favor Congress taking some sort of action. But disagreements about what action is wisest have erupted along traditional political fault lines that pit Republican values against those cherished by Democrats. On Wednesday, bickering erupted during a meeting of two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees over which of two bills--one backed largely by Democrats and one supported almost entirely by Republicans--would do a better job of reducing spam and punishing spammers. "This committee is moving in the wrong direction," said Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat who is one of the sponsors of his party's Anti-Spam Act, better known as the Wilson-Green bill. Twenty of the bill's sponsors are Republicans, while 33 are Democrats. . Partisan disputes surface as the GOP and Democrats battle over anti-spam measures, derailing progress on regulatory frameworks.. Spam Control, Political Tensions, Legislation Debate. . LinuxSecurity.com Team
Jul 10, 2003
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