RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Friday 18 July 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 23

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
E-mail response to wrong address, intended recipient arrested (Danny Burstein)
San Francisco admin hijacks city net (David Lesher)
Risks of wrong preprogrammed emergency message system being...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Tuesday 8 July 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 22

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Sunday 29 June 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 21

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Sunday 15 June 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 20

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
Security hole exposes utilities to Internet attack (PGN)
Representative Frank Wolf's computer owned by China (PGN)
Hidden Code Costs Poker Players Thousands (Chuck Weinstock)
Wikipedia for...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Sunday 8 June 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 19

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
Control-Alt-SCRAM; update reboots nuke plant (Brian Krebs via David Lesher)
Sensor error caused $1.4 bill B2 crash! (David A. Fulghum via Paul Saffo)
UK bank takes 9 months to combine computer...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Tuesday 3 June 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 18

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
Fire at The Planet takes down thousands of websites (Gene Wirchenko)
UK power rationing causes fires and false fire alarms (Alistair McDonald)
Beware of Error Messages At Bank Sites (Brian...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Friday 30 May 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 17

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
Wrong patient gets appendix removed, software to blame (Rex Sanders)
E-Voting Banned by Dutch Government (Udo de Haes)
Don't phlash that dwarf -- hand me the pliers! (John Leyden)
Firmware...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Thursday 22 May 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 16

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
Betting glitch spurs calls for reform (Will Oremus via PGN)
Animal tricks, take n+1 (Jeremy Epstein)
Ants and Computers (Gene Wirchenko)
F.B.I. Says the Military Had Bogus Computer Gear (John...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Friday 16 May 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 15

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
No-flies on you? (PGN)
Gone in 60 seconds: Spambot cracks Live Hotmail CAPTCHA (Emil Protalinski
via Monty Solomon)
Hacker leaks 6 million Chileans' records (Amos Shapir)
Dilbert site wants...

RISKS-LIST: Risks-Forum Digest Friday 2 May 2008 Volume 25 : Issue 14

ACM FORUM ON RISKS TO THE PUBLIC IN COMPUTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS (comp.risks)
Peter G. Neumann, moderator, chmn ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy

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Contents:
U.S. Customs computer system fails nationwide (PGN)
Protecting Yourself From Suspicionless Searches While Traveling
(Jennifer Granick via Monty Solomon)
Air marshals' names tagged on 'no...