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Hackers Steal Millions in Carbon Credits
Credit card numbers are so passe. Today’s hackers know the real powerhouse data to steal is emission certificates. That’s exactly what hackers went after last week when they obtained unauthorized access to online accounts where companies maintain their carbon credits, according to the German newspaper Der Spiegel...

Malicious ATM Catches Hackers
LAS VEGAS — There’s no honor among thieves, nor apparently among hackers. A malicious ATM kiosk was positioned in the conference center of the Riviera Hotel Casino capturing data from an unknown number of hackers attending the DefCon hacker conference before someone noticed something suspicious about the kiosk...

Looking For New Clients Try Hackers
A recent outbreak of hackers (gasp!) hacking has prompted legal controversies at the Las Vegas Black Hat Conference, a meeting of corporate security professionals and hackers, and DEFCON, its sister conference for hackers only...

U.K. Employs Naughty Boys to Battle Other Hackers
Great Britain has launched a new cyber security command center to help combat network intruders and forge offensive attacks against opponents. The country has hired a number of former hackers to help staff the new Cyber Security Operations Center, which will begin functioning in September...

Cyber Hackers Steal Tens of Millions of Dollars From Citigroup
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a computer hacking that targeted Citigroup Inc and resulted in the theft of tens of million of dollars, The Wall Street Journal said, citing U...

Report: Hackers Plan Weekend Attack on Sony
According to a C|Net report a group of hackers is planning another attack on Sony this weekend. C|Net is calling the planned offensive a "major attack" that will target various Sony web sites...

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Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007
Strengthens examination requirements of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States

Bextra Product Recall
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Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Veolia Water
allegedly overestimated water usage for residential customers.

Darvocet
FDA Expert Panel Votes for Ban

Schwan's Frozen Chicken
Recalled for Foreign Materials

Pull Vicodin, Percocet
Expert Panel Advises FDA

Signal International
allegedly lured foreign workers to US shipyards with false promises of permanent resident status.

Chocolate Discharge
G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system.