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DDoS Attack Used As Diversion So Cyber Criminals Steal Millions From Banks
SAN FRANCISCO - Distributed denial of service attacks have been used to divert security personnel attention while millions of dollars were stolen from banks, according to a security researcher. At least three US banks in recent months have been plundered by fraudulent wire transfers while hackers deployed "low powered" DDoS attacks to mask their theft,
IT Expert Posts Facebook Security Flaw Directly On Zuckerberg’s Page
SAN FRANCISCO - A Palestinian IT expert who claimed to have discovered a Facebook vulnerability said he took his bug report to Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook page after being ignored by the social network's security team. The vulnerability allows anyone to post anything to anyone else's page, regardless of whether they are a Facebook friend of
West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum Names Director
GRAND RAPIDS ? The West Michigan Sustainable Business Forum announced this week that Dan Schoonmaker has joined the staff as Director. He will begin his duties officially September 16. Schoonmaker comes to the Forum after serving three years as the Director of Communications and Member Services for the West Michigan Environmental Action Council, where he
Lawrence Tech Hosts Sustainability Conference Sept. 27-28
SOUTHFIELD ? Lawrence Technological University will host a sustainability conference in September to bring together architects, engineers, entrepreneurs, homeowners, educators, students and those responsible for both for-profit and non-profit buildings to update on the latest development in sustainability. Sustainability Strategies for People, Profit & Planet will be held at LTU on Sept. 27-28. The conference
MSHDA Board Urges Creation Of Mezzanine Fund
LANSING - The Michigan State Housing Development Authority Board approved a resolution Wednesday asking the Legislature to create the Michigan Mezzanine Investment Fund. The new fund would use MHSDA bond revenues to invest in housing projects around the state. "Once approved by the Legislature, the Authority is poised to help fill the gap in the
Pure Michigan Detroit Ad Makes Debut
DETROIT - The Pure Michigan campaign recently quietly posted a video on its YouTube page touting downtown Detroit, with another accompanying it in the Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus and Southern Ontario markets, the Michigan Economic Development Corporation confirmed on Wednesday. One of the ads, "First Time Feeling," begins with a shot of group of rowers paddling
Henry Ford CC Gets $100K Grant To Make Nanotech Available For Students
DEARBORN - Henry Ford Community College's biotechnology program has received a $100,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan to help the college make nanotechnology and microsystems training available for community college students. The grant seeds a partnership between HFCC?s biotechnology program, the University of Michigan Lurie Nanofabrication Facility, the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network
MichBio Partners With MITech, Internet Advisor Weekly Tech eNewsletter
ANN ARBOR ? MichBio, the state's biotech trade association, is the latest technology group in Michigan to partner with MITechNews.Com and the Internet Advisor on WJR 760 AM in the co-branded Weekly Tech Update eNewsletter. The co-branding deal covers promoting the 2013 MichBio Expo & Conference Oct. 15-16 at the Radisson Plaza Hotel in Kalamazoo.
Detroit, Port Huron Get $1.2 Million In Incentives For Historic Renovation Projects
LANSING ? Detroit and Port Huron will split $1.2 million in incentives from the Michigan Community Revitalization Program for historic renovation projects. The Michigan Economic Development Corp. said the projects are expected to generate up to $7.7 million in new private investment. ?These projects will act as catalysts for viable residential neighborhoods by redeveloping obsolete