Software Flaw Contributed to Blackout
Kevin Poulsen reports that coding error contributed to the August 14 blackout that affected most of north eastern US and Canada.

CISC-SCRC Releases Annual Report on Organized Crime in Canada
The Criminal Intelligence Service of Canada has released its Annual Report on Organized Crime.

Bank of Montreal Customer Information Exposed
The federal privacy watchdog is sniffing around the Bank of Montreal following revelations that two branch computer filled with sensitive customer information were temporarily offered on an online auction site last week.

Investigation into Stolen Electrolyte Formula
IEEE investigation into faulty capacitors discovered on many popular motherboards uncovers corporate espionage.

The untold tally of 'Netspionage'
ZDNet reports on the high-priced world of corporate espionage. Top-secret designs are leaked out of a French military contractor through its Web site; a content company's entire database of proprietary images is posted in Internet newsgroups; a U.S. automaker is offered a peek at the new designs from a German competitor for $8 million.