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Hacked Within Minutes: Sochi Visitors Face Internet Minefield
According to NBC, the U.S. State Department has told Americans travelling to Sochi that they should have “no expectation of privacy,” even in their hotel ...
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Experian Lapse Allowed ID Theft Service Access to 200 Million Consumer Records
In October 2013, KrebsOnSecurity published an exclusive story detailing how a Vietnamese man running an online identity theft service bought personal and financial records on ...
Mt Gox fielded MASSIVE DDOS attack before collapse
Report in Japan says ’150,000 hits per second’: A Japanese newspaper is reporting that during the spectacular collapse of the Mt Gox Bitcoin exchange, the ...
Experts analyze Snake, Uroburos malware samples dating back to 2006
Researchers with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence have determined that a possibly Russian-fueled malware campaign known as Snake, or Uroburos, may actually date back as far ...
“Siesta” espionage campaign uncovered by researchers
Organizations in the finance, telecommunications, defense, and transportation industries have been targeted by attackers that may be looking to steal valuable information.
Patch Tuesday fix coming for Internet Explorer zero-day vulnerability
Microsoft will be delivering five updates on upcoming Patch Tuesday, two of which are deemed critical, which means the vulnerabilities can be exploited to allow ...
U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules
U.S. retailers are digging in their heels over their need for PIN authentication for Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) smartcard use here.
Microsoft pitching targeted political ads on Xbox Live
Microsoft is currently wooing politicians, hoping to take a piece of the midterm election advertising pie. Therefore, targeted political ads may be coming soon to ...
Perspective: Microsoft risks security reputation ruin by retiring XP
Microsoft’s plans to ship the final public patches for Windows XP on April 8 could undo its hard-won reputation for security and hurt itself as ...
Facebook’s Acquisition of WhatsApp Will Face Legal Hurdles
Privacy advocates want to halt the $19 billion deal until Facebook makes clear how it plans to use the personal data of 450 million WhatsApp ...
Computers stolen, health data compromised for 168K in L.A.
More than 168,000 clients of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services are being notified that computers containing their personal information were stolen.
Microsoft: Law Enforcement Sought Info on 125,000 Accounts in 2013
Of those, police and law-enforcement agencies across the globe targeted just three of Microsoft’s enterprise customers.
Microsoft to Fix an Internet Explorer Zero-Day Flaw
Nearly 30 days after reports of a zero-day flaw being exploited in the wild, Microsoft will finally patch this critical vulnerability.
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- Duo arrested two hours after planting card skimmer
- Johns Hopkins University web server breached; up to 1,300 affected
- Cloud, Mobile Technologies Expose Security Cracks
- Microsoft to push out penultimate XP patch on March Patch Tuesday
- NSA used ‘European bazaar’ to spy on EU citizens
- comiXology’s Phantom Zone breached by villanous Haxxor
- Twelve million hit as Korea suffers ANOTHER massive data breach
- U.S. House Subcomittee Studies Ways to Boost Personal Data Security
- Mobile Attackers Move to Malicious Advertisements: Report
- Feds move to dismiss 11 charges against Barrett Brown
- Trust issue looms large for tech companies capitalizing on personal data
- ‘Dendroid’ RAT trojanizes apps, enables compromise of Android devices
- Bitcoin exchange, Poloniex, loses 12.3 percent of funds
- IPR International Partners With AFORE To Offer Encryption As A Service (EaaS)
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- TraceSecurity Announces Mutual Referral Partnership With Rackspace
- New IT Security Survey Results — Top Reasons To Monitor Users
- North Dakota University System hacked, roughly 300K impacted
- Microsoft plans to patch critical under-attack IE bug next week
- Groups ask FTC to investigate Facebook’s purchase of WhatsApp
- Defining how a no-holds-barred Russia-Ukraine cyberwar would play out
- ComiXology requires all users to change passwords following breach
- Two arrested; stole info on 12 million South Korea phone company customers
- Oregon man received thousands of medical records on his home fax
- Two arrested; stole info on 12 million South Korea phone company
- FreedomPop ‘Snowden Phone’: 10 Facts About This Secure Handset
- BYOD, Cloud Add to Data Security, Worries: SailPoint
- Target Is the Victim of a Crime; Don’t Forget That
- Phisherman’s friend: Confused hacktivists deface FAKE BANK SITE
- Cisco patches flaws in routers, wireless LAN controllers
- Botnet masters using Tor to hide control tools for ZOMBIE SLAVES
- Tracking metadata can be useful — and proper
- Cisco patches enterprise wireless vulns
- FreedomPop ‘Snowden Phone’ Is Latest Pro Privacy Effort
- Even HTTPS can leak your PRIVATE browsing
- Security, Privacy, Trust Must Be Built into All Hardware, Services
- Target CIO Resigns, Retailer to Retool Entire Security Approach
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- Target overhauls security and compliance group, CIO resigns
- Smucker’s breached, possible ties to other high-profile attacks
- Court opinion shows Fla. police tracked hundreds of cell phones without warrants
- Sally Beauty investigates breach, no evidence of stolen payment cards
- US lawmakers call for data protection standards to avoid breaches
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