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Personal info of 3.5 million Texans was accessible to public
The records of about three and a half million Texans were erroneously placed on the server with personally identifying information, and the Texas Comptroller’s office is …
Personal data of 3,000 US Airways pilots leaked by insider?
A data breach that goes back to October 2009 has recently been brought to light by the US Airline Pilots Association (USAPA), which admitted that it has been working for …
Privacy violations by popular mobile apps under investigation
An ongoing grand-jury investigation has revealed that many mobile applications could be sending various user information to advertising networks without the users’ …
The true scale of the insider threat
UK employees are likely to either maliciously or accidentally disclose confidential information about their employers to unauthorized personnel. A LogRhythm survey of 3000 UK …
BP loses laptop with personal data of 13,000 claimants
A laptop containing personal information of some 13,000 people who filed claims for compensation after last year’s big oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico has been lost, …
MySQL.com compromised by SQL injection attack
MySQL.com has been hacked and a part of the database containing member and employee email addresses, usernames and passwords has been published by the hackers on Pastebin.com. …
Second hand phones contain extensive personal data
People are unsuspectingly selling their personal information to complete strangers as a new report from CPP finds half (54%) of second hand mobile phones contain extensive …
Etsy privacy changes leave a lot to be desired
The Internet was all abuzz yesterday about Etsy’s privacy snafu that made its buyer’s full names and purchase histories available for everyone to see. Anyone who …
Etsy privacy blunder makes buyers’ purchases public
Etsy, the popular online market for small scale artisans and crafters, might be on the right track for a future privacy lawsuit following last week’s unveiling of its …
Anonymous leaks incriminating Bank of America e-mails
The big news today is that Anonymous – the hacktivist group known for its DDoS attacks and support for WikiLeaks – has rendered public a collection of e-mails it …
Restrictive e-mail policies: Hidden security risks for business
IT departments are fighting a losing battle in seeking to constrain employees’ behavior through policy alone, according to Mimecast. Findings suggest that a new approach …
The importance of metadata to prevent data leaks
A new IDC report highlights how the widespread use of collaborative content technologies is fueling the aggressive growth of unstructured and semi-structured data. While …