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iPhones and iPads reveal passwords regardless of passcode protection
Losing your iPhone or iPad equals having your passwords compromised – even if the device is protected with a passcode. The results of an experiment conducted by Jens …
Vodafone’s data security dirty laundry aired in public
Reports that Vodafone’s Australian operation is in the firing line of the country’s Privacy Commissioner, following the apparent placing of billing and call …
Assange denied bail, WikiLeaks issues next batch of cables
Following his arrest yesterday, Julian Assange has been taken to hearing at City of Westminster magistrates court, where details of the charges laid against him have been …
Telstra’s blunder leads to massive data leak
It is yet unknown if it was a human or computer error that made Australian telecommunications and company Telstra send out letters containing personal information (name, phone …
Sensitive prisoner data found discarded in dumpster
When a homeless couple went searching for recyclable things in a gas station dumpster in California last week, they probably didn’t expect to find files containing …
Nuclear site’s operation details found on lost USB stick?
Reports are coming in that an unencrypted USB stick – apparently containing details on the Sellafield nuclear site’s operations – was found by a coach driver …