data theft
The effect of data breaches on consumers
Commenting on a Ponemon Report showing that 72 per cent of consumers who have been notified of a data breach at a company they had dealt were dissatisfied with the …
Last.fm confirms password leak
And Last.fm makes three. Following the revelations that the data leaked by an unknown individual on a Russian forum contained user passwords for business social network …
The ramifications of the LinkedIn password leak
LinkedIn has finally confirmed that some of the passwords that were leaked yesterday correspond to LinkedIn accounts, and has issued a list of steps that they are taking in …
eHarmony confirms leak of their users’ passwords
News that an unknown individual leaked what appeared to be a batch of 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords on a Russian forum and asked for help in decrypting them spread like fire …
6.5 million LinkedIn passwords apparently leaked
It has been a tough 24 hours for LinkedIn. First they were accused of storing users’ potentially confidential private and business information on the company servers …
Flame’s massive C&C infrastructure revealed
Day after day, new details are discovered by security researchers that seem to prove the talent and the apparently unlimited resources that the authors of the Flame toolkit …
Consumers confused about data breaches
A business’s ability to protect personal information and communicate the circumstances of a data breach can impact customer loyalty and an organization’s …
Ex MI5 chief gets her laptop stolen at airport
The former Director-General of UK’s internal security service MI5 has had her laptop stolen at London’s Heathrow airport on Tuesday. Dame Stella Rimington, who …
Could security breaches cost lives?
Over a quarter of companies believe that if their sites go down or they suffer a major security breach it could potentially cost customers’ their lives, according to …
New cyber weapon targets systems in the Middle East
A new sophisticated piece of malware dubbed “Flame” has been discovered in systems belonging to users in many Middle Eastern countries and is though to have been …
Hackers breach WHMCS via social engineering
WHMCS, the company behind the popular commercial billing and automation software program used by many web hosting firms, has had its web server hacked on Monday. Hacker group …
SMS spying app offered on Google Play
Phone spying apps are usually offered on hacking forums and third party app markets, but given their malicious potential, it’s unusual to see them being offered for sale …