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Steam server attackers grabbed passwords, credit card data
As Bethesda Software was preparing to release Skyrim, the latest installment of its mega popular Elder Scrolls series, news that the forum of Steam, the online …
Motorola attempted to crush competitor via “Chinese spy ring” allegations
Four years ago a software engineer that worked for Motorola was arrested by U.S. Customs agents as she was trying to board a plane heading for China. Hanjuan Jin was carrying …
Anonymous admits leaking personal info on 16,000 Finns
Anonymous has taken responsibility for the personal information of some 16,000 Finns ending up on a file sharing site on Saturday, and has additionally made public the …
Americans will sue if personal data is compromised
Americans will go to great lengths to avoid identity theft, and many say they would take legal action against government or private organizations that compromise their …
Data breaches cause lasting reputation damage
Reports of data breaches affecting some of today’s largest companies continue to grab the headlines of prominent news outlets nationwide. The damage experienced by a …
180,000 Swedes at risk following password-hacking spree
Registered members of around 60 popular Swedish websites are in danger of having their stolen login credentials misused by cyber crooks in the wake of the biggest ever …
Japanese Parliament’s computers infected, data stolen
As the investigation into the breach of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ networks discovered last month continues, internal sources have confirmed that sensitive and …
Personal info of 9 million Israelis stolen, available online
Personal information of some 9 million Israelis (alive and deceased) has been stolen by a contractor working for the country’s Ministry of Labor and Welfare with the …
Anonymous shuts down child porn sites, leaks usernames
Hacktivist group Anonymous has started a new campaign. Dubbed “Operation Darknet”, it aims to battle child pornography and ISPs that knowingly support and allow …
Nasdaq attackers spied on companies
The systems of the company that operates the Nasdaq Stock Market were breached many times last year, but the actual trading platform was never compromised. A subsequent …
Divorce is less stressful than safeguarding confidential data
How are IT managers coping with today’s threat landscape? Are they properly protected against the latest data-stealing malware? And would employees report if they …
Analysis of 250,000 hacker conversations
Imperva released a report analyzing the content and activities of an online hacker forum with nearly 220,000 registered members, although many are dormant. This forum is used …
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