NSA subverted EU privacy laws, spied on human rights orgs
In a testimony delivered by video-link from Moscow, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden has revealed to EU parliamentarians that the US NSA is actively spying on human rights …
Breaches expose 552 million identities in 2013
After lurking in the shadows for the first ten months of 2013, cybercriminals unleashed the most damaging series of cyberattacks in history. Symantec’s Internet Security …
Highest EU court rejects EU-wide Data Retention Directive
It’s a good thing that the European Union is working on a new Data Retention Directive, as the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on Tuesday that the one issued …
Facebook begins testing new, simplified privacy settings
If you are a regular Facebook user but you haven’t reviewed your privacy settings in a while, you may have already seen Facebook’s new “privacy …
Public WiFi users regularly access sensitive info
A considerable portion of U.S. adults who’ve ever used free public WiFi say they have accessed sensitive information while using it. According to a PRIVATE WiFi survey, …
German police finds 18M stolen and misused account logins
Police in northwestern German city of Verden have discovered a collection of 18 million stolen email addresses and corresponding passwords that are being actively used to send …
550k+ card details stolen in 17-month long Spec’s breach
Texan liquor chain Spec’s has been breached, and personal and financial information of over half a million of its customers has been compromised in a breach that lasted …
Passwords, messages of 158k+ Boxee.tv users leaked
The forum database of Web TV service Boxee.tv has been ransacked and the attacker made off with – and has subsequently made available for download – a dump …
NSA and GCHQ spied on German satcomms, world governments’ leaders
Another week, another explosive revelation coming from Edward Snowden’s archive of NSA documents. This time they reveal the widespread compromise of several German …
Tips for improving your cyber security
With cyber threats around the globe evolving and becoming more sophisticated, evidenced by the recent data breach at retailer Target, it is important that consumers protect …
Mylar: A system that protects data against server-side snooping
A group of researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Meteor Development Group have created a system for building Web services that woud protect data …
Are cybercriminals targeting your tax return?
Iovation is advising businesses and consumers about how to protect data and personal information to avoid identity theft during tax season. As the IRS has made it more …
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