Tips for removing data from mobile devices
AVG released tips on how consumers can remove their personal data before they recycle or throw away their old smartphones. In an era of frequent and seamless device upgrades, …
Who are the enemies of the Internet?
In their latest report on online surveillance, Reporters Without Borders have named Bahrain, China, Iran, Syria and Vietnam as “state enemies” of the Internet due …
Zoosk asks users to reset passwords following mass leak
Online dating service Zoosk is urging some of its users to change their passwords following the leaking of a list of some 29 million passwords that seemingly contains theirs. …
Hackers steal, leak financial info of U.S. celebrities and politicians
Detailed personal and financial information of a number of U.S. celebrities, politicians and a chief of police has been made public by hackers, TMZ reports. The victims of the …
DIY Steam information harvesting tool sends out mass malicious invites
Webroot’s Dancho Danchev has unearthed a DIY Steam information harvester / mass group inviter tool being offer for sale on a number of cybercrime-friendly underground …
Consumers don’t trust banks with personal data
Banks top the list of organizations consumers trust least with their personal data, according to a survey of 2,000 UK consumers. Mobile phone operators and retailers also fare …
Google reports on non-court ordered FBI data requests
With every new Transparency Report that Google releases biannually since 2009, new information about data requests from government agencies are included. This last report, …
Bogus Delta receipt confirmation leads to malware
Once again, Delta Air Lines customers are being targeted with spoofed emails supposedly carrying their eTicket, and are urged to download and open the attached PDF file …
Enterprise security for businesses addressing privacy obstacles
Protegrity announced deeper enterprise security for global businesses addressing privacy obstacles such as cross-border data transfer and industry specific regulatory …
Warning from “Mark Zurckerberg” leads to account hijacking
If you get an email sent by “Mark Zurckerberg”, saying your Facebook account might be permanently suspended because of violations of the social network’s …
Evernote breached, forces service-wide password reset
The popular notetaking and archiving service Evernote has notified its 50+ million users that the service’s internal network has been breached by attackers and that they …
Wide Open Privacy: Strategies For The Digital Life
We live in a digital age where it's become normal to see people post photos of their credit cards online, parents share on Facebook images of their newborns right from the …