Japanese student sets up free VPN service
There are a lot of people around the world that would like to bypass firewalls set up by their governments, but not everybody can afford to do it. Enter Daiyuu Nobori, a …
Identity fraud is up, but banks are up to the security challenge
In 2012, the total losses resulting from account takeover and new account fraud each rose by approximately 50% over the previous year. These two fraud types impact consumers …
Published celeb credit reports came from government-mandated website
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and socialite Kris Jenner are four additional victims of …
(IN)SECURE Magazine issue 37 released
(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Issue 37 has been released today. Table of contents: …
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 …