Record number of phishing websites in the wild
The number of brands targeting by phishing attacks sustained an all-time high of 382 in February and March, while cybercrime gangs deployed a record number of phishing …
67,000 phones to be lost or stolen during the Olympics
Numbers of smartphones and other portable networked devices have exploded over the past few years. As a result, this year’s Games will see the largest-ever risk of …
Dropbox says there is no evidence of breach, continues investigating
Last week European Dropbox users began receiving spam emails advertising gambling websites, and given that many of them received it on unique email address created for the …
2.4 million Ontario voters’ private info compromised
Elections Ontario, an agency tasked with the organization and conduct of general elections and by-elections in Canada’s Ontario region, is warning voters about the loss …
Privacy commitment key to selection of cloud providers
Attracted by the opportunity to improve efficiency while cutting IT costs, SMBs are adopting cloud computing, yet they continue to express concerns about privacy in the cloud, …
BYOD governance, security and privacy issues
Even IT professionals tasked with securing corporate data would be concerned about the privacy of their personal information if mobile device management (MDM) software were …
Compromised online accounts for sale
The recently unearthed website of a service specializing in selling access to compromised email and social networking accounts of Russian and Ukrainian users offers a …
D-Link releases Cloud Camera 5000 with pan and tilt
D-Link announced its D-Link Cloud Camera 5000 (DCS-5222L), which offers a round-the-clock surveillance solution with 720p HD recording, smooth pan/tilt and digital zoom …
Anonymous hacks oil giants, leaks employees’ passwords
In support of Greenpeace’s efforts to stop companies drilling for oil in the Arctic, Anonymous has leaked around 1,000 email addresses belonging to five of the biggest …
Send messages with file attachments in a secure environment
TigerText introduced the ability to send file attachments today through an API integration with Dropbox. TigerText users will now be able to securely and instantly send PDF, …
Yahoo! closes security hole that led to huge password breach
Yahoo! has patched the security hole that allowed hackers to access some 450,000 email addresses and passwords associated with Yahoo! Contributor Network and ultimately …
Nearly half a million Yahoo passwords leaked following hack
Some 450,000 email addresses and associated unencrypted passwords have been dumped online by the hacking collective “D33Ds Company” following the compromise of a …
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