Compromised Tumblr accounts sporting fake Starbucks gift cards
It is a well known fact that compromised legitimate websites are often used by cyber crooks to drive traffic towards their scammy sites. The latest example of this practice …
Protect your online image with tips from Microsoft
In observance of Data Privacy Day 2012, Microsoft is releasing new data about consumer behaviors online and is offering guidance and tips to help people better manage their …
Targeted attacks will change the economics of security
Today, European Justice Commissioner, Viviane Reding, will unveil the new European Privacy Directive, designed to safeguard personal, identifiable information that is stored …
Data Privacy Day 2012 is upon us
Coordinated and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), Data Privacy Day on January 28, 2012 will promote the importance of data privacy and encourage digital …
Twitter users targets of social spear phishing
Thousands of businesses and consumers are putting themselves at risk each day by publicly revealing their email addresses on Twitter. Websense monitored Twitter in January and …
Trojan steals e-cash vouchers from Facebook users
Recently, Trusteer came across a new configuration of the Carberp Trojan that targets Facebook users to commit financial fraud. Unlike previous Facebook attacks designed to …
Hackers breach T-Mobile Web server, leak staff data
A Web server hosting part of T-Mobile’s official website has apparently been compromised by TeaMp0isoN, a hacker collective associated with Anonymous, and some of the …
Zappos hacked, info of 24+ million customers may be compromised
Zappos, the shoe-and-apparel-selling division of Amazon, has been hit by cyber attackers and has had one of its servers compromised and information from it exfiltrated. The …
Google Docs hosted phishing schemes abound
Google Docs is a helpful office suite and data storage service that allows users to collaborate on documents with ease but, unfortunately, it is also a very useful tool for …
San Francisco City College systems infected for over a decade
Computers and servers of the City College of San Francisco have been discovered to be infected with a myriad of computer viruses and information-stealing malware, and some of …
Samsung introduces suite of security features for Android
The Samsung Galaxy Note and Galaxy Tab 7.7 will be the first Samsung Approved for Enterprise (SAFE) devices provided to consumers who wish to use their own mobile devices in …
Preventing Good People From Doing Bad Things
As the number of known security breaches seemingly rises exponentially with every passing day, business managers and the general public are becoming increasingly aware of a …
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