4 million identity fraud victims in the UK
Identity fraud continues to rise with 4 million victims in UK alone – yet consumers continue to be complacent with their identities. According to research commissioned …
How the German “Federal Trojan” was actually used
After the Chaos Computer Club hackers made public the results of their analysis of a few samples of the so-called “Federal Trojan” and found it capable of more …
Government telecommunication-spying malware opens backdoor
The Chaos Computer Club claims that a government-made “lawful interception” Trojan has abilities that exceed those allowed by the nation’s legislature and …
Best practices for fighting credit card theft
3Delta Systems issued a set of business best practices for protecting customer credit card account information and minimizing corporate exposure to online payment scams. …
Anti-theft protection for Android and Windows devices
Norton Anti-Theft is a new Web-service that allows consumers to remotely lock, locate and recover a lost or stolen Windows based laptop, or Android smartphone or tablet. The …
Using online advertising to find out if your data is valuable to a criminal
As it becomes harder for criminals to steal and exploit credit card data, will they give up their carefully crafted tools and stock of zero-day vulnerabilities, or will they …
Law enforcement increasingly asking Internet companies to share data
The fact that one can find out a lot about a person’s interests, movements and opinions from their Facebook and Twitter accounts, Google searches and messages exchanged …
HTC Android devices allow almost any app access to private data
It’s bad news all around for users of various HTC Android smartphones, as the private data collected by the logging tools recently introduced by the company is also …
Smartphone users choose convenience over security
In a revealing survey of smartphone and tablet users, the majority polled admit to not password protecting their mobile devices despite keeping them logged in to sensitive …
Payment card security compliance remains problematic
Too many businesses are struggling to comply with payment card security standards, putting consumers’ confidential information at risk. According to the Verizon Payment …
Facebook allegedly promises to fix logout cookies issue
The Facebook tracking cookies issue revealed yesterday has, expectedly, created quite a stir in the security community. The company went into damage control mode and repeated …
Avoid mobile device geolocation risks
Twenty-eight percent of U.S. adults use location-based applications like Facebook and Google Maps, and that number will grow, according to ISACA. Regulating geolocation data …