MacScan 2.8 released
SecureMac released MacScan 2.8, the latest version of its anti-spyware, privacy and security software for Mac OS X. Detect, isolate, and remove spyware as well as clean up …
IEEE database breached, personal info compromised
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has notified the Attorney General of New Hampshire, the FBI and 828 of its members that a file containing the …
Half of U.S. tax payers are unaware about identity theft risks
While consumers take steps to protect themselves against identity theft and remain concerned about the possibility of a data breach when sharing their personal information, …
Two more Comodo RAs compromised
The investigation Comodo has mounted following the recent compromise of one of its Registration Authorities and the issuing of rogue certificates for popular sites has …
Harvest geolocation user info with Creepy
Creepy is an application that allows you to gather geolocation related information about users from social networking platforms and image hosting services. The information is …
Lawyers appeal Twitter data handover decision in WikiLeaks case
Not satisfied with the court’s decision that it has to turn over account details of three of its users to the US Department of Justice, three Twitter users have filed a …
Protect the privacy of your Android phone
Privacy Blocker is an Android application that stops other installed applications from gathering your personal information. The software basically pinpoints the type of data …
How to wipe personal information off your mobile phone
People are unsuspectingly selling their personal information to complete strangers as a new report from CPP finds half (54%) of second hand mobile phones contain extensive …
TripAdvisor member database breached, part of it stolen
Just days after Play.com notified its customers of a breach that resulted in their email addresses being compromised and some of its users being targeted with malicious …
Initiative measures the harm of breached patient information
Healthcare organizations are struggling with two key concerns: how to protect patient information and how to better understand the financial harm caused when protected health …
Play.com customers receiving malicious emails, Silverpop blamed
The notification and the warning that Play.com sent out to its customers following a breach of systems belonging to the company that handles part of its marketing …
Second hand phones contain extensive personal data
People are unsuspectingly selling their personal information to complete strangers as a new report from CPP finds half (54%) of second hand mobile phones contain extensive …