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Personal info of US law enforcement agents published following hack

The official website (Clearusa.org) of the Coalition of Law Enforcement and Retail has been attacked by a hacker that goes by the handle of “Exphin1ty” who claims …

SMS Privato Spy: Another piece of bogus software for sale

Every so often, a new piece of non-existent software gets advertised by scammers that are eager to part users with their hard earned cash. The latest one to be spotted is …

The value of securing Internet enabled devices

From the hottest new tablet to sleek smartphones and laptops, electronic devices are likely to be at the top of many consumers’ Christmas wish lists this year. …

IT departments have easiest access to sensitive data

CEOs of modern companies often lack access to their own sensitive data, according to Venafi. When asked who had the easiest access to their company’s most sensitive …

2012 network security trends

Looking back on 2011, FortiGuard Labs saw a number of landmark developments in the world of network security. Huge botnets such as DNS Changer and Coreflood were permanently …

Rise of unencrypted cards

71 percent of merchants were found to store unencrypted payment card data in 2011, which is an increase of 8 percent since 2010, according to a study by SecurityMetrics. …

Week in review: Facebook bug gives access to private photos, zero-day exploited in ongoing attacks, and the new issue of (IN)SECURE Magazine

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: IT pros can’t resist peeking at privileged information IT security …

Multimillion credit card data theft

Four Romanian nationals were charged for their alleged participation in an international multimillion dollar scheme to remotely hack into and steal payment card data from …

Six arrested for phishing scam targeting students

Four men and two women suspected of having taken part in a sophisticated phishing scam that targeted hundreds of UK students were arrested by the Met’s Police Central …

Telstra privacy blunder reveals account details of some 1m customers

Personal and account details of over one million customers of Australian telecom giant Telstra were accessible to any Internet user – and may have been taken advantage …

EU wants firms to stop selling surveillance tools to repressive regimes

We are all aware of the fact that some regimes have no qualms about spying on their citizens in order to keep tabs on dissenters. Nevertheless, last week’s revelation by …

Delivering banking Trojan via malicious boot loaders

Brazil is a country whose Internet users are targeted almost exclusively by cyber crooks wielding banking Trojans. It is also a country where a majority of users still runs …

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