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Privacy violations by popular mobile apps under investigation

An ongoing grand-jury investigation has revealed that many mobile applications could be sending various user information to advertising networks without the users’ …

Smartphone users feel more secure than PC users

Many users feel more secure using smartphones to surf the Internet than PCs, and a majority consider the risk of losing personal data higher on computers than on smartphones, …

Servers breached at Fortune 100 company

The Connecticut-based Hartford Financial Services Group – a Fortune 100 company and one of the largest investment and insurance companies in the US – has suffered …

AVG unveils secure cloud-based storage

AVG Technologies launched AVG LiveKive, a cloud-based storage, sync and share solution. It offers consumers a way to access their personal information, data, files and digital …

Bogus Facebook app harvests user login credentials

A bogus application harvesting Facebook users’ login credentials has recently appeared on the social network, according to Symantec researchers. Luring in users with …

Multiple vulnerabilities in Moonlight

Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Moonlight, which can be exploited by malicious people to disclose potentially sensitive information, bypass certain security …

Most global energy organizations suffered a breach

More than 75 percent of global energy organizations surveyed admit to having suffered at least one data breach over the last 12 months. Furthermore, 69 percent of …

The true scale of the insider threat

UK employees are likely to either maliciously or accidentally disclose confidential information about their employers to unauthorized personnel. A LogRhythm survey of 3000 UK …

MITM attacks made possible by SSL certs issued for unqualified names

The recent compromise of a Comodo affiliate Registration Authority which resulted in the issue of nine rogue SSL certificates for seven popular domains has jolted the security …

Interpol chief calls for global electronic identity card system

The head of INTERPOL has emphasized the need for a globally verifiable electronic identity card (e-ID) system for migrant workers at an international forum on citizen ID …

Security solutions for intelligent risk mitigation

Cisco announced a series of safety and security product innovations powered by a medianet architecture to help cities, enterprises, small businesses and partners transform the …

New Chinese bootkit opens the door to multiple infections

A new bootkit – kernel-mode rootkit variant – has been recently spotted by a Kaspersky Lab researchers, and it looks like is currently targeting only Chinese …

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