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Facebook identifies hacker selling 1.5 million accounts
Facebook identifies hacker selling 1.5 million accounts
Reports are coming in that Facebook has identified the self-proclaimed hacker who was offering to sell batches of 1000 Facebook accounts – up to 1.5 million in total – and it appears that the Russian hacker was wildly overstating the account numbers.
May 17, 2010
Google says Street View cars collected WiFi data by mistake
Google says Street View cars collected WiFi data by mistake
Google has admitted that it mistakenly collected data sent over WiFi networks using its Street View cars gathering images for Google's controversial Street View service.
May 17, 2010
Chinese man convicted of encryption equipment smuggling attempt
Chinese man convicted of encryption equipment smuggling attempt
Earlier this week a San Diego jury convicted a Chinese national for attempting to smuggle communications equipment out of the country, including encryption devices used by the US military and NATO.
May 14, 2010
Stolen laptop exposes New Mexico Medicaid client information
Stolen laptop exposes New Mexico Medicaid client information
The New Mexico Human Services Department informed users of its Salud! Medicaid plan that an unencrypted laptop containing personal health information was stolen back in March.
May 14, 2010
SAP to acquire Sybase for $5.8bn
SAP to acquire Sybase for $5.8bn
German enterprise software maker SAP has agreed to acquire US database and mobility software producer Sybase for $5.8bn.
May 13, 2010
F-Secure CRO gives thumbs up to increased cybercriminals arrests
F-Secure CRO gives thumbs up to increased cybercriminals arrests
Mikko Hypponen, F-Secure's chief research officer, says he applauds the actions of law enforcement offices around the world in bring increasing volumes of cybercrminals to justice in the first four months of 2010.
May 13, 2010
Sophos: no changes, no layoffs and investing for the future
Sophos: no changes, no layoffs and investing for the future
Earlier this month the co-founders of anti-virus software vendor Sophos agreed to sell a majority stake in the company to private equity group Apax Partners in a deal worth $300 million.
May 13, 2010
Cybercriminals exploit Google Groups
Cybercriminals exploit Google Groups
Cybercriminals are using Google Groups to distribute rogue anti-virus software and other malware, according to researchers at security firm eSoft.
May 13, 2010
Maryland settles with Mid Atlantic Processing
Maryland settles with Mid Atlantic Processing
The Maryland Attorney General announced the state has settled a case against payment card processor Mid Atlantic Processing, which allegedly improperly disposed of 77 boxes containing client data.
May 12, 2010
Judge rejects plea for Florida ID theft duo
Judge rejects plea for Florida ID theft duo
A Florida couple accused of selling off patient records from a Miami-area medical center had their plea agreements rejected by a Federal court judge yesterday.
May 12, 2010
Microsoft patches address two vulnerabilities
Microsoft patches address two vulnerabilities
Microsoft issued two security bulletins on Tuesday for what the company called “critical” patches to the Windows OS, Office suite, and Visual Basic.
May 12, 2010
Twitter accounts being compromised by new service
Twitter accounts being compromised by new service
Reports are coming in that large numbers of Twitter account holders have had their online accounts compromised, with the accounts apparently generating messages advertising a website that claims to help users attract more followers.
May 10, 2010