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Census 2011 data privacy questioned
Census 2011 data privacy questioned
Last night was Census 2011 night and all UK householders are now requested by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) to fill in the required forms under threat of a possible fine. But questions have been raised about the security of the census data, which is being processed at sites in Manchester and Scotland.
March 28, 2011
Maine state park visitors may have had credit card data exposed
Maine state park visitors may have had credit card data exposed
Around 970 visitors to Maine state parks, between March 21 and Dec. 22, 2010, may have had their credit card numbers exposed as the result of a malware attack against the online state-park pass system, the Maine Conservation Department announced.
March 28, 2011
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
Hackers steal member email details from TripAdvisor site
A number of TripAdvisor members may receive spam after hackers stole email details from the travel website.
March 25, 2011
Comodo certificate compromise has Iranian fingerprints
Comodo certificate compromise has Iranian fingerprints
This week's widely reported compromise of a batch of Comodo digital certificates, which resulted in hackers being able to fake trusted sites from the likes of Google and Yahoo, has been blamed on Iranian hackers with possible government assistance.
March 25, 2011
Apple rejects cellphone radiation monitoring app
Apple rejects cellphone radiation monitoring app
Despite the software already being developed for the Android and BlackBerry app stores, Apple has apparently rejected a radiation monitoring application for the iPhone.
March 25, 2011
DHS identifies key building blocks for more secure, resilient networks
DHS identifies key building blocks for more secure, resilient networks
Automation, interoperability, and authentication are the three security building blocks to create more secure and resilient networks, according to a recent Department of Homeland Security (DHS) white paper.
March 25, 2011
Have cybercriminals hacked Visa/Mastercard 3-D Secure?
Have cybercriminals hacked Visa/Mastercard 3-D Secure?
You're probably familiar with the 3-D Secure system of card security for online transactions - aka Verified by Visa (for Visa) and SecureCode (for MasterCard) - but now a security researcher is reporting that cybercriminals may have found a way around the online transaction security.
March 24, 2011
Scammers pounce on news of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's death
Scammers pounce on news of Dame Elizabeth Taylor's death
It appears that, within hours of the death of film star Dame Elizabeth Taylor being announced yesterday, cybercriminals were tapping in interest in her life - and death - by launching social engineering frauds on Twitter.
March 24, 2011
China's NetQin accused of installing mobile malware
China's NetQin accused of installing mobile malware
NetQin, a new Chinese mobile security firm, has been accused by several sources of installing viruses on users' mobiles when they execute the company's anti-malware software.
March 24, 2011
Stolen Apple MacBook Air traced after Twitter/Facebook detective work
Stolen Apple MacBook Air traced after Twitter/Facebook detective work
Technology is starting to beat the theft of computing devices. Earlier this week we reported on the successful retrieval of a stolen iPad by an Israeli owner using the MobileMe location service, and now a tech-savvy teenager in the US has traced his Apple laptop after the thief posted pictures and videos - taken by the laptop's camera - on the internet.
March 24, 2011
Hacker ‘Ghost Exodus’ sentenced to nine years in federal prison
Hacker ‘Ghost Exodus’ sentenced to nine years in federal prison
Jesse William McGraw, also known as ‘Ghost Exodus’, has been sentenced to 110 months in a federal lock-up this week after pleading guilty to hacking the computer system of a Dallas-area medical complex.
March 24, 2011
Play.com CEO responds to data breach coverage
Play.com CEO responds to data breach coverage
Play.com’s chief executive has responded to reports about customer data being compromised via a third-party email marketing service.
March 24, 2011