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Cybercrime

Anthem hack puts at least 8.8 million NON-customers at risk

Anthem hack puts at least 8.8 million NON-customers at risk

Cybercrime

Anthem hack puts at least 8.8 million NON-customers at risk

Even if you're not a customer of health insurer Anthem, your data could have been put at risk. Be on your guard.

Graham Cluley25 Feb 2015


Digital Security

British hacker due for sentencing over public service DDoS attacks

British hacker due for sentencing over public service DDoS attacks

Digital Security

British hacker due for sentencing over public service DDoS attacks

A 51 year old man is facing a lengthy prison sentence in the United Kingdom after admitting to a series of distributed denial of service attacks against social housing, social services and crime prevention websites.

Alan Martin24 Feb 2015


Digital Security

Burning Man queue jumping hackers caught out

Burning Man queue jumping hackers caught out

Digital Security

Burning Man queue jumping hackers caught out

The online queuing system for the 40,000 tickets to the Burning Man festival was hacked by 200 people accessing a 'technical backdoor' to virtually queue jump, according to Computer World.

Alan Martin24 Feb 2015


Privacy

Kris Jenner reveals naked video could be leaked in iCloud hack

Kris Jenner reveals naked video could be leaked in iCloud hack

Privacy

Kris Jenner reveals naked video could be leaked in iCloud hack

Kris Jenner is reportedly being blackmailed over a naked video that was stolen from her iCloud and could be released in the public sphere.

Kyle Ellison23 Feb 2015


Malware, Video

What is a botnet?

What is a botnet?

Malware, Video

What is a botnet?

What is a botnet, and what can you do to prevent your computer becoming part of one?

Alan Martin23 Feb 2015


Privacy

Fer O’Neil: Say What? Required contents of notice in data breach notifications

Fer O’Neil: Say What? Required contents of notice in data breach notifications

Privacy

Fer O’Neil: Say What? Required contents of notice in data breach notifications

With so many data breaches happening these days, Americans are getting a lot of breach notification letters and emails, but do they deliver useful, readable content, other than a general warning to remain vigilant?

Guest Author21 Feb 2015


How To, Scams

Lenovo and Superfish? Don't panic, you may not be affected

Lenovo and Superfish? Don't panic, you may not be affected

How To, Scams

Lenovo and Superfish? Don't panic, you may not be affected

Lenovo's installation of a security-breaking app called Superfish on some computers has customers justifiably angry, but some folks are now unnecessarily confused by false positive detection.

Stephen Cobb20 Feb 2015


Privacy

Lenovo apologizes over pre-installed tracking software

Lenovo apologizes over pre-installed tracking software

Privacy

Lenovo apologizes over pre-installed tracking software

Lenovo has issued a public apology, admitting it "messed up badly" by selling laptops with a controversial tracking software pre-installed.

Kyle Ellison20 Feb 2015


Privacy

12,000 exposed to possible ID theft after Jeb Bush publishes emails

12,000 exposed to possible ID theft after Jeb Bush publishes emails

Privacy

12,000 exposed to possible ID theft after Jeb Bush publishes emails

Possible 2016 Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush has has had to retroactively redact over 12,000 personal details from emails published in the name of transparency

Alan Martin18 Feb 2015