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Mobile data leakage
Attack vectors in the mobile world are related to apps, content and web. In this podcast recorded at RSA Conference 2014, Mike Raggo, Security Evangelist at MobileIron, …
Mt. Gox CEO doxing was a ploy to spread Bitcoin-stealing malware
The recent hacking and defacing of the blog and Twitter account of Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles, and the leaking of a 716 Mb archive file that allegedly contained trade data, …
Personal info of 12 million KT customers stolen and misused
Two men have been arrested in connection with the massive KT Corp. data breach that resulted in the theft of personal and financial information of some 12 million customers of …
Non-profit tax forms posted by IRS expose 630,000 SSNs
An estimated 630,000 social security numbers (SSNs) on non-profit organizations’ tax returns— Form 990s—have been posted online by charities and the IRS since 2001, …
800M exposed records make 2013 record year for data breaches
Despite oft repeated claims that the insider threat is the one organizations should be looking out for, the numbers and statistics related to 2013 data breaches show that risk …
Cost of Target data breach exceeds $200 million
Financial institutions continue to respond to the massive data breach at Target. According to data collected by the Consumer Bankers Association (CBA) and the Credit Union …
SEA hacks Forbes, steals and leaks 1M user records
Business news site Forbes and its registered users are the latest victims of the Syrian Electronic Army (SEA) hacker collective, which proved that they have broken into the …
Account details of 27,000 Barclays customers stolen, sold to brokers
(In)famous UK-based multinational bank Barclays has been hit this Friday with claims that someone has stolen personal and financial information of some 27,000 of its customers …
Target attackers misused network credentials of HVAC company
Sources close to the Target breach investigation have named the third-party vendor whose network credentials the attackers used to gain access to Target’s systems. The …
Target advocates smart cards in wake of breach
The recent avalanche of breaches that resulted in tens of millions of payment cards being compromised has shook both the US retail market and the customers. Despite subsequent …
Hackers breach Bell Canada, leak customer info and passwords
The hacker group NullCrew has managed to access servers belonging to Bell Canada – or a third-party supplier, as Bell claims – and steal and ultimately leak …
20M South Koreans affected by insider data theft
Personal and financial information of some 20 million South Koreans has been compromised by a consultant working for personal credit ratings firm Korea Credit Bureau (KCB), …
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