Week in review: Gawker breach, social engineering and security predictions for 2011
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, videos, reviews and articles: Gawker Media breach claimed by Gnosis The credit for the breach of …
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Dell, AMD executives accused of selling confidential information
Market research companies usually pay experts from various industries to give their opinion and provide information about future trends in those industries, and they sell that …
Gawker breach triggers password-changing requests from Yahoo, Twitter
The compromise of Gawker’s database containing some 1.3 million user login credentials and the realization that a lot of users – despite constantly being advised …
Bank of America sues ex-employees for stealing confidential data
Four former employees of the Bank of America stand accused of illegally copying a confidential database belonging to the bank’s U.S. Trust and taking it with them to the …
McDonald’s data breach just the tip of the iceberg
A couple of days ago, the database containing the names, mobile phone numbers, and postal addresses and/or e-mail addresses of McDonald’s customers was discovered to …
Database breach that could endanger lives
A database breach that could result in more than just identity theft is the result of a compromise of the online database of the Mesa County Sheriff’s Department …
Gawker Media breach claimed by Gnosis
The credit for the breach of Gawker Media has been claimed by a group that goes by the name of Gnosis, and was apparently a way to get back at the company, its staff and its …
Gawker Media data breach linked to Twitter spam campaign
A recent security breach at Gawker Media which involved the leaking of user passwords for sites such as Gizmodo and Lifehacker, has now been linked to a widespread spam …
McDonald’s customer data compromised
If you previously elected to submit information to McDonald’s in connection with one of their websites or promotions, there is a possibility that information you …
Increased illicit behavior on Internet pharmacies
Of the nearly 7,000 sites reviewed by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, only 4% of those online sites appear to be in compliance with pharmacy laws and practice …
Scammers preying on those wanting to adopt
The IC3 received information from law enforcement and complaints filed with the IC3 concerning an adoption scam. The scam is an attempt to collect personal information and …
Tougher regulations to help safeguard sensitive data
UK consumers want tougher regulations for organizations that lose customer data. In a poll of 5000 consumers conducted by OnePoll, four out of five respondents felt that …