Hacker hits Australian travel insurer, leaks records of 800,000 customers
Personal and limited financial information of over 800,000 customers of Australian travel insurance company Aussie Travel Cover have been stolen by a hacker that goes by the …
UK PM Cameron demonizes encryption, US report says it’s vital
When British Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Tuesday his plan to introduce new surveillance powers in the UK by forcing businesses to plant backdoors in their …
Pirate activist shows politicians what digital surveillance looks like
How to make politicians really understand the dangers of mass digital surveillance and the importance of information security? Gustav Nipe, the 26-year old president of the …
Protecting personal data in the consumer product industry
Eight in 10 consumers (80 percent) say they are more likely to buy from consumer products (CP) companies that they believe protect their personal information, yet only 37 …
WhiteHat Aviator browser is not secure, says Google developer
Late last week WhiteHat Security open sourced Aviator, its Chromium-based browser that has been marketed as “the most secure browser online.” The browser offers …
Morgan Stanley fires insider who leaked client data on Pastebin
Global financial services firm Morgan Stanley has announced on Monday that it has fired an employee of its Wealth Management Group following the theft of “partial client …
Moonpig shamed for not fixing customer data exposing flaw
Moonpig, a popular UK-based firm that sells personalised greeting cards, has put the personal and financial information of over 3 million of its customers in danger by using a …
Your email, your data, your control
In the U.S., we are willing to trade our privacy and security in exchange for convenience. Think about the last time you stored your password on a website, kept a credit card …
Ars Technica readers urged to change passwords in wake of hack
In case you haven’t heard already, Ars Technica got hacked over the weekend, so if you are a subscribed reader now would be a good time to change your password. …
Tackling the growing web of data residency and privacy regulations
With an increasing number of companies moving to the cloud, we’ve seen a surge in investment by cloud providers to build international datacenters. While these …
Companies invested millions in privacy in 2014
As the number of data breaches in the U.S. reached 708 in 2014, new research shows that companies are investing millions in privacy and multiple business units are now …
10 strategies to protect patient information
Data breaches, lawsuits, medical identity theft—all cringe-worthy realities—and the threats to patient data have never been greater. With cybercrime targeting healthcare, …
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