Gizmodo’s Twitter hijacked following hack of iCloud account
Followers of popular technology weblog Gizmodo have been faced with some very offensive tweets coming from the site’s Twitter account on Friday. Many have accurately …
Sensitive info of 8,000 people compromised in US EPA breach
5,100 current employees of the US Environmental Protection Agency and around 2,700 “other individuals” have been notified of a breach into the agency’s …
US Senate shoots down Cybersecurity Act of 2012
Despite being endorsed by President Obama, the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 has been blocked by the US Senate. The bill was aimed at enhancing the security and resiliency of the …
Illinois bans employers from demanding employees’ Facebook password
Illinois-based job searchers can breathe a collective sight of relief, as the state’s Governor Pat Quinn signed on Wednesday a bill that will prevent employers to demand …
Dropbox confirms hack, announces 2-factor authentication
After weeks of investigating how it came about that a sizable number of its European users began receiving spam advertising gambling websites to dedicated (and not) email …
Fake Lloyds TSB emails lead to phishing
An email supposedly coming from UK retail bank Lloyds TSB is doing rounds, trying to trick recipients into following the embedded link to a malicious page: The email claims …
Security storage app for iOS and Android devices
TrustPort launched Portunes, a freeware security storage app that runs on iOS and Android devices. Portunes is an application protecting sensitive data like informationon …
Personal and financial information under attack
Cybercriminals have increased their focus in targeting individuals and organizations of all sizes to steal personal and financial information according to Trend Micro. Among …
Most users think content is more important than the device
A global F-Secure survey of broadband subscribers has identified security, privacy and issues relating to the storing and sharing of digital content as key concerns. The …
Crisis OS X Trojan is an effective spy tool
The Crisis/Morcut OS X malware recently discovered via samples submitted to VirusTotal is more than just a backdoor Trojan, Sophos researchers say after analyzing it. Its …
Bogus Olympics ticket site spotted
If you’re looking to score tickets for Olympic events you should be extremely careful when buying them online, as fake ticket sites are still around. Take for example …
What’s going on with the Cybersecurity Act of 2012?
This week we have witnessed a heated debate between US Senators who showed opposite opinions on the Cybersecurity Act of 2012, a bill aimed at regulating a number of important …
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