FTC urges mobile platforms to consider offering Do Not Track
The explosive growth of mobile services allows consumers to do things that would have been hard to imagine only a few years ago, but at the same time, mobile technology raises …
Dutch hacker imprisoned for trafficking 100,000 credit cards
A Dutch citizen who was arrested and extradited from Romania was sentenced to 12 years in prison for a computer hacking and credit card fraud scheme that victimized people …
The rise of mobile advertising malware toolkits
In Q4 2012, FortiGuard Labs has highlighted malware samples that show four typical methods cybercriminals are using today to extract money from their victims. In addition, the …
Citadel Trojan used in unusual targeted attacks
The Zeus/Zbot banking malware and its variants and derivates (such as the Citadel Trojan) have, until now, been used for stealing banking credentials from random users. But …
The privacy implications of Facebook Graph Search
With a billion people sharing an assortment of personal information on a daily basis, Facebook holds the most significant amount of private information in today’s …
Oracle rushes out emergency Java patch
If you’re still among the users who haven’t disabled Java in their browsers or on their computer, be advised that Oracle has released a critical patch update for …
Sophos updates mobile device management for Android
Sophos announced Sophos Mobile Control 3.0, which is offered both on-premise and as-a-service. It includes support for Samsung SAFE devices, granting control over how devices …
Red October: The hunt for data
The recent discovery of the Red October malware has focused a lot on its effects, but inadequate attention has been given to its purpose – which successfully evaded …
Federated single sign-on to dominate by 2016
A well-executed single sign-on (SSO) strategy reduces password-related support incidents and provides users with improved convenience and more-efficient authentication …
Week in review: Twitter and NYT hacks, the future of scareware
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Trojan uses anti-spam system to keep in touch with C&C servers Most malware is …
Twitter confirms hack compromised 250,000 user accounts
Twitter has reset the passwords and revoked session tokens of some 250,000 Twitter users following a successful breach of a database containing user data. The compromise has …
Wall Street Journal says it has also been hacked
A day after the New York Times revealed that its network and the computers of 53 of their employees have been compromised by hackers believed to be based in China, the Wall …