Recidivist youngster sentenced for new hack
27-year-old Van T. Dinh has been sentenced to three years in prison and ordered to pay $125,000 in restitution for having breached an online currency exchange service …
Computer experts back appeal in Twitter-Wikileaks case
A number of respected security experts have decided to formally speak up in favor of the appeal that lawyers have filed against the Twitter data handover decision in WikiLeaks …
Pharmaceutical spam and mobile threats dominate
Wannabe cybercriminals were able to execute attacks with impunity and relative ease thanks to toolkits, pre-written software programs designed to steal information, rendering …
New Android Trojan punishes pirates
A new Android Trojan is up an about, and can be find on several of the most popular file sharing sites in the US and Asia. Disguised as a non-existent version of the …
Tips to prevent identity theft during tax season
PrivacyGuard would like to help educate consumers with the following tips on how to prevent identity theft during tax season. When preparing your return 1. Be aware of …
Personalized cloud-based platform
NetQin announced a personalized cloud-based platform that allows users to synchronize their personal data across multiple devices with single account. Backed by a cloud …
Facebook battles likejacking scammers
Facebook and its users have been plagued for a while now by a seemingly never ending steady stream of scams, among which are those that hijack users’ “likes” …
Vulnerabilities in common web applications escalate
A new Cenzic report reveals widespread Web application vulnerabilities, with 2,155 discovered – a third of which have both no known solution and an exploit code publicly …
Massive SQL injection attack compromises 380,000 URLs
A massive SQL injection attack campaign has been spotted by Websense researchers, and the number of unique URLs affected by it has risen from 28,000 when first detected …
IEEE database breached, personal info compromised
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has notified the Attorney General of New Hampshire, the FBI and 828 of its members that a file containing the …
Cybercriminals and their favorite baits
According to PandaLabs research, 25 percent of sites used video and multimedia content as bait; 21.63 percent referred to installers or program updates; 16.53 percent claimed …
Half of U.S. tax payers are unaware about identity theft risks
While consumers take steps to protect themselves against identity theft and remain concerned about the possibility of a data breach when sharing their personal information, …