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Article | 1/02/2011 After attack, SourceForge speeds move to new security model
The open-source software development site SourceForge is speeding up its move to a new a security model following a targeted attack that may have comp...
Article | 27/01/2011 Hackers turn back the clock with Telnet attacks
A new report from Akamai Technologies shows that hackers appear to be increasingly using the Telnet remote access protocol to attack corporate servers...
Article | 25/01/2011 Carberp banking malware upgrades itself
A piece of banking malware that researchers have been keeping an eye on is adding more sophisticated capabilities to stay hidden on victims' PCs, acco...
Article | 21/01/2011 Soundminer Android malware listens, then steals, phone data
Researchers have developed a low-profile Trojan horse program for Google's Android mobile OS that steals data in a way that is unlikely to be detected...
Article | 19/01/2011 Feds charge professed White Hat hackers in breach of AT&T iPad customer data
Professed White Hat hackers face federal criminal charges for grabbing the e-mail addresses of 114,000 AT&T 3G customers who use iPads.
Article | 13/01/2011 UConn reports data breach of online retail site
An online retail site at University of Connecticut is warning thousands of customers that their billing information may have been hacked.
Article | 12/01/2011 Vodafone reassures customers personal data is secure
Vodafone has attempted to hose down concern about alleged data leaks by sending an e-mail to its customers stating their information, including credit...
Article | 13/01/2011 Hacked laptops lead banks to warn of data breaches
Recent data breaches at two banks underscore what's becoming a gnarly problem for companies that handle sensitive information: When does a hacked PC b...
Article | 6/01/2011 S. Korean police say Google collected private data illegally
South Korea has concluded that Google illegally collected personal data while collecting information for its Street View map service, an official at t...
Article | 29/12/2010 Mozilla site exposed encrypted passwords
A Mozilla database was exposed to the Internet, the Mozilla Foundation disclosed
Article | 17/12/2010 More censorship, data breaches and devices: Security predictions for 2011
This past year has been a doozy in the security world.
Article | 17/12/2010 WikiLeaks founder wins fight to be released from UK jail
London's High Court ruled Thursday that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange can be freed if he posts £240,000 (US$384,000) in bail, rejecting prosecutors...
Article | 14/12/2010 What to do if your Gawker password was violated
If you think your Gawker account has been compromised by this weekend's attack and you want to cancel it, you can't.
Article | 12/12/2010 Hackers steal McDonald's customer data
McDonald's is working with law enforcement authorities after malicious hackers broke into another company's databases and stole information about an u...
Article | 6/12/2010 WikiLeaks: China pressured Google on Internet censorship
Google's struggles to operate its search engine in China worsened after a high-ranking Chinese official Googled himself only to find "results critical...