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State of Alaska fined $1.7 million for lax security protecting health records
The State of Alaska has been fined $1.7 million after losing a hard disk that may have contained electronic health records. The investigation by HHS into the loss led them to discover systememic...
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Scarlett Johansson's stolen nude photos could cost hacker $66,179.46 and five...
Prosecutors are calling for nude photo hacker Christopher Chaney to be sentenced to six years in jail, and pay damages to exposed celebrities.
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Automatic daily security updates coming for OS X Mountain Lion
The new version of Mac OS X, Mountain Lion, is just around the corner and contains a feature which should go down well with security-minded end users.
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Apple's Siri voiceprints raise privacy concerns
Most of us likely wouldn't want Apple to store a copy of our DNA or our fingerprints, but that's pretty much what it's doing with another one of our biometric identifiers: namely, our voices.
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Anatomy of a bug: latest Firefox 'new tab' feature thumbnails HTTPS pages
The latest release of Firefox has been called "unlucky version 13" because it creates web page thumbnails even of secure content, sparking privacy fears. But is this really a bug? And if so, do any of...
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How secure are Apple's iPhone and iPad from malware, really?
In the five years since the first iPhone was released, there has never been a serious known case of iOS malware on an non-jailbroken device. But should users really be congratulating Apple for iOS...
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SWAT team raids wrong home in open WiFi network cock-up [VIDEO]
A heavily-armed police SWAT team broke down the door of a house in Evansville, Indiana, smashed windows and tossed a flashbang stun grenade into a living room.. all because of an unsecured WiFi...
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Zero-day XML Core Services vulnerability included in Blackhole exploit kit
Shortly after our original advisory about the latest zero-day vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services (CVE-2012-1889), code to exploit the vulnerability was seen in a Blackhole exploit kit. The...
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ADP spams lead to a nasty surprise
Watch out folks! Spams are making the rounds pretending to be from ADP, but lead you to the dreaded Blackhole exploit kit.
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Tips for staying safe online over the July 4/Canada Day holiday
Americans and Canadians are both celebrating the birth of their nations this week, so we have assembled some tips for safely enjoying the holidays.
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UK cops announce sentencing of Baltic malware trio
Despite the cross-border challenges of prosecuting cybercrime, the cops sometimes do get their man - or men. We think it's worth reminding you when this happens.
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Hacker who stole Tony Blair's address book faces prison
Team Poison's "Trick" has pleaded guilty at London’s Southwark Crown Court and faces a prison sentence for conspiracy and computer crime offences.
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Gotye is NOT dead, despite what you may read on CNN iReport
Twitter was all a flutter this weekend with users reacting to the alleged death of music star Gotye. And although the news appeared on a CNN website - it doesn't mean you should believe it.
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Drone hijacked by hackers from Texas college with $1,000 spoofer
University researchers have hacked and hijacked a drone, after officials from the Department of Homeland Security offered them $1,000 to try.
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Amazing weight loss spam attack hits Twitter users [VIDEO]
Has your Twitter account been spewing out messages about an amazing weight loss product?
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Predictive policing brings burglary numbers down, but is privacy at risk?
Police in LA are embracing "predictive policing" to identify crime hot spots based on past crimes and patterns. The technology seems to be working, but what does it mean for our civil liberties?
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Fury after Facebook messes up smartphone users' address books
Remember how Facebook sneakily changed your default email address to @facebook.com? Well, it seems that the repercussions of that decision by the social network has caused even bigger problems.
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Need a debit card? Twitter account exposes photos of debit and credit cards
Identity thieves of the world unite... a Twitter account has just made things a whole lot easier for you.
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EU considers uniform data breach law and mandatory 'cyber' insurance
As the EU ponders changes to its data protection laws, ENISA advises that it might help to require "cyber insurance" policies to encourage organizations to shore up their online security.
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Dr Smurf pleads guilty to hacking and stealing credit card details
A hacker who went by the online moniker of "Dr Smurf" on the underground DarkMarket cybercrime forum has pleaded guilty to charges of identify theft.
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