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Articles by Lisa Vaas
Doctors shouldn't buddy up with patients on Facebook or Twitter, hospitals warn
Hospitals, worried about lack of professionalism and inadvertent leaking of confidential data, are warning doctors not to set up relationships with patients on Facebook and Twitter.
Should jailbreaking gaming consoles, mobile phones and tablets be legalized?
Yesterday, US copyright regulators opened up the floodgates for a public hearing of proposals to change copyright law, including authorizing the cracking of tablets, DVDs, gaming consoles and mobile phones. Tell us what you think...
Cyber romance scams cost US victims $50 million in 2011
Who doesn't love a good romance story? Oh, probably those who have ended up losing out on a lot of money.
Judge ordering blocks to Pirate Bay is corrupt, says Pirate Party founder
The judge who ordered blocks to Pirate Bay sites is alleged to have 1) a history of handing down verdicts that violate free speech and 2) been making some cash on the side by teaching alongside the plaintiff in an anti-piracy course.
Hidden camera: FBI seizes - and then returns - anonymizing email server [VIDEO]
The FBI, investigating bomb threats, seized the server of a group, known as May First/People Link (MF/PL), that offers encrypted data services to people fighting oppressive regimes. Four days later, they returned it. What is going on?
The Pirate Bay gives thumbs-down on Anonymous DDoS attack on Virgin Media
File-sharing site The Pirate Bay has denounced an Anonymous DDoS campaign that took down Virgin Media, calling it an "ugly" method that's no better than the UK court order for ISPs to block users from getting to The Pirate Bay.
US surgeon booted off cruise ship, accused of sending terrorist tweet
US neurosurgeon and low-carbohydrate diet guru Dr. Jack Kruse found himself unceremoniously plucked off a cruise ship and deposited on the shore after a tweet including his name mentioned a bio-terrorist attack against the ship.
US man confesses to part in $1.3M bank and payroll phishing scam
A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites.
13 million US Facebook users not using, or oblivious to, privacy controls
We already knew that people weren't doing enough to protect their privacy on Facebook, but a new report has looked into this in more details, and the numbers make for alarming reading.
Skype knew about IP address security flaw since November 2010
Skype learned about a security hole that reveals users' IP addresses about 18 months ago, according to the security researchers who discovered the vulnerability.
64% of people think cloud storage is risky, but 45% still go right ahead and use it
Sophos polled people at their InfoSec Europe booth last week to find out their views on security in the workplace. Here's what they found.
Intruder compromises user database for Star Trek Online and other MMORPGs
The studio behind Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, and Champions Online suffered a user account database breach 16 months ago... and is only warning users about it now.
Mobile phone carriers oppose law requiring warrants for location data
The proposed US bill doesn't stop the carriers from handing over location data, but it does require that police get a warrant first. So what is CTIA's problem with it?
Opinion: Why we need Anonymous 2.0
A few thoughts on the "hacktivist" group Anonymous that came out of Josh Corman and Brian "Jericho" Martin's keynote at the SOURCE security conference in Boston last week.
iPhone app 'Lock My Screen'? Well, no, it doesn't actually
iPhone users are being tricked into buying a phony screen-lock app, which is actually nothing more than a wallpaper.
Tor-hidden online narcotics store, 'The Farmer's Market', brought down in multinational sting
Eight men have been arrested for running a secret online store that sold more than $1 million worth of narcotics. It's alleged that the gang hid its tracks by operating on the Tor network.
Alleged TeaMp0isoN teen hackers charged with jamming anti-terrorist hotline
Two teenagers have been arrested following a series of prank calls and DoS (denial-of-service) attacks launched against the Anti-Terrorist Hotline.
Apple ratchets up security on App Store and iTunes
Apple is prompting some of its iTunes/App Store/iOS customers to set up three new security questions and an alternate email, in an attempt to smother a growing wave of phishing and fraud.
US government learning how to hack video game consoles
The US Department of Homeland Security is out to hack video game consoles, such as Xboxes, Wiis and PlayStations.
Facebook logins aren't being properly protected on iPhones, iPads and Android devices
Facebook login credentials could be lifted from smartphones because the site is not encrypting the sensitive data on iOS and Android devices.
