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Global Payments breach continues to bewilder, accusations abound

Global Payments breach continues to bewilder, accusations abound

The fallout from the breach of payment card processor Global Payments continues to widen, yet more information does not bring more clarity. Banks are uncovering more fraud related to the incident, but information about the theft is not being released by Global Payments.

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Seeing ads on Wikipedia? You may have malware

Seeing ads on Wikipedia? You may have malware

Wikipedia warns its millions of users about how cybercriminals can inject adverts into webpages.

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Hidden camera: FBI seizes - and then returns - anonymizing email server [VIDEO]

Hidden camera: FBI seizes - and then returns - anonymizing email server after bomb threats [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?

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FTC puts Myspace on the naughty step for selling users' private information

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Myspace settles charges with The FTC for sharing the private information and web browsing habits of its 25 million users with advertisers. Do you think it's enough of a slap on the wrist?

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What the FBI didn't tell us about the hotel malware threat

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Do you use the internet in hotels when travelling abroad? Do you think it's safe to do so?

The FBI thinks you should be careful.. but is being surprisingly coy about the details.

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Security tip: When being interviewed on TV, make sure passwords aren't written behind you

Security tip: When being interviewed on TV, make sure passwords aren't written behind you

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Apple update to OS X Lion exposes encryption passwords

Apple update to OS X Lion exposes encryption passwords

Apple has exposed the encryption passwords of FileVault users in the most recent update to OS X Lion. Users are advised to use full disk encryption and change passwords that may have been recorded insecurely.

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Olympic Games and cyber attacks - be on your guard

Olympic Games and cyber attacks

With the Olympics coming to London, there may be opportunities for criminals, hacktivists and mischief-makers to make a high profile attack against the event's computer systems.

But what about your own computers, and your personal data and finances?

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13 million US Facebook users not using, or oblivious to, privacy controls

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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.

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Osama Bin Laden didn't encrypt his computer files - not such a mastermind then..

Osama Bin Laden didn't encrypt his computer files - not such a mastermind then..

Ooops. If you're running a terrorist organisation, it might make sense to encrypt your files.

Clearly Osama Bin Laden didn't realise that - as some of the documents seized during the raid on his hideout in Pakistan have been made public for the first time.

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Skype knew about IP address security flaw since November 2010

Skype knew about IP address security glitch 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.

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Google coder behind Street View data breach named

Google coder behind Street View data breach named

The New York Times claims to have uncovered the identity of the Google software engineer who wrote the code used by Street View cars when they controversially scooped up private Wi-Fi data including emails, text messages, browsing histories and passwords.

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Privacy concerns over popular ShowIP Firefox add-on

Privacy concerns over ShowIP Firefox add-on

A popular Firefox add-on appears to have started leaking private information about every website that users visit, including sensitive data which could identify individuals or reduce their security to a third-party server.

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Google staff knew for years about Street View data breach

Google staff knew for years about Street View data breach

A Google engineer, responsible for data from wireless WiFi networks via Street View cars, told colleagues as long ago as 2007 that the code was collecting private data including emails, text messages, browsing histories and passwords.

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ACTA update: The fight goes on...

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ACTA has received considerable criticism from a number of high-profile sources, but don't write it off just yet. there is still a chance it could become law.

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Python-based malware attack targets Macs. Windows PCs also under fire

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A new malware attack is targeting Mac computers with a Python-based backdoor Trojan.

And Windows computers aren't getting away scott free either.

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Microsoft rushes out fix after hackers reset passwords to hack Hotmail accounts

Microsoft rushes out fix after hackers change passwords to hack Hotmail accounts

Microsoft says it has fixed a serious vulnerability in Hotmail, that was allowing hackers to reset account passwords, locking out the account's real owner and giving attackers access to users' inboxes.

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Mobile phone carriers oppose law requiring warrants for location data

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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?

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36 websites selling credit card details shut down [VIDEO]

36 websites selling credit card details shut down [VIDEO]

Cybercrime is big business these days, in fact it's an industry. So it's not a surprise to find that criminals are embracing ecommerce. But some will be surprised to discover just how professional and legitimate criminal websites can appear.

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