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- ChetWisniewski: Why I think it's time to shutdown the DNS Changer servers http://t.co/WRQTzqhmabout 3 hours ago
- gcluley: RT @NakedSecurity Encrypted? Check. Strong passphrase? Check. Mailing them together? Oops. http://t.co/EkjJN7Tzabout 16 hours ago
- ChetWisniewski: Ernst and Young loses 401K information after sending encrypted USB key and encryption keys in same envelope http://t.co/ZlIYyvgR12:54 AM February 04, 2012
Tag Archives: data leakage
Telstra Bigpond users targeted in post-data-breach phishing campaign
A phishing campaign targeting users of Telstra Bigpond, Australia's largest ISP, is urging users to confirm their billing information or risk suspension.
All pretty run-of-the-mill, but neatly timed given that Telstra suffered a data breach of customer information last Friday.
Lost USB keys have 66% chance of malware
We bought a stash of USB keys at a major transit authority's Lost Property auction, and took a look at the sort of information people leave on the train.
Two-thirds of the keys were infected with malware, and nothing on any of the keys was encrypted...
Steam goes public on data breach - but will it delay the launch of Skyrim?
Steam, the online empire of computer game behemoth Valve Corporation, has issued details of the hack it suffered last weekend.
If you're a Steam user, find out what you should be doing next...
Android keylogging with no access to keystrokes?
July and August often produce some intriguing and unusual computer security research.
We've already written about BlackHat and DEFCON. Here's something from the USENIX HotSec workshop to pique your interest.
Viral marketing company sets new security lows with 'frame a friend' campaign
Aussie-headquartered voicemail company Messages On Hold is no stranger to guerilla marketing campaigns.
But the company's latest effort at viral marketing is surely one of the most irresponsible yet: you're invited to 'frame' a friend for a crime.
Juicejacking - an emergency phone charge can be a security risk
You've heard of hijacking. And carjacking, truckjacking and shipjacking. You've probably also heard of sidejacking, sheepjacking and clickjacking.
That's nothing. Here comes juicejacking!
Canada mulls warrantless internet info-gathering powers for police
A bill before the Canadian parliament includes two clauses specifically to reduce the 'due process' imposed when the cops need information from ISPs.
It's obvious how this would help law enforcement. But it might help the cybercrooks, too.
Another Korean data breach - GOMTV.NET spills user account data, including passwords
GOMTV.NET, a global operation of South Korean streaming media provider Gretech, has reported a large-scale data breach. Poor password handling by Gretech made a bad thing worse.
Learn how to avoid making this sort of mistake with your own customers' data.
Macbooks, Korea, Spamford busted, phones lost, Anonymous threat - 60 Sec Security
No, the headline isn't a misprint. 90 Second News is now 60 Second Security!
Lots of readers said they'd like to see our 'news-with-a-conscience' videos more than once a month. So here you go. 60 Second Security, once every two weeks.
Undercover Facebook investigator highlights dilemmas in keeping children safe online
When it comes to looking out for your children online, it seems you're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
Should you go digging into online adolescent cesspits yourself so you can better advise your kids? Or is that a creepy betrayal of trust?
Bizarre Apple Safari cookie bug perplexes users
For the past few weeks, it looks as though Safari on OS X 10.6.8 has not been handling website cookies correctly.
This is a worrying flaw. If you're on 10.6.8, why not report the bug to Apple to get it fixed?
Dear Earth, Last month I took a paternity test!
Of all the information you've entrusted to others, which would you consider the most embarrassing to see popping up on the internet?
How about the date of your latest paternity test?
Dropbox lets anyone log in as anyone - so check your files now!
Customers of cloud-based file storing-and-sharing company Dropbox should check on the data they've entrusted to the service, following the company's admission that it messed up its access controls for several hours.
Sony, Facebook controversy, FBI bust, Armenia cut off - 90 Sec News - April 2011
Don't just read the latest computer security news - watch it in 90 seconds!
This month: Sony suffers a cloudburst, Facebook courts controversy (again), the FBI busts Coreflood and Armenia gets cut off.
Tom Tom sounds the privacy drum - road safety or no road safety!
Dutch GPS and navigation software giant, Tom Tom, recently took what I consider to be a small privacy step for the company, but a giant privacy step for mankind.
Is this the start of something new?
Skype for Android leaks sensitive data
The Skype application for Android devices has been shown to insecurely store sensitive information. This information even includes private chat logs, phone numbers and addresses of your contacts.
April Fool: Apple iPad and other popular devices vulnerable to data loss through "substrate hack"
SophosLabs has found an alarming vector by which personal and private data can leak from smartphones and portable computing devices such as the Apple iPad and iPad 2.
Data leakage and dictionary attack stories from RSA
Duck is now on his way back from the RSA conference in San Francisco - from where he can tell you that the WiFi Terms and Conditions at the airport are still as onerous as they were last year - with an amusing fifth anecdote to add to his Travellers Beware series.
What can you learn from the deluge of data leakage news?
Scottish courts lose sensitive documents at the recycling center, hospital insiders spy on high-profile patient records and Call of Duty: Black Ops. What? Yes, health care system exposes patient records on a server that was commandeered to serve as a first person shooter gaming server.
Sophos Security Chet Chats 42 and 43
Sophos Security Chet Chat 42 features Tony Ross discussing the news and a advanced fee fraud scam he investigated originating in Ghana. In Chet Chat 43 Paul Ducklin of Sophos Australia is our guest bringing his perspective from down under about Patch Tuesday, Vodafone, this quarter's Dirty Dozen and the new Mac App Store
