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IRS estimate of stolen tax records balloons to over 300,000
A wider analysis shows that attackers used the IRS’s Get Transcript app – now gone, and good riddance! – to roll around in far more records than first thought. 
Execs face the chop after being hit by data breach
With the often perceived need to hold someone to account for a data breach, the axe falls to the heads of senior executives.
Beyond the breaches: Understanding the Angler exploit kit
Crimeware expert Fraser Howard tells you what you need to know about Angler – the current “market leader” in the exploit kit scene. A must-read report if you want to bolster your defences…
SSCC 207 – Windows 2003 R2? The train stops here! [PODCAST]
Our weekly quarter-hour podcast where we turn the latest security news into advice you can use – and have fun at the same time. Enjoy!
Private eye jailed for hacking email of Scientology critics and others
Eric Saldarriaga pled guilty to prying open the accounts of over 50 people, including prominent Scientology critics Mike Rinder and Tony Ortega.
“Belts and breaches” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s the latest episode of our entertaining news-in-1-minute security roundup. Enjoy!
SSCC 203 – What’s the worst sort of service to have a password breach? [PODCAST]
Join Sophos security experts John Shier and Paul Ducklin as they dig into the latest security news in our regular “Chet Chat” podcast. This week: LastPass, Facebook, Windows 10 (and not-quite-the-end of XP), Samsung, and the Android ecosystem.
Bad news! LastPass breached. Good news! You should be OK…
LastPass, a company that makes a popular password manager, just found out that crooks got into its network. But if you picked a proper password, you should be OK…
Accused game hacker flees to Europe, says he can’t afford defence
The Australian, who’s fled to Europe, was 17 when he allegedly took part in the heist of unreleased gaming and Apache helicopter training software.