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Tag Archives: Data loss
Spyware app StealthGenie’s CEO fined $500K, forfeits source code
In the first-ever criminal conviction concerning the federal criminal charges of advertising and selling a mobile phone spyware app, StealthGenie’s CEO has been fined $500K for selling the spyware.
SSCC 175 – “My, what an ENORMOUS malware infection you have!” [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest episode of our weekly security podcast. For your listening pleasure – the news you can use!
Home Depot facing 44 lawsuits over data breach as clean-up cost reaches $43m
Home Depot, which revealed a huge data breach in September, said it now faces at least 44 civil lawsuits across the US and Canada after the security slip that left 56 million credit cards and 53 million email addresses exposed.
Sony Pictures breached – or was it?
Sony has been in the computer security spotlight several times before, from rootkits and jailbreaking to industrial-scale data breaches. The company is back in the limelight again after a claimed “megahack”…
Sophos Techknow – Dealing with Ransomware [PODCAST]
No type of malware seems to get people’s blood boiling quite as much as ransomware. Learn how to protect yourself in this episode of our Sophos Techknow podcast series…
WordPress issues critical security fixes, closing remote anonymous compromise bug and more
WordPress has just published a critical security release. If you’re still on WordPress 3, this is about as critical as it gets, because one of the fixes closes a “remote anonymous compromise” bug.
“That’s not a hack…” – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our latest 60 Second Security video. One week of news in one amusingly informative minute…
Has the PlayStation Network really been hacked? Should you change your password?
A smallish list of usernames and passwords allegedly stolen from the PlayStation Network (PSN), Windows Live and 2K Gaming Studio has been leaked by a trio of crackers. Real or hoax?
Want to know how to shop safely on Black Friday and Cyber Monday? Join our Twitter chat!
Learn how to protect yourself online, not just on the forthcoming Cyber Monday, but for the rest of the year as well. Join us and the Center for Internet Security in a Twitter chat…and bring your friends and family, too.