Kmart has been confirmed as the latest retail chain to be breached after its parent company admitted that some customers’ debit and credit card numbers had been compromised.
Tag Archives: Data loss
Backoff malware gang hits Dairy Queen stores
Customers’ payment card details may have been whipped out of nearly 400 Dairy Queen stores in the US. It’s just the latest in a string of PoS malware infections that have been slamming US retailers. 
Mummy, my schoolbooks are spying on me! 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s our latest 60 Second Security video for your viewing pleasure. The wry side of the week’s news, in just a minute…
SSCC 168 – Amaze your friends by ruining all their USB drives! [PODCAST]
Here’s the latest Chet Chat security podcast for your listening pleasure. Sophos experts Chester Wisniewski and Paul Ducklin take apart the latest computer security stories to turn them into news you can use.
DEA agent steals woman’s identity and photos to lure in suspects on Facebook
The woman gave up her rights when she handed over her phone in an arrest, the Feds are claiming in a court case, so that makes it OK for a DEA agent to put up a bogus account in her name, post her private photos, friend a fugitive, and accept friend requests. Privacy experts call it an alarming expansion of the notion of “consent.”
AT&T hit by insider breach; “change your passcode” it warns
AT&T, the giant US telecom, says it fired an insider for having thumbed through customer accounts without authorization and potentially slurping customers’ taxpayer IDs, driver license numbers and more. 
Top 5 celebrity online thefts
There have been many episodes of celebrities being targeted by cybercriminals. Let’s take a look at some of the worst cases of celebrity data loss…
Bugzilla bug tracker fixes zero-day bug revealing bug
If we are allowed to smile at security holes, this bug-revealing bug in Bugzilla is wryly amusing…
Celebgate continues, nude celebrity photos posted of Winona Ryder, Hulk Hogan’s son
Yet another crop of nude photos has been released. More will come. The salacious are still as thrilled as ever, but much of the internet is just hitting the snooze button and rolling over. Why do we stop caring about theft and privacy invasion?
BadUSB – now with Do-It-Yourself instructions
Many fimware hacks are benign or even beneficial, like tweaking the ISO range on your digital camera or removing the bloatware from your mobile phone. But what if even a humble USB flash drive could be turned into a delinquent diddler of your data, or a vindictive vector for viruses?