Up sprung the threateningly titled emmayouarenext.com website which featured a clock counting down to the release of apparently stolen photos of Emma Watson. Were there photos? No, it was just a viral marketing stunt.
Tag Archives: Data loss
Is it *really* such a bad idea to use a password twice?
We regularly warn you against using the same password for multiple accounts. But if you memorise one really long and complex password, isn’t that enough? No! Here’s why…
Kim Kardashian, Vanessa Hudgens, et al. targeted in latest naked celebrity photo leak
Early on Saturday morning, Celebgate flooded the same sites as it did three weeks ago – 4Chan and Reddit, among others – as cyber crooks again posted nude celebrity photos, despite the scuffle of threatened lawsuits and attention from the FBI.
10 security holes that cybercrooks dream about – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Here’s this week’s episode of 60 Second Security. Enjoy the latest security news in just one minute…
Home Depot breach totals: 56 million credit cards exposed, $62 million in losses
Lots of people who speculated about the credit card data breach at the Home Depot turned out to be wrong. But those who suggested that Home Depot’s breach might end up bigger than Target’s turned out to be spot on.
eBay takes flak for leaving rigged iPhone listing up for 12 hours
eBay’s getting flak for its chilled response to a serious XSS attack, sprung when a user clicked on a fake listing for an Iphone 5S and was redirected to a spoofed site that was after users’ login credentials.
SSCC 165 – “U2 or not U2,” that is the question [PODCAST]
It’s Chet Chat time! Here’s this week’s episode of our news-you-can-use security podcast…
Apple adds two-step verification for iCloud, effective immediately
Apple has listened, and extended its two-step verification system to iCloud. It’s a great start…but does it go far enough? 
“Shocking” Android browser bug could be a “privacy disaster”: here’s how to fix it
The Metasploit crew is calling this Android Browser bug a “privacy disaster.” Here’s what you can do to avoid trouble…
Man buys old servers, accuses Ernst & Young of data breach
Mark Morris claims he picked up some old servers for $300 and recently found out they’re full of customer data. Ernst & Young wants the data deleted or just to get the servers back, but Morris says whoa, not so fast – time is money!