Computerworld - Burlington, Wash. officials have notified hundreds of employees and residents that their bank account information was compromised last week when hackers broke into city systems and stole more than $400,000 from a city ...
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IDG News Service-An information breach at a Florida college has compromised information of about 279,000 students and employees,the Florida Department of Education said on Wednesday. In a statement earlier on Monday,Northwest Florida ...
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DENVER, CO, July 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Computer hackers are unauthorized users who break into computer systems in order to steal, change or destroy information, often by installing dangerous malware without your knowledge or ...
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A data breach at Essex County Council, which has exposed up to 400 vulnerable people to identity theft, is to be investigated by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). The security lapse, by a council employee, involved the names, ...
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The last member of a US cybercrime trio that netted up to $3m in a Wi-Fi and malware hacking spree has been sentenced. Joshuah Allen Witt, 35, John Earl Griffin, 36, and Brad Eugene Lowe, 39, have all now been given stiff prison terms. ...
Tags: Hacker, Hacking Spree, Computer Products
McAfee is expanding its mobile security software for Android tablets and smartphones, as it sees an increase in threats targeting Android devices, the Intel subsidiary announced on Monday. The new Mobile Security software has features ...
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JUPITER, FL, July 13, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ -- DMG Productions announced today that they will be releasing a three-part series of their hit show Business Update, to focus on the world of information technology. "IT, or information ...
With cybercrime revealed to cost Scottish businesses an estimated 5bn academics are urging firms to ensure IT staff have the right skills to overcome new and emerging threats. To enable them to do that, Edinburgh Napier University is ...
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Experian has announced an international partnership with iovation, the Device Reputation Authority, to further enhance Experian's global fraud prevention capabilities. Iovation's advanced device recognition software, dynamic referencing and ...
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A new study of 377 Americans highlights the growing concern of using public Wi-Fi Hotspots. The survey, conducted by the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) in conjunction with PRIVATE WiFi, revealed that 79% of respondents believe that ...
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ISACA has outlined what it believes will be the key trends organisations will face in 2013.With the financial climate set to remain in'crisis mode'for the foreseeable future,greater collaboration,cheaper infrastructure,information overload ...
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Facebook Gifts, the new social gifting service launched by Facebook on Thursday, might encourage users to expose information like their home addresses, birth date, clothing or shoe size that could pose security and privacy risks, according ...
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The dead can't speak for themselves. But they can apparently file U.S. tax returns. A new audit of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has found the agency paid refunds to criminals who filed false tax returns, in some cases on behalf of ...
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Approximately 3.6 million Social Security numbers and 387,000 credit and debit card numbers belonging to South Carolina taxpayers were exposed after a server at the state’s Department of Revenue was breached by an international ...
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A Russian man has been arrested in Cyprus on charges that he launched denial-of-service attacks on Amazon.com and eBay in 2008, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. Dmitry Olegovich Zubakha, 25, of Moscow, was arrested Wednesday, the ...
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