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November 20, 2009

Missing Hard Drive Contains 1.5 Million Records

According to Computerworld , a hard drive with seven years' worth of personal information on about 1.5 million customers of Health Net of the Northeast Inc. has been reported missing -- six months... More >

UK Climate Research Unit Hacked

Examiner.com reports that the UK's Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia suffered a security breach in which thousands of e-mails and documents were accessed. The stolen data was ... More >

Microsoft Helps Discover Flaw in Google Plug-In for IE

Another flaw has been discovered in Google's Chrome browser, reports The Register . The flaw in the Google Chome Frame plug-in for Internet Explorer users, discovered with the help of Microsoft, al... More >

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Cisco Offers Free iPhone Security App

A free iPhone security app is now available from Cisco, reports CNET News . The application allows users to get real-time customized alerts on new security threats, as well as other information for... More >

November 19, 2009

Four Jailed for Using Trojan to Steal from Bank Accounts

Four UK-based men have been sentenced to jail for using a Trojan to steal money from bank accounts, reports SC Magazine . The four  --  Azamat Rahmonov, Shohruh Fayziev, Joao Dos Santos Cruz and P... More >

Phishing Scam Targets 'Verified by Visa' Authentication Program

Webroot is warning of a phishing scam that makes use of the ‘Verified by Visa' authentication program to target holiday shoppers who buy gifts online.   According to SC Magazine , the bogus e... More >

FTC Accuses Online Check-Writing Service of Not Authenticating Users

Online check-writing service Qchex.com has been slapped with a civial complaint by the Fedral Trade Comission for allegedly allowing customers to create and e-mail checks without verification of th... More >

November 18, 2009

Sources of Malware Are Spreading

Although October’s threat stats show that the level of malware coming from the usual top 10 countries, like Brazil and the U.S., is decreasing, that doesn't mean spam and virus levels are decreasing,... More >

MassMutual Database Hacked

internetnews.com reports that one of MassMutual's employee databases was compromised , exposing an unknown number of employees' personal data for a unknown amount of time.   The company says t... More >

Public Wi-Fi Connections Put Smartphones at Risk

According to a report by SMobile Systems, smartphones connecting via unencrypted Wi-Fi hotspots can be easily compromised. Computerworld reports that the authors used an array of existing tools to... More >

Health Care Affiliates Putting Patients at Risk, Survey Shows

A survey by Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Analytics found that companies that do business with health care providers, such as accounting firms, are unprepared to mee... More >

T-Mobile Employees Allegedly Sold Customer Data

InformationWeek reports that T-Mobile employees allegedly stole the personal information of thousands of customers and sold it to competing service providers for lead generation. The information b... More >

November 17, 2009

Study Finds Discontent with Network Security

A Ponemon survey points to frustration about today's endpoint security .   According to NetworkWorld , a survey of the United States, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Germany shows that whil... More >

Most Security Products Fail Quality Tests

According to The H Security , only 4 percent of the security products tested by independent tester ICSA Labs are certified on the first try. The main problem was in many cases the failure of a pro... More >

InZero Boasts World's First Truly Secure Computer

InZero Systems has unveiled a "revolutionary new computer hardware" that eliminates the threat of network-originated data compromises and virus attacks, according to an e-mail press release.   ... More >

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