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Twitter has been breached, 250,000 accounts stolen 3 Feb 2013 | 03:31 am
The site’s security team identified multiple access attempts by unauthorized individuals to access user data this week, the Bob Lord, director of information security, wrote on the Twitter blog on Fri...
Privacy Suggestions for Mobile Developers 10 Jan 2013 | 11:42 pm
With the rush of new devices, apps, networks and a myriad of constantly changing privacy policies, it’s important that consumers and businesses understand the implications of failure to protect person...
South Carolina’s server hacked, Social Security Numbers stolen 27 Oct 2012 | 09:58 pm
This just in from CNN.com. At least 3.6 million people have had their social security numbers hacked. Residents of South Carolina should monitor their credit carefully. Here is the article: (CNN) Sout...
AWS outage – Northern Hemisphere – East Coast 23 Oct 2012 | 01:31 am
Amazon AWS hosting has been experiencing problems since about 1 PM EDT. This is impacting many sites including NetFlix, Flipboard and Yovia. There is no word yet on when this will be fixed. For more i...
FTC offers $50,000 and National Hero status to anyone who can stop Robo Calls 19 Oct 2012 | 11:50 pm
The FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is now offering a $50,000 prize to whomever can come up with the best solution to stop illegal political Robo Calls. Applications start on October 25 and the agency ...
Anonymous claims Godaddy hack – millions of websites down 11 Sep 2012 | 12:00 am
Alert: Godaddy is reporting mass outages. Hacker group Anonymous is taking credit. More information to be provided.
What is the National Do Not Call Registry and how does it work 4 Sep 2012 | 10:34 pm
The National Do Not Call Registry, or the Registro Nacional No Llame, as it is called in Spanish, is the official centralized list service that was created by the Federal Trade Commission after review...
Did PSN get hacked? Playstation Network says no but we are not sure 17 Aug 2012 | 05:27 am
We have been hearing mixed rumors about whether or not Anonymous hacked Sony’s Playstation network and stole 50 million people’s information. It is our belief that there is a file circulating containi...
Online Privacy And Homeland Security 21 Jul 2012 | 03:18 am
The introduction, in the US Senate, of the Cybersecurity Act of 2012 (S 3414), takes the place of Lieberman-Collins Cybersecurity Act (S 2150). It calls for a National Cybersecurity Council, which wou...
The Transporting And Security Of Personal Identifiable Information 20 Jul 2012 | 12:52 am
As stories of Apple’s in-app security issues continue, due to the hacking and resulting YouTube videos from Russian developer Alexey V. Borodin, questions regarding the adequacy of current transport l...
