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Windows 8 picture passwords: Their great untapped potential

02.22.2013 3:02 AM

Windows 8 lets you use a series of gestures to log into your PC, a minor improvement with big implications for data thieves and desktop enthusiasts.

FTC: Identity theft is still the biggest consumer scourge

02.26.2013 11:50 AM

Identity theft is the top consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission for the 13th year in a row.

 

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Survey: Identity fraud in US reaches highest level in three years

02.21.2013 5:30 AM

U.S. consumers experienced the highest level of identity theft in three years in 2012, although much of the fraud losses were absorbed by banks and merchants, according to a new survey.

Researchers discover new global cyber-espionage campaign

02.27.2013 1:16 PM

Security researchers have identified an ongoing cyber-espionage campaign that compromised 59 computers belonging to government organizations, research institutes, think tanks and private companies from 23 countries in the past 10 days.

NBC.com hacked to serve up banking malware

02.21.2013 5:06 PM

NBC said it was working to clear up the issues, which also affected some of its other websites.

Twitter implements DMARC standard to fight phishing

02.22.2013 4:30 AM

Twitter has implemented DMARC, a standard for preventing email spoofing, in order to make it harder for attackers to send phishing emails that appear to come from twitter.com addresses.

Zendesk security breach affects Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest users

02.22.2013 7:22 AM

A security breach at Zendesk, a popular customer service provider, resulted in hackers obtaining support information sent to a trio of social networks. How bad is the damage?

Facebook plugs hole that allowed account hijacking

02.22.2013 8:12 AM

Facebook has patched a serious vulnerability that could have allowed attackers to easily gain access to private user account data and control accounts by tricking users into opening specifically crafted links, a Web application security researcher said late Thursday.

Watch for mobile malware and targeted attacks, McAfee warns

02.22.2013 10:05 AM

The latest McAfee Threats Report illustrates increasing threat of mobile malware, especially those targeting Android devices.

HTC settles with FTC over security issues in tablets, smartphones

02.22.2013 12:30 PM

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with HTC America over security holes in the company's smartphone and tablet software that left millions of users' personal information at risk.

Microsoft joins list of recently hacked companies

02.22.2013 4:27 PM

Microsoft has disclosed that it recently fell victim to the same type of cyberattack that targeted Apple and Facebook.

Zendesk hack a reminder of SaaS risk

02.23.2013 4:30 AM

Third-party cloud provider hack behind compromised user data from Twitter, Tumblr and Pinterest

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