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FTC targets scareware scammers

10.03.2012 4:40 PM

Judge shuts down six scammers and freezes assets after the Federal Trade Commission files suit.

Phone location data privacy issue hits federal court Tuesday

09.29.2012 10:10 AM

A federal court will consider next week whether police can obtain cell phone location records from wireless carriers without a search warrant.

 

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Lock down your social media with essential security add-ons

10.02.2012 3:30 AM

Are you doing everything you can to protect your kids and yourself on social networks? These apps and services can keep an eye on their and your accounts and alert you to any dangerous activity.

Cyber security flaws exposed at Washington, D.C. airports

10.02.2012 1:11 PM

A airport oversight agency earlier this year published a document to its website containing sensitive security information that terrorists could potentially have used to launch cyber and physical attacks against Reagan National and Dulles International airports in the Washington, D.C. area.

TSA gadget theft still a risk; iPad tracked to agent's house

09.28.2012 10:30 AM

Reports of theft by TSA agents persist, although the TSA fires and prosecutes when stealing is discovered.

Pirate Bay founder's detained for tax hack investigation

09.28.2012 10:55 AM

Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svartholm Warg will remain in detention for at least two more weeks while Swedish prosecutors investigate his alleged involvement in the hacking of IT company Logica, a Swedish court ruled.

Acrobat XI simplifies PDF editing, deepens ties to Microsoft Office

09.30.2012 9:01 PM

The next release of Adobe's signature PDF tool will integrate with Microsoft Office as it enhances PDF-editing, e-signatures, web forms, and mobile workflows.

Passwords reused by 6 of 10 consumers

09.30.2012 11:00 AM

Passwords remain a brittle security blanket when wielded by many consumers, a new survey finds. Despite routine web breaches, six out of ten continue to reuse the same few passwords over and over.

US banks sustain hackers' denial-of-service attacks

09.30.2012 12:10 PM

U.S. Bank's website was among several disrupted last week in a people-powered distributed denial of service attack, launched by a group of Islamic hacktivists.

ACLU: Electronic surveillance by US agencies skyrocketing

09.27.2012 4:25 PM

U.S. law enforcement surveillance of email and other Internet communication has skyrocketed in the last two years, according to data obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union.

California bars employers from demanding employees' social media log-in info

09.28.2012 7:17 AM

A new California law prohibits employers and universities from requiring or requesting social media log-in information from employees, potential employees, students, potential students, and student groups.

Hackers compromise Adobe server, use it to digitally sign malicious files

09.28.2012 12:00 PM

Adobe plans to revoke a code-signing certificate after hackers compromised one of the company's internal servers and used it to digitally sign two malicious utilities.

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