A class-action lawsuit filed against Facebook seeks US $15 billion in damages for alleged privacy violations……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
London Police to Extract and Retain Suspects’ Mobile Phone Data (May 17, 2012)
Police in London, UK, have put in place a system that extracts data from mobile phones that belong to suspects being held in custody……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
California Considering Genetic Data Privacy Bill (May 20, 2012)
State legislators in California are considering a bill that would impose restrictions on the use of genetic information……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Supreme Court Will Not Hear Tenenbaum File-Sharing Appeal (May 21, 2012)
The US Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of a man who is facing a US $675,000 fine for illegal filesharing……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Supreme Court Will Consider FISA Challenge Case (May 21, 2012)
The US Supreme Court has agreed to consider whether the 2008 FISA Amendments Act can be challenged……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
FTC Names Privacy Advocate and Law Professor Paul Ohm Senior Adviser (May 21, 2012)
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has named Paul Ohm as a senior policy adviser for consumer protection and competition issues affecting the Internet and mobile services……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Five-Year Sentence for Role in Phishing Scam (May 18, 2012)
A California woman has been sentenced to five years in prison for her role in phishing ring that netted members more than US $1 million……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
DoJ Crime Statistics Site Hacked (May 21, 2012)
Hackers have reportedly gained access to a US Department of Justice website……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Cross-Browser Malware Spreading Through Facebook (May 21, 2012)
A new piece of malware called LilyJade spreads through Facebook and can infect computers across browsers and across platforms……. View full post on SANS NewsBites View full post on National Cyber Security
Call for Articles : THN Magazine June 2012, Malware Edition
Call for Articles : THN Magazine June 2012, Malware Edition The Hacker News is calling for our June Magazine on the issue related to MALWARE. We’d like to see an analysis of the history of … View full post on National Cyber Security