Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The “Safe Harbour” framework—which is supposed to ensure data transfers from the EU to the US are legal under European data privacy laws—does not satisfy the EU’s Data Protection Directive as a result of the “mass, indiscriminate surveillance” carried out by the…
Microsoft Lumia 750 appears on Adduplex data?
Adduplex, for those unfamiliar with the company, is a network that helps developers cross-promote their apps and games on Windows Phone. Alan Mendelevich, who founded the company, often tweets out interesting tidbits of information that he is privy to, thanks to the data he sees while running Adduplex. Today, Mendelevich…
HTC One A9 name confirmed by Exif data
Exif data from a photograph allegedly taken by the HTC One A9, confirms the name of the handset along with some of the specs on the phone’s rear-facing camera. While Exif data can be faked, the information that was seemingly generated by the device’s camera shows that as expected, the…
Federal court to hear arguments on NSA data collection
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A federal court is set to hear oral arguments on the National Security Agency’s blanket collection of telephone data next… For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Federal court to hear arguments on NSA data…
Russian hacker admits role in huge $300m data theft scheme
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Russian hacker called Vladimir Drinkman has pleaded guilty to his involvement in a data breach scheme that stole 160 million credit card details from US companies and resulted in losses estimated at $300m. The US Department of Justice (DoJ) said…
AT&T raises high-speed data cap on grandfathered unlimited data users to 22GB from 5GB
Some smartphone users still don’t quite grab the concept of unlimited data. They are told that the new plan they are signing up for offers unlimited data, but there is still a cap on the amount of data they can use. That is because depending on the provider, only a…
Russian hacker admits role in massive data breach scheme
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Russian man has pleaded guilty to his role in a worldwide cyber crime scheme to breach payment processors, retailers and financial institutions, resulting in over 160 million stolen credit card numbers. Vladimir Drinkman admitted partaking in the global plot nearly…
Apple may face fines as it is refusing backdoor access to data
United States may fine Apple for refusing to create backdoor for data access Apple may face problems same as Yahoo faced in 2007 when it refused to participate in the PRISM program,which set a precedent for non-compliance with government demands. Apple may get in deep trouble as it has refused…
Gemalto: identity theft dominating data breaches
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Franco-Dutch tech security firm Gemalto has revealed that identity theft accounted for 53% of data breaches in the first half of 2015, according to its Breach Level Index. Overall, data breaches grew 10% in the period, with 888 breaches recorded, compromising…
Identity theft is a hot favorite with cyber criminals, accounts for 53% of data breaches
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Gemalto released the findings of the Breach Level Index for the first six months of 2015, revealing that 888 data breaches occurred, compromising 246 million records worldwide. Compared to the first half of 2014, data breaches increased by 10% while the…