LONDON (AP) – The British tabloid at the center of a phone-hacking scandal says it has suspended an employee after an allegation of misconduct. The News of the World said Wednesday a staff member was suspended just before Christmas after a serious allegation of misconduct that is the subject of…
Google hands out record reward for Chrome flaws
Google has posted a fresh round of security updates for its Chrome browser, and issued cash rewards to the researchers who uncovered the flaws. Skip related content Chrome 8.0.552.237 contains fixes for 16 vulnerabilities, 13 of which are classified as ‘high’ risk, while two are rated ‘medium’ and one is…
Pinay target ng ‘online dating sites’
MANILA, Philippines – Nagbabala kahapon ang Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) sa mga Pinay na mag-ingat sa mga “online dating sites” sa internet matapos na dumagsa ang mga reklamo ng Konsulado ng Pilipinas sa Guangzhou, China. Ayon sa report, binibiktima ng sindikato ang mga American, British, Australian at German nationals na ipakikilala…
Hacker Pleads Guilty To Cyber ‘Sextortion’
A California man on Thursday pleaded guilty to hacking into more than 230 women’s email accounts, and using the information he stole to commit online “sextortion” attacks and identity theft. George Samuel Bronk, 23, of Citrus Heights now faces up to six years in jail after entering guilty pleas to…
Data needs to drive the ebook piracy debate
This post originally appeared on O’Reilly Radar (“Book piracy: Less DRM, more data“). It’s republished with permission. By Jenn Webb As digital book publishing continues to expand at a rapid pace to meet reader demands, piracy rears its head at the forefront of many a discussion in publisher circles. Many…
Don’t leave 10,684 Social Security numbers in your car
When we arrived at Tulane as freshmen, we went to meeting after meeting about keeping ourselves and our belongings safe: Don’t swipe random people into your dorm, keep your door locked and even keep your laptop chained to your desk. If your laptop happens to contain 10,000 employees’ W-2 tax…
Prize winners
Prizes are now on their way to the Sophos New Year’s Eve 2010 Crossword Competition winners. The crossword was published in the early afternoon of New Year’s Eve, Sydney time, and although entries were accepted until 07 January 2011, a few Naked Security readers obviously decided that an NYE puzzle…
Palin’s e-mail hacker starts prison term
The BBC quoted American officials as saying that Kernell had started serving his term from January 10 onwards. During a hearing in November last year, Judge Thomas Phillips indicated that Kernell”s sentence of a year and a day should be served at a halfway house to reflect the case”s “unique…
Attorney general warns to be on guard against identity theft as hacker pleads guilty
SACRAMENTO – A Citrus Heights computer hacker pleaded guilty to seven felony charges for breaking into hundreds of women’s e-mail accounts, the sort of identity theft crime that Californians should take steps to protect themselves against, according to Attorney General Kamala D. Harris. “This case highlights the fact that…
News: Could PS3 piracy be worse than on PSP?
Piracy on the newly-hacked PlayStation 3 could be worse than on the notoriously compromised PSP, according to the co-founder of Ubisoft subsidiary Massive Entertainment. Martin Walfisz told GamesIndustry.biz that due to the nature of the security breach, Sony will struggle to detect which consoles are running illegally procured software, meaning…