Network Security

Vendini Hacked

Tens of thousands of consumers' names, mailing addresses, e-mail addresses, phone numbers and credit card information may have been accessed.

Fake eBay Deals Steal User Credentials

The links in the e-mails direct victims to a compromised Russian Web site.

Medical Employee Fined for Theft of Personal Information

Paul Hedges was fined £3,000 plus prosecution costs for unlawfully obtaining 2,471 people's personal health information.

UK Small Businesses Lose £785 Million a Year to Cybercrime

The average cost per business is £3,926, according to a recent report.

Hackers Steal $800,000 from Fuel Distribution Company

More than a year's worth of employee salaries was stolen in just five days.

Hacker Reckz0r Finds Twitter Vulnerability

The hacker announced on Pastebin that he'd found the flaw, but said he had 'no malicious intentions' to exploit it.

Lookitsme Hacked

4,300 user names, e-mail addresses and encrypted passwords were published online.

Will Twitter's Two-Factor Login Make Tweeting Safer?

New login verification feature debuts but experts debate on whether it will actually make a real difference or not.

Alabama Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Identity Theft, Tax Fraud

Rhashema Deramus used stolen identities to file fraudulent tax returns claiming more than $1 million in refunds.

Department of Homeland Security Acknowledges Data Breach

A vulnerability in a vendor's software may have exposed DHS employees' names, Social Security numbers and birthdates.

Two Florida Residents Charged with Tax Fraud

Rigoberto Cabrera and Carlos Perez are accused of claiming almost $1.5 million in fraudulent tax refunds.

Blue Coat Gets into Big Data Security by Acquiring Solera

Big Data security analytics continues to be big business, as Blue Coat's acquisition of Solera shows.

TerraCom, YourTel America Suffer Massive Security Breach

170,000 customers' records, including Social Security numbers and birthdates, were accessible via a simple Google search.

Twitter Intros Two-Factor Authentication

The long-overdue feature should improve Twitter users' account security.

Dent Neurologic Institute Acknowledges Data Breach

10,000 patients' names, mailing addresses and e-mail addresses were exposed.

The Telegraph Facebook, Twitter Accounts Hacked by Syrian Electronic Army

'Cameron holds fundraiser for the terrorists in Syria,' the hackers wrote on the newspaper's Facebook page.

Hong Kong Olympic Committee Hacked

The hackers leaked 2,800 users' personal data, along with admin user names and encrypted passwords.

Sourcefire Advances Malware Visibility

Sourcefire debuts new approach to tracking malware, but don't call it a SIEM.

Alabama Woman Gets Four Years for Identity Theft

Larreka Jackson operated a business called It's Tax Time that she used as a front to file fraduluent tax returns.

Norman Shark Uncovers Indian Cyber Espionage Campaign

The attacks appear to be aimed primarily at intelligence gathering, with a focus on computers in Pakistan.

Yahoo Japan Hacked

The company says 22 million e-mail addresses may have been exposed, though no passwords were accessed.

Jailed Hacker Develops ATM Security Device

Valentin Boanta's Secure Revolving System is being manufactured by Romania's MB Telecom.

Financial Times Hacked

The newspaper's tech blog was hacked, along with 17 of its Twitter accounts.

LSU Health Acknowledges Data Breach

8,330 patients were mistakenly sent other patients' bills.

How to Respond to a Data Breach

Despite all of the advice on preventing data breaches, such breaches will inevitably happen. The right preparation will help you respond quickly and contain the damage.