3:41 pm | October 24, 2008
A teenage boy has been arrested for apparently posting some naughty pictures of Disney’s Hannah Montanna star Miley Cyrus on the internet. The pictures hit the internet this past summer. Now, let’s keep in mind this person has only been charged, not convicted yet. It’s being said that the culprit in this case posed as a MySpace administrator to gain access to Cyrus’s password and hack into her Gmail account. Oneindia has the story.
“The teen hacker, who allegedly posted Miley Cyrus’ saucy photos online, has been raided by theFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).”
12:55 pm | October 24, 2008
There’s an interesting article by Enterprise Management Quarterly. The article talks about privacy laws and whether businesses are prepared for privacy lawsuits. In an age with identity theft and online data breaches it’s definitely something one should know. It’s probably a good idea for every business person to look up the privacy regulations and laws for the countries live in and work with.
“The technology for collecting personal data presents the opportunity for abuse by those savvy enough to circumvent the measures in place to preserve data integrity. These concerns have led to a substantial increase in laws and regulations governing information security and privacy.”
12:43 pm | October 24, 2008
Recently, American Attorney General Bill McCollum enouraged all U.S. businesses to protect themselves and their clients. McCollum made the comments during National Protect Your Identity Week. It just goes to show that technology may offer you some great advantages but just like the old days you still have to protect yourself. Fosterfollynews has the full article.
“Recent data breaches have exposed millions of consumers’ personal information, including Social Security numbers, bank accounts, mortgage information and credit and debit card numbers. The Attorney General’s Office regularly receives complaints and inquiries from concerned consumers and companies alike on this issue.”
7:01 pm | October 22, 2008
A story by Security ProProtal proves that it doesn’t matter how high up you are, anyone can be a victim of thievery. It seems that thieves managed to get their hands on the banking information and password of French President Nicolas Sarkozy. Thieves were taking money out of his online bank account and police are investigating now.
“According to several sources (including le Journal Du Dimanches), hackers managed to siphon small amounts of money from Mr Sarkozy’s online account after having obtained his login and password last month. The French president then filed a complaint with the police.”
4:23 pm | October 21, 2008
A hospital that leaked some patient information has a lot of explaining to do. According to The Freelance Star, the information concerning several maternity patients was made public by some kind of computer glitch with their online registration system. The hospital says it was ususal and likely a one-time occurance.
“A man who tried to use the Fredericksburg hospital’s online registration system for his expectant wife said the files for 803 patients were publicly available on the site.”
10:52 am | October 18, 2008
A young boy, about 18, has been charged with hacking into a Church of Scientology server according to a story by Hackerinthebox. He’s already plead guilty and has to pay about $36,000 in damages. But, the interesting part of this is that he claims to be part of the group of Anonymous hackers that we keep hearing about so much in the news lately.
”Dmitriy Guzner, 18, of Verona, New Jersey, is charged with helping in the attack on Scientologist servers in January. He has agreed to plead guilty to a single felony charge of unauthorized impairment of a protected computer and pay $37,500 in damages.”
10:32 am | October 18, 2008
Several customers at a United States bank were the victims of fraud recently. According to the Mineral Wells Index, somehow thieves gained access to several debit card numbers and were able to run up thousands of dollars worth of charges from the stolen account information. Police are investigating now. So, for everyone out there keep a close eye on your bank activity. You never know when it might happen to you.
“A group of First State Bank customers became victims of debit card fraud recently after their card numbers were somehow compromised and thousands of dollars in charges were made on their accounts. The Mineral Wells Police Department is investigating.”
5:02 pm | October 17, 2008
It seems I’ve been writing about this topic a lot lately. I’ve found yet another article about a man fearing that his identity and information will be misused after a laptop was stolen. It’s a scary thought for anyone- especially these days. Check out the article at GetReading.
“An ex-vodafone employee fears he might become a victim of identity fraud after a laptop containing confidential details about thousands of people was stolen.”
4:43 pm | October 17, 2008
An IT security consulting company is warning that the possibility of WiFi hacking of British hotels is a possibility. Global Secure Systems issued the warning after the very same thing happened at an upscale hotel chain in the United States. According to the article by Security ProPortal.com, part of the reason for the easy access is because hotel passwords are easy to crack.
“IT security consultancy Global Secure Systems has warned that insecure WiFi systems installed at hotels across the UK could be hacked with embarrassing consequences, as has happened with the high-end Thompson hotel chain in the US.”
5:27 pm | October 16, 2008
Clearing up identity theft can take time- just ask Suzanne Finch. Close to a year ago someone stole her identity and used to get a credit. According to Consumer Affairs, she’s still looking for answers.
“It was in June 2007 that Finch was notified that her Citibank MasterCard–originally a Sears store credit card that had been “flipped” into a true bank credit card without her permission–was used to make purchases at online jewelry store Stein Diamonds.”