ESET’s Director of Technical Education Randy Abrams has been keeping himself very busy with keeping us safe. Here’s are some of his latest findings, regarding hacks and fake Windows updates.
Citigroup Hacked – Sometimes it is all About the Money
A New York Times story reports that Citigroup has disclosed that it had suffered a data breach that disclosed information about approximately 1% of its North American credit card holders. Based upon Citi’s annual report this would be about 210,000 affected customers. Full article here.
Fake Windows Updates Are Easy to Avoid
The criminals know that it is very easy to trick people into doing things by having them do something they are accustomed to doing, installing updates. Make yourself accustomed to installing updates from the proper locations and you will keep yourself a whole lot safer online. More here.
Like FireSheep? You Will Love FireTweet!
OK, if some unimaginative journalist and/or editor can call a pair of bulging briefs “Weinergate” we can call this Twitter App “FireTweet”. Like Firesheep, Royal Test (FireTweet) is an attempt to demonstrate a privacy problem. Read the details.
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