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Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach

July 13, 2015

The US Office of Personnel Management has admitted that the widely-publicised data breach in June was more wide-reaching than at first thought. The OPM has now publicly recognised that data records of 21.5 million people have been lost after hackers targeted central databases. The 21.5m records include present, former, and prospective government employees and contractors … More Millions of records lost in huge OPM US data breach

Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

July 10, 2015

Late last year, Madonna logged furiously into her Instagram account in order to complain that hackers had broken into her computer, and stolen photographs and music tracks. Madonna’s plans for a Spring 2015 launch for her album “Rebel Heart” were allegedly thrown into chaos by the hack, which saw “early, leaked demos” of some of … More Aspiring singer jailed for hacking Madonna and stealing unreleased tracks

Apps on Google Play Steal Facebook Credentials

July 9, 2015

With 500,000 – 1,000,000 installs, Cowboy Adventure was a relatively popular game on the Google Play store. That popularity in itself is unremarkable: however, the developers of the app also used it as a tool to harvest Facebook credentials, and that did raise a few eyebrows. It was one of two games spotted by ESET … More Apps on Google Play Steal Facebook Credentials

400GB of info leaked from Hacking Team

July 8, 2015

The “Hacking Team” security company has been hacked and more than 400 GB of confidential info has been leaked by a group of unidentified attackers. Normally, this would be just another report talking about one intrusion among all the others that we see every day in companies around the world. Hacking Team’s status as a … More 400GB of info leaked from Hacking Team

Mastercard trials selfies as password replacement

July 6, 2015

A new app could see Mastercard accepting selfies instead of passwords to make purchases online. The trial will involve users taking a selfie using a Mastercard app on their smartphone, then using this at the checkout point of purchase, rather than a password, reports the Daily Telegraph. Mastercard customers currently have to use the SecureCode … More Mastercard trials selfies as password replacement

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