If you think your personal data is secure, you’re probably wrong. Article Excerpt: It’s my first class of the semester at New York University. I’m discussing the evils of plagiarism and falsifying sources with 11 graduate journalism students when, without warning, my...
Online dating service Cupid Media was breached earlier this year, including names, birthdays, and unencrypted account passwords. Over 42 million records were compromised. An analysis of passwords used by Cupid Media subscribers revealed that many didn’t take security...
Hackers are increasingly using stolen health care records to obtain free drugs and medical care by impersonating legitimate patients. Article Excerpt: The phrase “health insurance” may conjure up images of medical bills for some people, but for hackers it...
Using easily obtainable items such as glue and graphite spray, a hacking group called Chaos Computer Club have already figured out a way to unlock the new iPhone 5s’ fingerprint biometric security. Article Excerpt: There’s been a lot of attention on the...
Recently, 14,000 employees for the Department of Energy had personally identifiable information, including Social Security numbers, compromised by a hacker. Article Excerpt: Personal information for roughly 14,000 past and current Energy Department employees was...
The credit card information of 7,000 people seeking healthcare at the Medical University of South Carolina was recently compromised. Patients who paid for services with a credit card either over the phone or online were impacted, though the hospital believes no...
