The Briar Group, a Boston-based operator of restaurants and bars, has agreed to pay a $110,000 fine for failing to protect credit card information, the first penalty levied under Massachusetts’ new data privacy law.
BP loses laptop containing details of 13,000 oil spill victims
Oil giant BP has caused a stir by revealing it has lost a laptop containing the personal details of 13,000 victims of last year’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
39% of mobile phone users would not spot their mobile missing within an hour
Research published today claims to show that 39% of mobile phone owners in the UK would not spot their handset missing within an hour.
Australian PM’s emails hacked
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) – the equivalent of the UK’s MI5 operation – is investigating a major hack of the government’s email systems down under.
Was SpamIT closure the root cause of Rustock’s demise?
It looks as though Microsoft is quietly tracking down the cybercriminals behind the infamous Rustock spam botnet, following the software giant’s court-approved seizure of several command-and-control servers.
Scammers use current events to steal money, personal information
Scammers are increasingly using current events, such as the Japan earthquake and tsunami, to trick people into donating money to bogus organizations or clicking on bogus news reports that contain embedded malware.
Amex leapfrogs Visa in secure micropayments market
American Express has neatly leapfrogged Visa’s P2P micropayment gameplan by announcing plans to launch its own service, months ahead of Visa, and offering the service on the web, as well as on Apple iPhone, Android and BlackBerry handsets.
iPhone falls 1,000 feet – tracked down by owner using GPS
How robust is an Apple iPhone? Very, judging from a report from US Air Force combat controller Ron Walker, whose iPhone fell out of his jumpsuit pocket – from 1,000 feet in the air.
Maine state park visitors may have had credit card data exposed
Around 970 visitors to Maine state parks, between March 21 and Dec. 22, 2010, may have had their credit card numbers exposed as the result of a malware attack against the online state-park pass system, the Maine Conservation Department announced.
Census 2011 data privacy questioned
Last night was Census 2011 night and all UK householders are now requested by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) to fill in the required forms under threat of a possible fine. But questions have been raised about the security of the census data, w…