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Crackas With Attitude Player Jailed for Five Years
Liverman helped target former CIA boss and director of national intelligence
Spanish Data Privacy Regulator Fines Facebook $1.5mn
The social network is fined for collecting information on user habits for advertising without their explicit consent.
Xafecopy Android Malware Empties Bank Accounts
It can open web pages that have WAP billing and click buttons that initiate payments, all while the user suspects nothing.
Android Toast Flaw Can Burn Users with Malware, DoS and Info-Theft
The flaw can be used to more easily enable an “overlay attack.”
MongoDB Ransom Victims Had No Account Passwords
Database provider tries to improve customers’ security awareness
Toolsmith Tidbit: Windows Auditing with WINspect
WINSpect recently hit the toolsmith radar screen via Twitter, and the author, Amine Mehdaoui, just posted an update a couple of days ago, so no time like the present to give you a walk-through. WINSpect is a Powershell-based Windows Security Audit…
Equifax Breach, Affecting 45% of US Population, Raises Big Questions
Questions abound as to the company’s governance and stewardship of citizen data.