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Hackers could eavesdrop on confidential chats via videoconference equipmentHackers could eavesdrop on confidential chats via videoconference equipment

Some videoconferencing equipment could enable hackers to eavesdrop on privileged corporate conversations or a boring employee training seminar, according to a security official at Rapid7.
03 February 2012

Google, Microsoft spar over new Google privacy policyGoogle, Microsoft spar over new Google privacy policy

Microsoft is a myth maker when it comes to Google’s new privacy policy, the search giant is charging.
03 February 2012

Social Security chief admits living relative was listed on the agency's death listSocial Security chief admits living relative was listed on the agency's death list

Social Security Commissioner Michael Astrue told a House panel this week that he had a relative and a friend declared “dead” on his agency’s death list, which publishes the names and social security numbers of deceased individuals, even though they were very much alive.
03 February 2012

Number of patient record data breaches nearly doubled last yearNumber of patient record data breaches nearly doubled last year

The total number of patient records compromised in the US increased by 97% in 2011 compared with 2010, according to a report released this week by the Redspin consulting firm.
03 February 2012

Audit reveals Maryland inmates had access to social security numbersAudit reveals Maryland inmates had access to social security numbers

Prison inmates in Maryland had access to social security numbers of patients who received treatment under the state’s Medicaid program, according to a recent state audit.
01 February 2012

Ernst & Young loses 401k information of bank employeesErnst & Young loses 401k information of bank employees

Ernst & Young, auditors of Regions Financial Corp., lost personal information on current and former Regions’ employees when a flash drive with the data sent in the mail was stolen.
01 February 2012

New Forrester Report: Big Data Risks

A new Forrester report, the Future Of Data Security And Privacy: Controlling Big Data, seeks to help business understand the risks inherent in Big Data, and how to handle them.
01 February 2012

FBI may have used spyware in making case against MegaUploadFBI may have used spyware in making case against MegaUpload

The FBI likely employed its CIPAV spyware to eavesdrop on Kim Dotcom and other managers of MegaUpload, according to a report by CNET.
31 January 2012

Aussie taxpayers targeted in refund scam

Scammers are using supposed tax refunds from the Australian Taxation Office as way to scam Australian taxpayers.
31 January 2012

FDA secretly monitored private emails of whistleblowers, lawsuit allegesFDA secretly monitored private emails of whistleblowers, lawsuit alleges

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) secretly monitored the private emails of staff scientists and doctors who complained to Congress that the agency was approving dangerous medical devices for public use, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the staff members.
31 January 2012

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