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Hospital agrees to pay $750,000 over data breach allegations

Marcos Colon May 25, 2012

After violating state and federal laws, South Shore Hospital has agreed to pay the price.

Researchers uncover causes of MilitarySingles.com hack

Marcos Colon May 25, 2012

A common web application vulnerability, poor detection capabilities and a lack of adequate encryption led to the recent hack of a military dating site, which resulted in the exposure of the personal data on 170,000 people.

Yahoo rushes to fix Axis browser certificate leak in Chrome

Dan Kaplan May 24, 2012

Barely a day old, Yahoo's new Axis browser already is facing its first security issue, after source code for its Chrome add-on contained the private key used to sign it.

Officials preparing for cyber attacks, scams as Olympics nears

Dan Kaplan May 24, 2012

With the London Olympics set to kick off in July, U.S. security officials are warning about the event being a target for cyber criminals.

Google to help rid PCs of trojan that will prevent web access

Dan Kaplan May 23, 2012

With a July 9 deadline looming for machines infected with the DNSChanger trojan to still be able to access the internet, Google is lending a helping hand to inform users of compromise.

Report finds 1,200 percent boom in Android malware

Marcos Colon May 23, 2012

The latest McAfee Threats Report revealed that the amount of Android malware still is soaring.

Targeted attacks cost companies an average of $200k

Marcos Colon May 22, 2012

A recent survey indicates that successful targeted attacks end up costing companies more than $200,000.

Cyber crime ringleader sentenced to five years in prison

Marcos Colon May 18, 2012

One of the masterminds behind the infamous "Operation Phish Phry" was sentenced by a district judge to five years in prison for her part in the international ring.

Schmidt, White House cyber security coordinator, to retire

Dan Kaplan May 18, 2012

Howard Schmidt, who began as White House cyber security coordinator in January 2010, announced Thursday that he is retiring and returning to private life. He will be replaced by a White House intelligence chief.