Posted February 22, 2012
Ushering in tax season, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has released its annual “Dirty Dozen” tax scams for 2012. Read the story on Naked Security.
Bogus Twitter and Wikipedia sites fined and booted offline
Posted February 17, 2012
Two typosquatting sites, “Wikapedia.com” and “Twtter.com,” have been forced offline and fined £100,000 ($156,000) each by a UK telephone regulatory agency. In this post, I pass along tips on how you can avoid falling victim to typosquatters. Here’s the Naked Security article.
Online dating and your privacy: Is it a doomed relationship?
Posted February 14, 2012
On this Valentine’s Day, we find that it is increasingly difficult to be both lovelorn and discreet. Read it.
EPIC sues FTC over Google’s planned privacy changes
Posted February 13, 2012
The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Federal Trade Commission in an attempt to compel the agency to stop Google’s planned privacy changes. Read it.
Is Digital Pearl Harbor THE most tasteless term in IT security?
Posted February 9, 2012
Can hackers really cause as much bloodshed as 353 Imperial Japanese Navy fighters, bombers and torpedo planes launched from six aircraft carriers? Can hackers really kill 2,402 U.S. citizens, leave 1,282 wounded, lose 65 of their own attackers in the process, and plunge the United States into a World War? No? Then perhaps we should use more measured language. Here’s the article.
‘Deleted’ Facebook photos survive online three years later
Posted February 8, 2012
Over two years after the issue was first raised, Facebook has admitted that it’s still working on deleting photos from legacy servers in a timely manner. Bottom line: Photos you wanted to permanently erase may still be found on Facebook’s servers. Read the story on Naked Security.
USA to equip military, government officials with Androids
Posted February 6, 2012
The United States is preparing a modified version of Google’s Android operating system to allow soldiers to use smartphones. Read the story on Naked Security.
Don’t get slammed by Super Bowl scams
Posted February 2, 2012
The countdown to first kickoff in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 has begun, and scams for knock-off team jerseys, counterfeit memorabilia, and fake YouTube videos will be sure to hammer our defenses. Here’s the article.
Whistleblowers charge FDA with spying on personal email
Posted February 1, 2012
Six scientists and doctors filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last week for secretly monitoring their personal email accounts. Read it on Naked Security.
MegaUpload data could be deleted by Thursday
Posted January 31, 2012
According to reports, hosting companies may start deleting MegaUpload users’ content from their servers as soon as Thursday – regardless of whether or not the content is legal. Read the story.