US man confesses to part in $1.3M bank and payroll phishing scam

May 8th, 2012

Posted May 8, 2012

A 31-year-old US man from Atlanta, Georgia, admitted last week that he and his gang stole more than $1.3 million USD by phishing confidential account information from e-commerce sites. Be careful, particularly if you do your banking at a large online bank, because those are now scammers’ favored phishing grounds. The Anti-Phishing Working Group’s latest survey shows that PayPal, after years of being phishers’ fav, is no longer No. 1 It’s ecommerce sites (and BANKS!) they’re after, since there’s more coinage to be had. Read it. 

13 million US Facebook users not using, or oblivious to, privacy controls

May 8th, 2012

Posted May 4, 2012

We already knew that people weren’t doing enough to protect their privacy on Facebook, but a new report has looked into this in more detail, and the numbers make for alarming reading. Consumer Reports also put out a bunch of good tips on how to use FB privacy controls, which we obviously need. Read more on Naked Security.

Intruder compromises user database for Star Trek Online and other MMORPGs

May 8th, 2012

Posted April 30, 2012

The studio behind Star Trek Online, City of Heroes, City of Villains, and Champions Online suffered a user account database breach 16 months ago… and is only warning users about it now. Read it. 

Mobile phone carriers oppose law requiring warrants for location data

May 8th, 2012

Posted April 27, 2012

The proposed US bill doesn’t stop the carriers from handing over location data, but it does require that police get a warrant first. So what is CTIA’s problem with it? Read it and weep.

Mobile phone carriers oppose law requiring warrants for location data

April 27th, 2012

Posted on April 27, 2012

The proposed US bill doesn’t stop the carriers from handing over location data, but it does require that police get a warrant first. So what is CTIA’s problem with it? Read the article. 

Tor-hidden online narcotics store, ‘The Farmer’s Market’, brought down in multinational sting

April 27th, 2012

Posted April 23, 2012

Eight men have been arrested for running a secret online store that sold more than $1 million worth of narcotics. It’s alleged that the gang hid its tracks by operating on the Tor network. Read the full story on Naked Security.