Austrian law student Max Schrems has won the first round in his class action lawsuit against Facebook over online privacy. Schrems and others are seeking damages of €500 each ($ 664/£400) for alleged data violations by Facebook.
Naked Security – Sophos
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Microsoft legal action cramping other hacking campaigns, Kaspersky says
PC Advisor The malware includes Flame, which was found on computers in Iran and other Middle Eastern countries, and the Italian company Hacking Team's Remote Control System, which is spying software intended for use by law enforcement. Other malware that may … Microsoft's No-IP seizure hit Syrian Electronic Army hard |
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Mobile Security Action Plan
InformationWeek It's just that the hardware is not nearly as important to the 371 business technology professionals responding to our 2014 InformationWeek Mobile Security Survey as the company data that people carry around on those devices. Securing that data is rated … Mobile Workplaces for Midsize Firms |
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Malvertising rise pushes ad industry to action
Computerworld Australia If a user's machine is infected with a botnet designed for advertising fraud, the owner of that botnet may try to monetize it by offering to install other software — in reality malware that steals the user's information — on the infected computer … |