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Smashing Security #164: A bitter pill to swallow

All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning “Smashing Security” podcast by computer security veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault, who ended up recording without a …
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Showpo settles data ‘theft’ allegations against Black Swallow for $60000 – The Australian Financial Review


The Australian Financial Review

Showpo settles data 'theft' allegations against Black Swallow for $ 60000
The Australian Financial Review
Online retailers Showpo and Black Swallow have settled their data breach dispute, after Showpo alleged one of its former graphic designers downloaded the company's entire customer database and passed it on to her new employers at Black Swallow.

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Latest Facebook hoax hard to swallow

Blaming the victim is wrong – wrong, wrong, wrong – except when the victim is a blithering idiot.

For an example of the latter I offer up Facebook users who apparently believe that a major supermarket chain is just flat-out giving away a cartload of groceries. From a report on the website of WCVB Channel 5 in Boston:

The post shows the image of a Wegmans storefront with a false claim that the company is giving away a $ 200 grocery coupon.

“We’re actively working to have this fraudulent post removed from Facebook. We urge consumers not to click it, share it or provide any personal information,” Jo Natale, Wegmans vice president of media relations, said.

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