Insecurenet

After Target, more well-known US retailers victims of cyber attacks

Target Corp and Neiman Marcus are not the only US retailers whose networks were breached over the holiday shopping season last year, according to sources familiar with attacks on other merchants that have yet to be publicly disclosed.

Google's new feature that links Gmail and Google+ raises privacy concern

France fines Google 150,000 euros over data privacy

France's data protection watchdog has fined Google 150,000 euros after the US search engine ignored a three-month ultimatum to bring its practices on tracking and storing user information in line with local law.

France fines Google 150,000 euros over data privacy

France's data protection watchdog has fined Google 150,000 euros after the US search engine ignored a three-month ultimatum to bring its practices on tracking and storing user information in line with local law.

Got hacked: Snapchat knew there was a problem but ignored it

On 27 December, Snapchat had written this blog post saying that a security group had posted about a possible attack via the Find Friends feature on the app.

Got hacked: Snapchat knew there was a problem but ignored it

On 27 December, Snapchat had written this blog post saying that a security group had posted about a possible attack via the Find Friends feature on the app.

Snapchat confirms leak of 4.6 mn accounts, but does not apologise

An anonymous group called Snapchat DB posted the usernames and phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users on New Year's Eve, days after the startup - headed by 23-year old founder Evan Spiegel - brushed off warnings that its app still contained security loopholes.

Snapchat confirms leak of 4.6 mn accounts, but does not apologise

An anonymous group called Snapchat DB posted the usernames and phone numbers of 4.6 million Snapchat users on New Year's Eve, days after the startup - headed by 23-year old founder Evan Spiegel - brushed off warnings that its app still contained security loopholes.

NSA developing computer to crack privacy codes: report

The US National Security Agency is trying to develop a computer that could ultimately break most encryption programs, whether they are used to protect other nations' spying programs or consumers' bank accounts, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

NSA developing computer to crack privacy codes: report

The US National Security Agency is trying to develop a computer that could ultimately break most encryption programs, whether they are used to protect other nations' spying programs or consumers' bank accounts, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.