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Lacie confesses to year-long data breach as hackers harvest customers' details
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-04-17 07:01
Lacie has revealed a security breach affecting visitors to its website, who might have had their credit card details swiped.
A hacker repeatedly exploited a flaw in the Lacie website, using malware to gain access to customer details. The incident only came to light when the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) contacted Lacie on 19 March.
All sent and received e-mails in Gmail will be analyzed, says Google
Submitted by l33tdawg on Thu, 2014-04-17 05:28
Google added a paragraph to its terms of service as of Monday to tell customers that, yes, it does scan e-mail content for advertising and customized search results, among other reasons. The change comes as Google undergoes a lawsuit over its e-mail scanning, with the plaintiffs complaining that Google violated their privacy.
FTC warning unlikely to stop Facebook from changing WhatsApp privacy policies
Submitted by l33tdawg on Tue, 2014-04-15 05:02
Despite pressure from the Federal Trade Commission, Facebook is unlikely to leave WhatsApp's stricter privacy policies intact, once government regulators approve the $19 billion acquisition, privacy experts say.
Late last week, Jessica Rich, director of the FTC's Bureau of Consumer Protection, sent Facebook a letter, warning the social network that it must abide by the privacy promises WhatsApp made to users of its instant messaging service.
Israeli group posts photos of not-so-Anonymous hackers
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-04-14 05:10
Israeli hackers attacked computers belonging to Anonymous and allied hacker groups, taking pictures with exploited webcams and posting the photos online, during the organization’s OpIsrael hacking attack last week
A hacker called Buddhax, a member of the Israeli Elite Force hacking group, posted the information on the IEF’s Facebook page Wednesday, two days after anti-Israel hackers attempted to repeat last year’s mass attacks on Israeli sites.
When the restaurant you Googled Googles you back
Submitted by l33tdawg on Mon, 2014-04-14 04:52
A restaurant with three Michelin stars is now trying to up its customer service game by Googling its customers before they arrive. According to a report from Grub Street, an Eleven Madison Park maitre d' performs Internet recon on every guest in the interest of customizing their experiences.