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Study finds 12.5% of companies violating own do-not-track policies

posted onJuly 12, 2011
by l33tdawg

The Do Not Track efforts led by self-managed advertising groups aren't going as well as some might hope, with at least eight participating companies continuing to track users across the Web even after they opt out. The finding highlights the weaknesses of an entirely voluntary system: just because the companies say they will do it doesn't necessarily mean that they will.

Police: Internet providers must keep user logs

posted onJuly 12, 2011
by l33tdawg

Law enforcement representatives are planning to endorse a proposed federal law that would require Internet service providers to store logs about their customers for 18 months, CNET has learned.

The National Sheriffs' Association will say it "strongly supports" mandatory data retention during Tuesday's U.S. House of Representatives hearing on the topic.

Anonymous leaks 90,000+ military email addresses stolen from Booz Allen Hamilton

posted onJuly 11, 2011
by l33tdawg

The latest attack in the infamous "#antisec" movement targeted Booz Allen Hamilton, a consulting firm who works with the US government. Anonymous claims to have infiltrated an unprotected server and were able to steal a significant amount of data.

They claim to have released email addresses belonging to more than 90,000 US military personnel. While many folks downplay the significance of the attack and say "It's only email addresses", these particular email addresses may have more value than it would appear.

New Yahoo! terms and conditions allows access to your emails

posted onJuly 11, 2011
by l33tdawg

Yahoo! is being criticised for the new Ts & Cs for its webmail service, which give it the right to scan your emails as well as making you responsible for telling anyone who might be emailing you, but the ICO has no problem with the changes.

Such scanning has been common for some time; Google was the first to scan all messages. But this led some to choose Yahoo! on the basis that it did not carry out such snooping.

TeaMp0isoN Releases Personal Details of 5 LulzSec Members

posted onJuly 8, 2011
by l33tdawg
Credit: Source: Lulzsecurity.com

Teams of hackers are still digging up and releasing information about LulzSec members in an attempt to get them arrested. The latest "dox" was dumped earlier this week by TeaMp0isoN and contains information about five individuals believed to have been involved with the defunct hacking outfit.

LulzSec disbanded at the end of June after 50 days of hacking and DDoSing corporate and governmental websites. Their attacks were regularly accompanied by leaks of sensitive information that put innocent users at risk.

Facebook Forensics Paper by Valkyrie-X Security Research Group

posted onJuly 7, 2011
by l33tdawg

Facebook activities have grown in popularity along with its social networking site. However, many cases involve potential grooming offences in which the use of Facebook platform and Facebook App for mobile needs to be investigated. As various activities such as instant chats, wall comments and group events could create a number of footprints in different memory locations, the purpose of this study is to discover their evidences on various platforms or devices.

Tor Network Cloaks Your Browsing From Prying Eyes

posted onJuly 7, 2011
by l33tdawg

You are not anonymous on the Internet. Even if you practice safe surfing by keeping your name, credit card number, and other private data off the Web, your Internet service provider may not be so scrupulous. Many telecom companies and search engines log user activities, and smart snoopers can mine these logs for your IP address and browsing history to figure out where you live, what you like and who you've been talking to.

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