Have you eaten a P.F. Chang’s lately? If so, you may want to check your email. This morning the restaurant chain sent out emails to customers that dined at 33 of the chain’s 211 locations between October 19, 2013 and June 11, 2014 saying that their credit and debit card information may have been stolen. [...]
This month, the U.S. Secret Service issued a warning about the increasing practice of hackers installing keylogger malware on computers in hotel business centers. The malware captures keys struck by hotel guests that use the computers and then sends that information via email to the malicious hacker. The result – any sensitive information the traveler [...]
While credit card fraud and identity theft have been hot topics over the past year due to a spate of massive data breaches, experts warn that medical identity theft should not be overlooked. Politico’s David Pittman reports that the Identity Theft Resource Center has identified 353 breaches so far this year across different industries, and [...]
Senate Intelligence Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein and Senator Saxby Chambliss recently announced a draft of a cyber security bill they co-authored that would give companies the legal protection to share cyber security threat information with other companies.The bill addresses privacy concerns some have about sharing such sensitive information. US News’ Tom Risen reports that the [...]
Passwords are tough to remember, which is why researchers at the Universities of York and Glasgow are testing a new alternative to passwords: Facelock. This new password alternative allows a user to look at a grid of faces and single out one familiar face into order to log in securely to a website.Rob Jenkins, the [...]
This week, Amazon released its first phone, which boasts a number of unique features including 3D functionality, dynamic perspective, and a number of convenient tie-ins to Amazon’s book, music and TV-streaming services. While many are simply discussing the array of new features on the device, one reporter is concerned about the phone’s unique powerful identification [...]
This Monday, we got a good reminder that you always need to mind your security p’s and q’s when posting to social media sites. Celebrity chef Marcus Samuelsson accidentally posted a picture of his personal credit card (and security code!) after enjoying a meal at Spices in San Francisco. This was an innocent mistake that [...]
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler recently addressed the agency’s cyber security plans. IDG News’ Grant Gross reports that Wheeler stated the “FCC will take steps to encourage cyber security in the coming months, acting first as a promoter of company-led initiatives instead of a regulator… But if that doesn’t lead to improvements, the agency is prepared [...]
Small businesses are in a tough position when it comes to cyber security. They face a growing number of threats and attention by cyber criminals and don’t have the time or resources that larger enterprises have to devote to cyber security. As instances of data theft, malware and other risks grow, it is going to [...]
It’s no surprise that small businesses would be impacted by recent retailer data breaches, including Target and eBay. A recent USA Today survey shows just how these breaches have affected online spending and account monitoring of individuals.Elizabeth Weise and Jessica Guynn of USA Today, shared the results of the USA Today survey that found nearly [...]
