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Social media websites rank high for privacy and security

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The OTA developed the Online Trust Index to measure the overall effectiveness of website security and privacy solutions. On a scale of 1 to 100, social media websites averaged a 75.6. Compare that to some of the top Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation websites, which averaged a 65.5 on the OTI. The OTA recognized several companies as leaders i...

Hacker claims responsibility for compromising 79 bank accounts

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No, "Reckz0r" is not a newly discovered kind of dinosaur. Reckz0r is the handle of a prominent hacker who may or may not be changing his ways. A hacker going by the name "Reckz0r" recently claimed responsibility for a data security breach of 79 banks, according to a CNET article. A total of 1,700 accounts may have been compromised from cities wo...

North Korea Invades South Korea … With Computer Games?

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There's obviously been beef between North Korea and South Korea over the years, but ZDNet is reporting that the conflict is now reaching cyberwar status. Seoul's Metropolitan Police Agency intercepted a cyber plot orchestrated by North Korea’s Reconnaissance General Bureau to ship games infected by malware to South Korea. The news source said ...