The <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/231215/lulzsec_a_short_history_of_hacking.html">hacker group LulzSec</a> made headlines recently with its smash and grab data breaches against Sony, the U.S. Senate, Arizona's Department of Public Security and PBS. But it turns out that attacks like these are often avoidable, according to a new report sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security.
The user database of Groupon's Indian subsidiary, SoSasta, was published on the Internet and indexed by Google, according to an Australian security consultant.
John Ribeiro | 28 Jun | Read more
Cellcrypt released a version of its voice encryption software for Apple's iPhone on Tuesday, adding to its portfolio of software to prevent eavesdropping on calls.
Jeremy Kirk | 28 Jun | Read more
A 27-year-old man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison for managing a phishing operation in conjunction with Egyptian hackers that looted consumer bank accounts.
Jeremy Kirk | 28 Jun | Read more
The LulzSec hacking group <a href="http://lulzsecurity.com/releases/50%20Days%20of%20Lulz.txt">sailed off into the sunset Saturday,</a> leaving behind a treasure trove of stolen data along with what some antivirus programs identified as a nasty surprise for anyone who downloaded the Torrent file: <a href="https://www.infosecisland.com/blogview/14784-Warning-Original-50-Days-of-Lulz-Payload-is-Infected.html">a Trojan horse program.</a>
Robert McMillan | 28 Jun | Read more
We have all heard the phrase, "When all else fails, try, try again." But in an investigation, when your own skills aren't enough, your professional network can't support you, and your leads go cold, what is next? You need to try again, yes, but try a new approach. One new approach is to turn to the 'wisdom of crowds' for answers.
Brandon Gregg | 28 Jun | Read more
Not only does the U.S. government regularly request users' private data from Google, it does so more often than any other government, the search engine reported Monday. Google announced these details as part of its <a href="http://www.google.com/transparencyreport">Transparency Report</a>, a bi-annual disclosure of what governments worldwide are asking for.
Three New York PlayStation Network users last week filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Sony spends 'lavishly' to secure its own intellectual property while cutting corners in protecting the personal data of its customers.
Jaikumar Vijayan | 28 Jun | Read more
Are your kids interested in hacking? Well, now you can bring them to <a href="https://www.defcon.org/index.html">DefCon</a>, the annual convention for hackers, security researchers, and undercover FBI agents trying to figure out what the hackers are up to.
Over the weekend, the hyperactive group of hackers who call themselves Lulzsec announced they are <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/231201/lulzsec_says_goodbye_with_new_data_dump.html?tk=rel_news">breaking up the band</a>, while also claiming that their "50-day cruise" had been planned all along.
The <a href="http://lanl.gov/">Los Alamos National Laboratory</a> complex in New Mexico was closed Monday as an advancing wildfire threatened the U.S. Department of Energy research facility.
Patrick Thibodeau | 28 Jun | Read more
Hacking season is not over yet. Even though LulzSec, the group of hackers who made a name for themselves by hacking Sony, Nintendo, and <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/228983/hackers_deface_pbs_site_promise_more_lulz.html?tk=rel_news">PBS</a> among others, <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/article/231201/lulzsec_says_goodbye_with_new_data_dump.html?tk=rel_news">called it quits</a> on Saturday, another group wants to pick up the slack.
Daniel Ionescu | 28 Jun | Read more
Hacking Sony apparently didn't stop George Hotz from landing a job at Facebook.
Brennon Slattery | 27 Jun | Read more
A blog here, a screen name there, an old social-networking profile or two--the more you use the Web for work and play, the easier it is for others to <a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/195659/users_are_their_own_worst_enemy_for_online_privacy.html">dig up dirt on you</a>. And while you may not worry much about a few errant comments or tags, you'd surprised at how complete a portrait someone can paint of you with a few quick Google queries.
Patrick Miller and Ginny Mies | 27 Jun | Read more
After several large breaches -- including the <a href="http://blogs.csoonline.com/1457/epsilon_hack_notification_letters">Epsilon</a>, <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/680689/sony-playstation-network-personal-user-data-stolen">Sony</a>, and <a href="http://www.csoonline.com/article/684463/citigroup-reveals-breach-affected-over-360-000-cards">Citigroup</a> incidents that left customer financial data exposed -- federal lawmakers are dusting the covers off of an old idea: national data breach notification laws.
George V. Hulme | 27 Jun | Read more
One of the most controversial figures in Russia's online world, ChronoPay co-founder and CEO Pavel Vrublevsky, has been arrested on suspicion of ordering a DDoS attack against a rival firm.
John E Dunn | 27 Jun | Read more
<a href="http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/231198/lulzsec_calls_it_quits_after_50_days_of_mayhem.html">LulzSec</a> , the hacker group that has been a thorn in the side of major institutions ranging from Sony to the CIA, says it is going away -- but not quietly.
The decision by computer hacking group LulzSec on Saturday to fold operations may be helping another online group, Anonymous, which stepped up attacks over the weekend.
John Ribeiro | 27 Jun | Read more
The computer hacking group LulzSec said Saturday it had ended its campaign of cyberassaults on government and corporate websites and that it was time for it to "sail into the distance."
James Niccolai | 26 Jun | Read more
A third of IT managers and users in the travel sector are "unsure" that their disaster recovery plans would work successfully after a technology failure.
Antony Savvas | 25 Jun | Read more