A confluence of events and failures to follow protocol resulted in 123 accesses to a document containing private information of asylum seekers accidentally posted on the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s website.
By Jim Finkle and Louise Egan BOSTON/OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadas tax-collection agency said on Monday that the private information of about 900 people had been compromised as hackers exploited the Heartbleed bug, and security experts warned that more attacks will likely follow. The breach allowed hackers to extract social insurance numbers, which are used for […]
Youre all likely aware by now that identity thieves and hackers arent the only ones who surreptitiously collect peoples private info. In an effort to keep them (and you know, certain government agencies) at bay, a group of MIT researchers have created Mylar — a new platform for building secure websites, services and applications. According […]
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