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“Remember Me” Feature Leaves Backdoor Open for Cybercriminals

20

Aug

2014

Enabling the remember me or keep me signed in option for online accounts could pose a security risk to users, as it may be leveraged by cybercriminals to reach sensitive information. In a recent study conducted by Intercede, a company providing identity and credential management software, it was discovered that the convenient feature of staying […]

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Stolen Self Regional Healthcare Laptop Exposes Patients Details

29

Jul

2014

A burglary to one of the Self Regional Healthcare facilities that resulted in the theft of a laptop computer put sensitive information about patients at risk.The incident occurred on May 25 and the employees of the organization learned about it two days later, on May 27.Two individuals, who have since been arrested, responsible of the […]

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Englishman Indicted for Stealing Thousands of US Government Employee Records

28

Jul

2014

A man from Stradishall, England has been charged, for offenses that allowed him access to sensitive information of more than 100,000 federal government employees.The decision was taken on Thursday, against 29-year-old Lauri Love, by a federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Virginia.He breached the security of the systems that belonged to the US […]

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