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Research group says UC Browser, owned by Alibaba, found to leak data

Posted on May 23, 2015 by Dissent

John Ruwitch reports: A popular mobile web browser from a company that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd paid more than $1 billion for last year leaks sensitive user data and is a privacy risk, a Canadian technology research group said on Thursday. Citizen Lab said Chinese and English-language versions of UC Browser, developed by UCWeb Inc.,…

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Hundreds of people who want to hire hackers just got outed

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

Kashmir Hill reports: In February, an Alabama woman named Terri went on a hacker-for-hire website called Hacker’s List, and posted a job she needed done. “I need to get information off an iPhone6, mainly texts (current and deleted if possible and the call log),” she wrote. “Or get into their email account … Thanks so…

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MasterCard, Target data breach settlement falls apart

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

Joseph Ax reports that the proposed $19 million settlement between MasterCard and Target over the retailer’s 2013 data breach has fallen through because not enough banks accepted the deal. The settlement was contingent on banks that issued at least 90 percent of the MasterCard accounts signing on to the agreement by May 20. Any bank…

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Feds and cops outed as hacker dump exposes ties to adult-dating site

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

And so it begins… RT reports: The men behind the screen names “Eaglesfan_6969” and “Verywilling2011” are looking for sex, and they’re doing it from government-provided email accounts, according to data pilfered from a hacked dating website. A trove of personal information pertaining to paid account holders of AdultFriendFinder, a website that touts itself as letting…

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Indiana hacker faces sentencing in $100 million scheme

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

Kristine Guerra reports on the case of Austin Alcala,  a case reported previously on this site: A young man from McCordsville accused in what federal authorities described as an international and multimillion-dollar hacking scheme is facing sentencing after pleading guilty to a conspiracy charge. Austin Alcala, a graduate of Fishers High School, is one of three suspects charged…

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PCI council gives up, dumbs down PCI DSS for small business

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Dissent

Darren Pauli reports: The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council has created a taskforce charged with improving security among small businesses. The prodigious task will be tackled by encouraging small businesses to adopt security best practice and simplified Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS). Barclaycard payment security manager and taskforce chair Phil Jones…

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