FTC Bares Teeth, Levies $800k Fine Against Data Brokerage Firm
In a first-of-its-kind ruling, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) told data brokerage firm Spokeo it has until tomorrow to hand over $800,000 to the Treasurer of the United States.
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“We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.” ― Kurt Vonnegut
Oracle Issues Patch to Fix 14 Vulnerabilities
Microsoft wasn’t the only company that recognized patch Tuesday yesterday; Oracle patched 14 vulnerabilities in Java Standard edition as well.
Seven Bulletins in Microsoft’s June Patch
In the June 2012 edition of Patch Tuesday, Microsoft shipped seven security bulletins, of which, only three were deemed worthy of a critical rating.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has issued an assignment to the U.S. District Attorneys to start an investigation into possible leaks of classified information, presumably by individuals within the Obama administration who recently spoke anonymously about the administration’s ties to the development of Stuxnet.
The Facebook security team is adding some new security features to the social network’s mobile applications, including upgrades to the login mechanism and account recovery options.
UPDATE: A big wave of emails purporting to be Craigslist notifications but containing links to websites hosting the Black Hole exploit kit hit the Internet yesterday, a day that already was filled with drama surrounding the LinkedIn password dump.
An unnamed tipster claims he has hacked a Web-based e-mail and online storage accounts belonging to GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney.
The security team at the world’s most populace social network over in Palo Alto, Calif., finally addressed the thorny issue of the DNSChanger malware to its users in a blog post on the Facebook Security page yesterday.
Following its $16 billion infusion from its recent IPO, the world’s largest social network is reportedly developing a technology that would allow children to access Facebook under parental supervision.
Regulation is not the answer. That’s what the CISO of Regions Bank, Michele B. Cantley repeatedly responded with when asked what the government can do to improve the financial sector’s current security climate in a hearing hosted by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises this morning.
