Andrew Blankstein reports: Two California men – including the creator and operator of a so-called “revenge porn” website — were charged Thursday with computer crimes and ID theft stemming from an alleged conspiracy to hack into email accounts and steal nude photos that were later posted on the Internet site. Agents with the Federal Bureau…
Category: Breaches
Bug Exposes IP Cameras, Baby Monitors
Brian Krebs reports: A bug in the software that powers a broad array of Webcams, IP surveillance cameras and baby monitors made by Chinese camera giant Foscam allows anyone with access to the device’s Internet address to view live and recorded video footage, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. The issue came to light on the company’s support forum after camera experts…
EU calls for much bigger fines for data breaches
The EU’s justice commissioner has called for bigger fines for companies that breach European data privacy laws. Viviane Reding dismissed recent fines for Google as “pocket money” and said the firm would have had to pay $1bn under her plans for privacy failings. Ms Reding said such punishments were necessary to ensure firms took the use of…
Texas Farmer J Allen Carnes Blasts EPA for Privacy Breach Impacting Thousands of Family Farmers and Ranchers
Sometimes what we typically think of as non-sensitive information can be problematic in the wrong hands. This case is a useful reminder of that. J Allen Carnes who owns about 4000 acres of farmland in Uvalde, Texas, 90 minutes from the Mexican border, today reacted to the Environmental Protection Agency’s weak apology for releasing private…