Caroline Moses reports: It may be hard to believe, but personal information on rape victims in Tennessee is online for anyone to find. Their names, addresses and sometimes even family members’ names are all listed, along with details of the crimes committed against them. The Channel 4 I-Team found officials, from police officers to Davidson…
Category: Breaches
Researchers have discovered a Gingerbread data-stealing flaw in the US.
Tom Brewster reports: A US-based researcher has discovered a flaw in the latest iteration of Android, which could see user data stolen. A Gingerbread user could have their device compromised by clicking on a malicious link, discovered Xuxian Jiang, assistant professor in North Carolina State University’s department of computer science. The original vulnerability was supposed…
UK: More complaints to data protection about privacy breach
The number of people who complained about having their privacy breached rose by a third in Jersey in 2010. A report by the office of the data protection commissioner said it was busier last year than ever before. Most of the complaints were about retailers, particularly online companies that sent unwanted marketing emails. Read more…
Zuckerberg floored by Facebook hackers
Stewart Mitchell reports: Facebook security has once again come under the spotlight after the account of the social network’s founder Mark Zuckerberg was hacked. Links to the official Zuckerberg page on the social network are currently coming back with a message saying “the page you requested was not found,” but earlier it was displaying a…