Jennifer LeClaire reports: Mac users may want to avoid FaceTime for Mac because of a security flaw that could let an attacker steal a user’s identity. An online magazine found that hackers could access FaceTime for Mac, steal account settings, and even reset the password. An analyst said Apple has had so few security problems…
Category: Breaches
Following Data Leak, Facebook Proposes Encryption for UIDs
Christina Warren reports: In response to a discovery earlier this week that some Facebook applications were inadvertently sharing user information to third parties, Facebook engineers are proposing that Facebook UIDs become encrypted. Under the new proposal, the parameters that are passed back to iFrame-based applications will be encrypted using an application’s secret key, meaning that only the…
FTC Offers Legal Assistance Guide to Help Identity Theft Victims
The Federal Trade Commission has created a guide to help attorneys and victim advocates provide legal assistance to identity theft victims. Geared toward resolving issues out of court, the Guide for Assisting Identity Theft Victims (www.idtheft.gov/probono) describes how advocates can intervene with creditors, credit reporting agencies, debt collectors, and others, as well as self-help measures that…
Could the owner of The Dirty be charged criminally?
Over on Forbes, Kashmir Hill has written about a story covered earlier today on this blog involving The Dirty and Erin Andrews. She adds some background on the web site and its owner: TheDirty has been sued many times before; past lawsuits include one filed by a Bengals cheerleader and one by a Texas woman —…