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A bored hacktivist browsing an unsecured airline server stumbled upon national security secrets including the FBI’s ‘no-fly’ list. She says what she found reveals a ‘perverse outgrowth of the surveillance state.’ – Business Insider

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“Looking at the files, it just confirmed a lot of the things me, and probably everyone else, kind of suspected… read more

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This malicious Chrome extension can track your keystrokes, steal your credit card info — what we know – Laptop Mag

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What makes Cloud9 particularly unnerving is that it steals data by tracking your keystrokes (i.e. keylogging). It spies on victims’… read more

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Despite Decades of Hacking Attacks, Companies Leave Vast Amounts of Sensitive Data Unprotected – ProPublica

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Consider some of the episodes last year in which large quantities of personal data were stolen: 300 million customer and… read more

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Hackers are leaking children’s data — and there’s little parents can do – NBC News

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Some of the data is personal, like medical conditions or family financial statuses. Other pieces of data, such as Social… read more

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Colleges a ‘juicy target’ for cyberextortion – InsideHigherEd

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Hat-tip Carrie Preston! Universities and colleges are particularly vulnerable to cyberextortion, said Gilman Louie, CEO of LookingGlass, a cybersecurity company…. read more

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