Facebook revealed that in the first half of 2014, requests by governments to access user data increased by 24% with the U.S. leading the way. Facebook hopes an update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act will legislate a warrant requirement before being compelled to reveal a user’s account information. For more on this topic, click here:: Government demands for Facebook user data soar by 24%
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Mac OS X, iOS Compromised by WireLurker
A recently discovered malware dubbed WireLurker has been found targeting both Mac OS X computers and Apple iOS devices. After infecting a Mac OS X comp, the malware can infect iPhones and iPads via USB connection. The goal of the malware has yet to be uncovered, but it so far has been found in 467 OS X applications on China’s third-party Maiyadi App Store. For more details on this malware, click here:: WireLurker Malware Infects Mac OS X, iOS Devices
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FishNet Catches a Big One, Accuvant
Last week, the security firms Accuvant and FishNet announced that the two companies would merge. The joint statement by the companies said that the merger would bring together better, broader services while extending their reach in the U.S. For more on the merger, click here:: Accuvant, FishNet Security Agree to Merge
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Avoid Phishing, Avoid govt.br & govt.cn URLs
After analyzing over 72,000 phishing URLs they have collected, researchers found that out of the 195 compromised government-administered servers, sites belong to the Brazilian and Chinese governments were the most successfully targeted. This suggests that countries with fast-growing economies are having trouble keeping up their cyber-protection as they grow. For a full story on this, click here:: Brazilian, Chinese govt sites host the most phishing pages
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FM Frequency Makes Closed-Off Computers Still Vulnerable
Airgapped computers are becoming more commonplace in various organizations, with no connection to networks inside the company or Internet connection to the outside. While this can shut out viruses from those isolated devices in part, hackers can still infect those computers using the FM radio frequency. “Airhopper†malware can transmit sensitive info via FM radio signals by the video display adaptor and can be received by mobile phones. For a full article on this, click here:: How to Steal Data From an Airgapped Computer Using FM Radio Waves