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Fraudsters add IM to phishing attacks

Hi! What's your mother's maiden name?

17 Sep 11:03

Men far worse than women on password security

And Brits rubbish at updating software

2 Sep 14:58

Sites pulling sneaky Flash cookie-snoop

Academics fret over privacy threat

19 Aug 12:42

Twitter hack spawns spam and scareware scams

DDoS campaign opens Pandora's Box

10 Aug 12:36

Facebook slaps faces on ads

Rogue ad network to blame for photo privacy violation, apparently

28 Jul 10:57

Canadian privacy chief flunks Facebook

Lax data policies in sharp detail

21 Jul 19:20

Moderatrix to gain even more sinister powers

Cyberbullies quail as online reputation software launches

8 Jul 11:43

Boffins guess social security numbers via public data

Success rate as high as 90%

7 Jul 00:21

China not demolishing Green Dam

Censorware not going anywhere after all

2 Jul 10:51

Hotmail hack blamed for exposing extra-marital governor frolics

Mucky affair mails leaked by prurient hacker?

30 Jun 12:13

Masked passwords must go

'Shoulder surfing is largely a phantom problem'

30 Jun 08:06

Britney Spears dead hacked

TwitPic exploit suspected in celeb fake obit assault

29 Jun 10:14

Titsup airport express lane biz may pawn flyer data

If the feds Clear it

27 Jun 05:07

DHS killing satellite self-spying program

Space cops 'not an urgent issue'

23 Jun 17:09

US city ends FaceSpaceGooHoo log-in grab

Bozeman bows

22 Jun 23:12

Facebook tackles potent click fraud scam

Disgruntled advertisers turn anti-social

22 Jun 12:25

US net nanny ratchets Chinese censorware spat

Stall the PC makers. Then sue

19 Jun 22:42

Samsung demos OLED security card

Powered by an RFID reader?

Reg Hardware 19 Jun 16:04

Canadian bill forces personal data from ISPs sans warrant

Requires police intercept hardware

18 Jun 23:49

Johnson shuffle returns ID cards to the table

U-turn ahoy?

15 Jun 08:58

Millions opted into UK mobile phone directory

Are you one of them?

9 Jun 10:17

ContactPoint offers tokens for access

Restricted to three government departments, 100 local authorities

9 Jun 09:39

Last.fm phish strikes a bum note

Crooks tune in to net unwary

8 Jun 14:04

Twitter fights celeb imposters with Verified Account scheme

Attempt to kybosh 'Kanye' and stymie 'Spector'

8 Jun 10:17

MP 'devastated' over Facebook profile hack

'Outlawed from cyberspace and unable to communicate with my cyber friends'

1 Jun 10:38

Judge throws the book at phishing fraudster

100 months of solitude

28 May 23:20

Lost laptop exposes thousands of pension records

Exclusive Quest to free all world's imprisoned data continues

28 May 13:45

Dutch cat skinner publishes critics' personal details

Kitty handbag artist tracks hatemailers across cyberspace

28 May 10:34

Fraud guardian uses 'unfair business practices', Judge rules

LifeLock encroaches on Experian operation

27 May 20:49

Scrubbed geo-location data not so anonymous after all

Your commute = your fingerprint

21 May 19:17

Undead deleted photos linger on social networking websites

We're coming to embarrass you, Barbara!

21 May 10:21

'Chief whip' tweet suggests early general election

Excites credulous blogosphere regardless of veracity

20 May 15:00

Facebook users warned over renewed phishing assault

As Gray Lady's fashion blog gets pwned

15 May 15:38

Expenses row MPs warned to change cash card PINs

This Bank of Taxpayer cash machine is now closed

14 May 11:01

Europe calls for rules on RFID chips

Reding outlines responsibilities for companies

12 May 14:11

ICO acts on student privacy breach

Slapped wrist for Manchester Uni

30 Apr 08:36

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