by Schehrezade Davidson | Feb 14, 2013 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Phishing
by Schehrezade Davidson | Dec 21, 2012 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Retail
by Schehrezade Davidson | Mar 6, 2012 | Banking, Trends, Usability, Vulnerabilities
Yes, we’ve all been told that we shouldn’t reuse passwords for different accounts. That makes a hacker’s job pretty easy. But how many of us actually follow that rule? A data viz tool is available for download as a Firefox add-on that seeks out...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Jan 16, 2012 | Banking, Cyberthieves, Phishing, Retail, Vulnerabilities
Zappos has remained tight-lipped about the nature of their data breach this week. As many as 24 million consumer accounts may have been accessed through an attack on their server in Kentucky. That is as detailed as they’re willing to go. Full credit card numbers...
by Schehrezade Davidson | Mar 9, 2010 | Banking, Phishing, Vulnerabilities
Several researchers the University of Michigan have succeeded in cracking the RSA security technology which protects all ecommerce and online banking transactions. The university scientists found that they could deduce tiny pieces of a private key by injecting slight...