privacy
RSA finds new malware enhanced phishing technique
RSA said Monday that it discovered a new phishing technique that uses elements of a malware attack to swipe personal information.
The discovery illustrates a series of attacks from the Rock Phish group, which is a gang reportedly based in Russia that has been targeting financial institutions since 2004.
EU Group Say Web Companies Do Too Little To Protect Users’ Privacy
The Financial Times (4/8, Allison) reports, “An influential European Union privacy group has taken aim at some of the methods used by Google, Microsoft and other leading technology companies to deliver relevant online search results.” The Times continues, “In an opinion published on a Dutch government website, the Article 29 Working Party, a group of [...]
PA Couple Sues Google For Violation Of Privacy.
The AP (4/4, Mandak) reported, “A western Pennsylvania couple has sued Google Inc., saying pictures of their home on its Web site violate their privacy and devalued their property.” Images of the home Aaron and Christine Boring “bought in the Pittsburgh suburb of Franklin Park in October 2006 appeared on Google’s ‘Street View’ feature, which [...]
