Monthly Archives: December 2012

Cold Call Phone Scam – Watch Out!

Yeah, yeah, yet another coldcall scam post, but featuring a ploy I haven’t come across before, intended to convince you that the scammer really knows something about your system, so that you’re likelier to fall for the scam. Rebecca Herold … Continue reading

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Secure Shredding Big Breaches

Big breaches The most significant of these, according to the news source, occurred in November. An organization responsible for handling health insurance for members of the U.S. military, announced that a large number of its backup computer tapes were stolen … Continue reading

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Scary New Malware Targets Android Phones, Steals Images, Reconstructs Rooms

The fellas at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are calling it, “The Malware that will steal your life,” and their doomsaying is not unfounded. The Technology Review reports that scientists at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Crane, Ind., have … Continue reading

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CONFIRMED: US Counterterrorism Agency Can Amass Data On Any Citizen

As of March 2012, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) can copy and examine entire government databases to predict possible criminal behavior of any U.S. citizen, Julia Angwin of The Wall Street Journal reports. Previously the agency didn’t have the authority … Continue reading

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