The WiKID Blog, musings on two-factor authentication, information security and some other stuff.
hsbc-issues-warning-to-180000-regarding-a-security
Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago
The WSJ Online is reporting that HSBC has issued warnings to 180,000 of it's customers that a security breach may have resulted in their data being compromised.
man-wins-500-000-in-lottery-after-already-winning
Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago
Of course there is not enough detail in the article to actually estimate the chances and that the odds of winning a specific game are specific to that game, but honestly, the odds are really against you winning $18,000 in the lottery, much less $518,000
highly-highly-targeted-attacks-against
Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago
I've blogged in the past about targeted phishing attacks and Alex Eckelberry has analyzed a particularly nasty example.. According to the Register the scam is highly targeted:
the BBB scam is narrowly targeted and is aimed at those who are likely to have the most sensitive information to lose. No more than one executive of a company is targeted, and the email goes to great lengths to get the names of the exec and the exec's company correct.What's not clear is whether the attackers are trying to get corporate information from an executive's PC or just personal information from high-value targets. More than likely the answer is both
billboard-liberation-front
Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago
absorbing-the-cost-of-identity-fraud
Posted by: admin 16 years, 3 months ago
Dave Kearns has a response to Robin Wilton's musings on user-centric identity prompted by a WSJ article on Monday about research from from Javelin Strategy & Research and the Better Business Bureau.Recent Posts
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