hacker steals personal details of two million Vodafone Germany customers
A hacker managed to steal the personal data of more than two million customers, Vodafone Germany, including names, addresses, dates of birth and bank account details. The details were accessed through a database that was stored on the internal network of the company and the attack was "deeply launched within the company's IT infrastructure. Vodafone said it did not think enough information was obtained to actually connect to bank accounts, but that all affected customers were notified and warned to beware of email "phishing" that can try to encourage them to reveal the rest of the data needed to access their money.
iPhone 5S Apple causes data collection debate
companies are warned that they should carefully consider the security risks that the new iPhone 5S d Apple can present with the amount of user data it collects from its large amount of sensors. gyroscope, compass of the phone and accelerometer every store user information in a new chip called M7 which can then be accessed via the Apple CoreMotion API. The feature is meant for software developers, especially those working on new fitness and health applications, but the data could also be exploited by criminals. The warning comes on the heels of the news that Apple's shares fell more than 5% for the launch of their two new smartphones.
Piracy responsible for one in four downloads
Ofcom and Kantar Media released a report saying that nearly one in four downloads in the UK are accessible illegally. The study found that nearly 2% of all Internet users in the UK are thought to be responsible for about three-quarters of online piracy in a single year, with music, movies, all games and software illegally downloaded in the period between May 2012 and May 2013, a quarter of those who resorted to piracy said they would stop if they have faced prosecution, while one in five said that they would consider doing things legally if they have received a letter from their ISP.
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