Data breaches rose sharply in 2008, says study
More than 35 million data records were breached in 2008, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.
CheckFree warns 5 million customers after hack
Five million customers are being notified following the December 2 breach at online bill payment processor CheckFree.
Cyber Crime: The 2009 Mega Threat
According to the Ponemon Institute's 2009 Security Mega Trends Survey, cyber crime is the trend most likely to be a high or very high risk in the next 12 to 24 months. Cloud computing, malware, web 2.0 and mobile devices were also found to be getting riskier.
Report: 21 million German bank accounts for sale
Black market criminals are offering to sell details on 21 million German bank accounts for €12 million (US$15.3 million), according to an investigative report published Saturday.
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