37 US states could have been scammed by rogue security guy In July, Eddie Tipton, 52, was found guilty of installing a rootkit in the MSLA’s random-number generating computer that allowed him to predict the digits for future winning tickets. He also tampered with security cameras to cover up his time at the keyboard, the Read more about Feds widen probe into lottery IT boss who rooted game for profit[…]
An independent computer security researcher uncovered a database of information on 191 million voters that is exposed on the open Internet due to an incorrectly configured database, he said on Monday. The database includes names, addresses, birth dates, party affiliations, phone numbers and emails of voters in all 50 U.S. states and Washington, researcher Chris Read more about Database of 191 million U.S. voters exposed on Internet[…]
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One of the excellent features of new Windows devices is that disk encryption is built-in and turned on by default, protecting your data in case your device is lost or stolen. But what is less well-known is that, if you are like most users and login to Windows 10 using your Microsoft account, your computer Read more about Windows 10 uploads your Encryption Key to Microsoft with no opt-out.[…]