Breach exposes personal data on 50,000 Uber drivers

Computerworld Security: March 02, 2015
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Breach exposes personal data on 50,000 Uber drivers

The names and license plate numbers of about 50,000 Uber drivers were
compromised in a security breach last year.
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1. Lenovo to flush 'crapware' from its consumer PCs after Superfish sin
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2. White House privacy proposal aims to give consumers control over data
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3. ZTE's Grand S3 smartphone scans eyes for authentication
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4. Hackers exploit router flaws in unusual pharming attack
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Lenovo to flush 'crapware' from its consumer PCs after Superfish sin

Lenovo will immediately begin reducing the amount of "crapware" on its consumer
PCs, a move triggered by last week's admission that adware pre-loaded onto the
company's machines posed a critical security threat.
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White House privacy proposal aims to give consumers control over data

U.S. businesses that collect personal data would be required to describe their
privacy and security practices and give consumers control over their personal
information under a proposed privacy bill of rights released Friday by the Obama
administration.
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ZTE's Grand S3 smartphone scans eyes for authentication


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Hackers exploit router flaws in unusual pharming attack

An email-based attack spotted in Brazil recently exploited security flaws in
home routers to allow hackers to change DNS settings.
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