Scottrade didn't know about data breach until feds showed up

Computerworld Security: October 05, 2015
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Scottrade didn't know about data breach until feds showed up

Scottrade said Friday that it suffered a security breach in late 2013 and early
2014, affecting approximately 4.6 million customers. It said it had no idea that
the breach had occurred until law enforcement officials told them about it.
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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Looking back: Viruses that led to a path of destruction
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2. A viral vigilante may be keeping an eye on your home router
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3. iPhone malware alert: YiSpecter hid in App Store for 10 months (Apple fail)
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Looking back: Viruses that led to a path of destruction

Remember the devastation that these viruses caused?
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A viral vigilante may be keeping an eye on your home router

Researchers at Symantec have shed new light on an old virus affecting routers
and other devices running Linux: it appears to be protecting them from other
malware infections
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iPhone malware alert: YiSpecter hid in App Store for 10 months (Apple fail)

iPhones are vulnerable to malware distributed via the Apple App Store. YiSpecter
is the latest malicious app that Apple's crack security team let slip through
the net -- despite being warned about the problem in February...
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