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Last month, Facebook Security discovered that our systems had been targeted in a sophisticated attack. This attack occurred when a handful of employees visited a mobile developer website that was compromised. The compromised website hosted an exploit which then allowed malware to be installed on these employee laptops. The laptops were fully-patched and running up-to-date anti-virus software. As soon as we discovered the presence of the malware, we remediated all infected machines, informed law enforcement, and began a significant investigation that continues to this day.
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Google under fire for sending users’ information to developers

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By Jessica Guynn

February 14, 2013, 5:00 a.m.

SAN FRANCISCO — Sebastian Holst makes yoga mobile apps with his wife, a yoga instructor.

The Mobile Yogi is sold in all the major mobile app stores. But when someone buys his app in the Google Play store, Holst automatically gets something he says he didn’t ask for: the buyer’s full name, location and email address.

He says consumers are not aware that Google Inc. is sharing their personal information with third parties. No other app store transmits users’ personal information to third-party developers when they buy apps, he said.

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Happy Valentine’s day from Google, suckaz!

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Five months after leaving customers in limbo, the provincial government is pulling the plug on its popular ServiceOntario kiosks, forcing people to stand in line or go online to renew licence stickers and change addresses. (via Government to pull plug on all ServiceOntario kiosks - thestar.com) The province decided to close the kiosks because it could not guarantee “foolproof” protection from fraudsters aiming to glean personal information from cards after a security breach in June prompted a suspension in service, said government services minister Harinder Takhar. Opposition parties at Queen’s Park slammed the move, saying people will now have to spend more time in line-ups at ServiceOntario centres, or waiting weeks after applying online for renewals. “This is definitely a step backwards,” said New Democrat MPP Jagmeet Singh (Bramalea—Gore—Malton). “They’ve dropped the ball here.” It’s no coincidence the controversial move was announced on a busy news day with Americans at the polls in a hotly contested presidential election, Singh added. The minority Liberal government portrayed the decision as a way to save $8.5 million in upgrade and maintenance costs, and to protect privacy. Takhar said it would cost $250,000 to remove the province’s 72 machines, which were first installed in 1996 at a cost of approximately $4 million, according to the ministry. After a security breach at four machines in the GTA raised concerns that users’ information may have been gleaned by potential criminals from licences and debit and credit cards, the ministry reviewed the security with IBM, which maintains and operates the machines. Takhar said he remained unconvinced the machines were safe, even with a more secure chip-reading system. “We will not bring it up unless I’m 100 per cent satisfied that the safety and the security of the people is being addressed,” he said. The kiosks enjoyed a high rate of customer satisfaction, according to a 2003 report on Ontario’s IT services: 97 per cent of 1 million surveyed customers agreed the kiosks saved time, and 94 per cent said they were easy to use.

Five months after leaving customers in limbo, the provincial government is pulling the plug on its popular ServiceOntario kiosks, forcing people to stand in line or go online to renew licence stickers and change addresses. (via Government to pull plug on all ServiceOntario kiosks - thestar.com)

  • The province decided to close the kiosks because it could not guarantee “foolproof” protection from fraudsters aiming to glean personal information from cards after a security breach in June prompted a suspension in service, said government services minister Harinder Takhar.
  • Opposition parties at Queen’s Park slammed the move, saying people will now have to spend more time in line-ups at ServiceOntario centres, or waiting weeks after applying online for renewals.
  • “This is definitely a step backwards,” said New Democrat MPP Jagmeet Singh (Bramalea—Gore—Malton). “They’ve dropped the ball here.” It’s no coincidence the controversial move was announced on a busy news day with Americans at the polls in a hotly contested presidential election, Singh added.
  • The minority Liberal government portrayed the decision as a way to save $8.5 million in upgrade and maintenance costs, and to protect privacy. Takhar said it would cost $250,000 to remove the province’s 72 machines, which were first installed in 1996 at a cost of approximately $4 million, according to the ministry.
  • After a security breach at four machines in the GTA raised concerns that users’ information may have been gleaned by potential criminals from licences and debit and credit cards, the ministry reviewed the security with IBM, which maintains and operates the machines. Takhar said he remained unconvinced the machines were safe, even with a more secure chip-reading system. “We will not bring it up unless I’m 100 per cent satisfied that the safety and the security of the people is being addressed,” he said.
  • The kiosks enjoyed a high rate of customer satisfaction, according to a 2003 report on Ontario’s IT services: 97 per cent of 1 million surveyed customers agreed the kiosks saved time, and 94 per cent said they were easy to use.
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