“As more people turn to Web applications for everyday tasks like e-mail, friendship and payments, cyber criminals are following them in search of bank account details and other valuable data, security researchers said.”
The company claims their web browser is a tool for privacy protection, but according to Panda Software it's got some hidden adware. ''It's being used deceptively to get more hits on their site,'' Schoch says. ''This adware opens a series of adult web pages, although they are not visible to the user.''
A HACKER may have stolen personal information for 26,000 current and former US Agriculture Department employees.
The department announced the security breach shortly before midnight on Wednesday, nearly three weeks after it occurred. It offered one year of free credit-monitoring services to the potentially affected employees.
The Site included their names, birth dates, and Social Security Numbers. The information has been taken down, and the site is under investigation by Naval CIS.