Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent 

Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent

The number of users victimized by malware specifically intended to rob personally identifiable information leapt 600 percent this year.
Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers 

Hacker accesses Social Security numbers of 71,000 US health care workers

The personal information - including Social Security numbers - of 71,000 Indiana state health care workers were accessed by a hacker in January.
Another VA breach affects 1,600 veterans from New York system 

Another VA breach affects 1,600 veterans from New York system

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is again warning veterans their identity may be at risk following the theft of an unencrypted laptop from the agency's New York Harbor ...
Virus alerts increase by 600 per cent 

Virus alerts increase by 600 per cent

A war of insults between worm writers has caused virus alerts to rise by more than 600 per cent.
Security incidents rise 600 percent 

Security incidents rise 600 percent

The number of IT security incidents has grown more than 600 percent in the last three years.
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