Public points of data loss

May 14th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

“Forgetting” or “underestimating” are the main reasons
for data loss around the world. In an airport lounge during my last
trip I came across some cool tab devices running on Android
integrated with an external keyboard available for public use and
connected to the Internet.

As
in the past I performed a quick check of downloaded files,
most visited sites and browser history and found a huge list of
sensitive information. Here are some examples:

Access via OWA to a corporate email of a Latin American bank.
Medical files from Spanish hospitals.
Commercial offers with personal banking information of a
service provider.
Personal traveller information with full names, IDs, frequent
flyer number and the destination of the flight.
Audit control released by a Latin American government to local
companies.

I didn’t check if the browser function “save passwords” was enabled.
Just imagine if it was! I
also didn’t check the saved cookies. Anyway enough sensitive
information was already exposed out there.

Lots of people are not very good at safeguarding their personal
information on standard PCs; they are even worse when it comes to
tab computers. More often than not, they just don’t know where a
file was downloaded on a tab, and they have no idea how to delete it
afterwards.

I wonder how much sensitive information is already exposed in this
way at airports around the globe! Without any doubt it’s a huge
advantage for cybercriminals who know how to use social engineering
and a big pain for security officers of the companies who have to
train employees. Another important point is when people fly on
business – they are usually managers, so any leaked information can
compromise not only their personal identity but also a company’s
secrets.