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• Kiwis believe telcos, government and banks more likely to suffer a data breach

  But majority says a data breach is not likely at an airline, healthcare provider or utility firm, reports Unisys
  

• How Wi-Fi attackers are poisoning Web browsers

  Public Wi-Fi networks such as those in coffee shops and airports present a bigger security threat than ever to computer users because attackers can intercede over wireless to "poison" users' browser caches in order to present fake Web pages or even steal data at a later time. That's  according to security researcher Mike Kershaw, developer of the Kismet wireless network detector and intrusion-detection system, who spoke at the Black Hat conference.

• Best Western downplays booking data breach

  The number of people believed to have been affected by an intrusion into an online booking system at the Best Western hotel chain last month is smaller than earlier thought, according to the company, which says that the attackers accessed the personal data of just 10 guests at a hotel in Germany.

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