18 Million employees data stolen

http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/22/politics/opm-hack-18-milliion/

OPM breech

Finally, the Wall Street Journal has sources that claim the network breach was discovered when an IT security company called CyTech turned up to demonstrate its intrusion forensics software to federal staffers. A diagnostic check of the agency's computers turned up hidden malware, sparking further investigation

PI hires a hacker

http://www.databreaches.net/investigator-admits-guilt-in-hiring-of-a-hacker/

New linux bug

Internet Braces for Crazy Shellshock Worm http://feedly.com/e/L4KOGycK

Social Engineering IS a concern.

Why Social Engineering Should Be Your Biggest Security Concern http://feedly.com/e/gmvnps_I

Check your credit card statements folks.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2014/09/02/home-depot-credit-cards-hack-russia-ukraine/14972179/

Snort

If you are new to Linux or you have a home network, you might want to check to check out SNORT.  At www.snort.org, Snort is an IDS or Intrusion Detection System that's let's you know when people are scanning your network or worse.  Best of all its FREE!