Emperor Entertainment Group: From sex photo scandal to Web site being hacked, key word: protect the data on your hard drive.



It's probably not the best way to advertise privacy protection, but it's indeed something that should ring a bell for those who leave their portable devices unattended or unsecured.



Rumor has it that Edison Chan, the popular celebrity from Hong Kong, had data stolen from his personal laptop. Now under normal circumstances, this would be bad enough. However, it turns out Mr. Chan had taken hundreds of pictures and videos of over 14 female celebrities in various states of dress and involved in various sexual acts, and stored this data on his computer. The stolen data has since spread quickly over the Internet.

Earlier today the Emperor Entertainment Group's Web site - the group that several of the victims have contracts with - was hacked by someone calling themselves "blspi" with the following message in Chinese, "I sincerely hope EEG will film more entertaining movies! In recent years, the company as well as the whole Hong Kong film industry, has produced fewer and fewer good movies."

So regardless of whether "blspi" and the person who spread the photos were the same person, or the motivation for their actions, it goes to show that you should always keep your devices secure, encrypt your data, and you should never leave mobile devices unattended.



Remember, always use Symantec security products on your devices, and lock them up.