Not content with murdering people on television and in prose, serial killer anti-hero Dexter has now moved on to computers as well, with new malware trading on the popular Showtime series’ fame to infect PCs.
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Court Rules Government Can Get Your Online Personal Data Without Warrant
A new legal precedent was set yesterday with the decision by a U.S. District Court Judge that the government can, in fact, collect information about you through your internet use without a warrant.
The ruling by Judge Liam …
Is Valve’s Steam Hack as Bad as the Sony PlayStation Debacle?
Valve says Steam service was hacked, admits user login and payment info may have been pilfered.
“You should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.”
FBI, Estonian Police Shut Down $14 Million Botnet Scam
A botnet of more than four million infected computers has been shut down by a joint operation between the FBI and Estonian police, ending a scam that’s run for more than three years and taken an estimated $14 million from those …
E3 2011: Sony’s New 3D Monitor, $249 ‘Vita’ Handheld, ‘Uncharted 3′ Gameplay
You’ve got to hand it to Sony. In the face of a humiliating security breach and three-week-long PlayStation Network outage, they didn’t go for the “these aren’t the hacks you’re looking for” Jedi mind trick. They addressed the issue straight on, acknowledging that the outage happened, admitting that they may have lost some of their …
The PlayStation Store Is Back: Here’s What to Buy
Well, for once, the gap between Sony’s plans and the execution of said plans doesn’t have everyone waiting for weeks on end. Just a few days ago, the PlayStation manufacturer promised that their online store would be operational again before the end of the week and whaddya know, it’s actually up and running on this fine Thurssday …
PlayStation Store to Come Back Online This Week
PS3 owners have been enjoying online play again for the last sixteen days after the weeks-long shutdown necessary to overhaul the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services. But a crucial part of the online offering’s been missing, as Sony’s kept the PlayStation Store offline to further bolster security in the e-commerce portion of …
Finally, Part 2: Japan Getting PlayStation Network Back Tomorrow
It’s been a tense, nerve-racking week in the United States and the other countries who got the PlayStation Network restored after Sony’s online service was shut down by hackers. Like anyone burned by a bad break-up, PS3 owners were tentative: “Will it stay up? Will it leave us again? How can we be sure?”
Heck, some enterprising folks …
Fauxnonymous Strikes Again? Eidos Site Hacked, User Info Snatched
It’s getting to the point where Anonymous is like the Eye of Sauron: You don’t even want them looking in your general direction. As reports of the internet bogeyman collective’s splintering eke out, people formerly affiliated with Anonymous–who may or may not be responsible for the Playstation Network outage–continue to wreak havoc …
Xbox 360 Update Includes PayPal Integration, Support for New Disc Format
In about a week’s time, owners of Microsoft’s game console will have another way to pay for their Xbox Live memberships and DLC, when PayPal support happens by way of a spring update. If you’re setting up through the Xbox accounts web site, you can already choose the popular payment service as a billing option but the update will let you …
“Operation Protect Our Children” Accidentally Shutters 84,000 Sites
Editor’s Note: The following is a guest post by Jerry Brito, a policy wonk and web developer based in Washington, D.C.
What if you woke up one morning and your blog’s URL pointed to a Department of Homeland Security page that said, “Website seized for trafficking in child pornography”? That’s what happened to 84,000 innocent site …
