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Men More Likely to Befriend Sexy Strangers in Facebook Scams
Men are more likely than women to be the victims of identity theft on Facebook, but nobody is safe from scammers, especially with the rise of social media on mobile devices.
“You should watch your credit card activity and statements closely.”
Vice President of Global Security Quits Apple
In the last few months, Apple’s security has been called into question more than once—not only for losing a pre-release iPhone 4S, but also for allegedly getting involved with the San Francisco Police Department’s investigation into the missing phone. It may come as no surprise, then, that Apple’s VP of Global Security recently left …
Facebook Announces New ‘Trusted Friends’ Security Feature
Now you can get back into your Facebook account with a little help from your friends: Facebook just announced a new feature called Trusted Friends, which uses—surprise, surprise—your social network to log you back in if you forget your password.
This is how it works: First, you pick five Facebook friends you trust. If you get …
After Sesame Street, Microsoft’s YouTube Account Gets Hacked
Any Microsoft fans who were hoping to catch up with the company’s latest YouTube videos over the weekend would have been in for an unpleasant surprise: All of the videos had disappeared, replaced by five videos soliciting advertisers for the channel, along with a message that read “I DID NOTHING WRONG I SIMPLY SIGNED INTO MY ACCOUNT THAT …
iPad 2 Smart Cover Exploit Breaks Through Passcodes
Need to break into a passcode-protected iPad 2? All you need is a Smart Cover.
The security exploit, reported by 9to5Mac, allows limited access to the iPad 2 running iOS 5, but could expose e-mails and iMessages, and allows the intruder to delete apps. Here’s how it works:
1. From the lock screen, hold the power button until the
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SEC Issues New Cybersecurity Guidelines for Publicly Traded Companies
How many publicly traded companies need to improve their cybersecurity? How much danger are those companies in of actually being hacked? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants you to have a better idea, especially if you’re a shareholder of one or more of the companies.
Late last week, the SEC introduced a new set of …
Sony Reports ‘Massive’ Hacking Attempt Against Networks
Sony has taken to its PlayStation blog, informing customers that “a massive set of sign-in IDs and passwords” have recently been tested against its PlayStation, Sony Entertainment and Sony Online Entertainment networks.
The good news is that a) Sony appears to be pretty upfront about this, which is a nice change compared to how the …
Heads Up! Fake iPhone 5 Email Can Infect Your Computer
The new iPhone has not been announced. It is not available for pre-order. It does not have a ridiculous see-through screen. It is not called the "iPhone 5G S" and it’s (probably) not going to be available this Friday. So if you get an email with the subject line "iPhone 5G S has been released" that contains what appears to be marketing
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Facebook Cookies Work Even If You’re Logged Out (for Your Own Good)
Facebook may not be planning to shut down your account or charge you, but that doesn’t mean that they aren’t doing some things that you might want to be concerned about. Say, for example, tracking users even after they log out of the site.
That’s the accusation from developer Nik Cubrilovic, who discovered that Facebook “alters” …
The 10 Most Dangerous Celebrities on the Internet
The fine folks at security firm McAfee have compiled a list of the 10 most dangerous celebrities on the internet, with searches for the top celebrity comprising an almost 10% chance of running into something awful.
