Online security risks have become increasingly prevalent with the likes of Anonymous and LulzSec continuing to expose the sorry state of corporate network security, and policymakers are clamoring to “do something” to address the threat. Unfortunately, there is a tendency in Washington to employ the rhetoric of war when talking about …
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How to Strengthen Your Twitter Security in Four Clicks
As the team at Fox News discovered—to its chagrin—earlier this week, security lapses on social networks can have wide-ranging consequences.
As we reported, persons unknown took control of the Fox News Politics Twitter feed in the early hours of July 4th, and started trying to spread rumors that the president had been …
Washington Post ‘Jobs’ Hack Affects Nearly 1.3 Million Users
The Washington Post is reporting that its “Jobs” website was attacked on June 27 and 28 by “an authorized third party,” resulting in the collection of 1.27 million user IDs and e-mail addresses.
The Post claims that “no passwords or other personal information” has been collected aside from user IDs and their associated e-mail …
Report: Cyber Attacks Against South Korea Were ‘War Drills’ by the North
North Korea has been conducting “drills” for cyberwar against its southern neighbor using simple, but very effective denial-of-service attacks, according to security experts.
A team from McAfee looked into the attacks on South Korean internet networks in July 2009 and March this year, and concluded they were probably efforts by North …
Anonymous (Sort of) Hacks Apple, Says It Could Do More if So Inclined
Hacker activists Anonymous sort of hacked Apple over the weekend, not to disrupt the iTunes store or to break into iCloud, but just to make a point.
That point is, quite simply: “We could attack Apple if we wanted to. But right now, we don’t want to.”
Anonymous posted a brief warning on Twitter on Sunday. The link in it pointed to …
‘Obama Dead’ Hoax Sweeps Twitter After Fox News Feed Hack
Hackers have been celebrating July 4th in their own unique kind of way by taking control of the Fox News Politics Twitter feed and using it declare the death of President Barack Obama.
Rest assured, the President remains alive and well. The only dead thing here is Fox News Politics’ Twitter password.
The hacker (or hackers) took a
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Two Minute Video: How to Create Strong Online Passwords
Heard about any good hacks lately?
It’s high time we went over some password rules:
1. The longer the better. Six characters? No. Eight? Meh. Twelve? Yes.
2. Use a combination of uppercase, lowercase, numbers and symbols.
3. Create a different password for each site. It’s a total pain, I know, but consider one of the …
Man Behind Phishing Scheme Gets 13 Years in the Slammer
“Phishing”—or the act of following jam-band Phish across the country tricking people into handing over private data via e-mail—is a serious offense. So serious, in fact, that a 27-year-old Los Angeles man who was found guilty of running a major phishing operation just got sentenced to 13 years in prison.
To be fair, he got 11 …
Citigroup Admits $2.7 Million of Customers’ Money Stolen Due to Hack
Citigroup estimates that around 3,400 customers were affected by the online security breach it experienced earlier this year, costing somewhere in the region of $2.7 million when credit card information was stolen by hackers.
This is the first time that Citi is publicly acknowledging any financial losses as a result of the hack, which …
Why LulzSec’s Disbanding Doesn’t Really Mean Much at All
So long, LulzSec, we hardly knew ye. The infamous—and I say “‘infamous” like the term was used to describe El Guapo in Three Amigos—band of merry hackers called it quits over the weekend. And I say “called it quits” like someone goes from smoking inside their house to only smoking outside, at parties, and when all the windows are …
How to Check If LulzSec Leaked Your Password One Last Time
LulzSec claims they are retiring. The hacker group released a statement saying that they just wanted 50 days of chaos. However, like it or not, they’ve decided that they will not go quietly into the night.
(MORE: Why LulzSec’s Disbanding Doesn’t Really Mean Much at All)
As part of their grand finale, LulzSec has also dropped more …
LulzSec Leak Reveals iPhone Apps That Worry Police
Hacker group LulzSec has struck again, this time targeting Arizona law enforcement by releasing thousands of pages of confidential documents and communications presumably acquired in a security breach. Among those documents are several that show law enforcement’s special interest in the iPhone and other smart phones.
One document, …
