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About 681 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Computer Security | Data Security | Internet and Online Business | Managing Technology | Network Security

How Not to Handle a Crisis: 5 Lessons From the Fox News Twitter Hack

What would you do if miscreants took over one of your social media accounts and began posting hateful things? This question became entirely un-theoretical for Fox News on Monday, when some hackers took control of the Twitter account @FoxNewsPolitics and began tweeting that President Obama had been shot to death, while he was in fact enjoying an uneventful Independence Day celebration. Fox’s response thus far is an excellent lesson in how not to handle a social media crisis: READ MORE »

About 681 days ago Data Security | Network Security | Telecom and Wireless | Wireless Networks

Judge Rules Against Google in Street View Snooping Case

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Noting that Wi-Fi technologies are not “designed or intended to be public,” a California judge has ruled that Google’s packet sniffing could have been wiretapping. It was just a year ago that it was discovered that Google’s Street View cars had been capturing data from people’s networks. This set off a round of panic and outrage—and the lawsuits ensued. READ MORE »

About 682 days ago Blogging and Social Media | Data Security | Internet and Online Business | Network Security | Smartphones and PDAs | Spyware and Malware | Tablets and eReaders

Want to Hack a Facebook Account? There’s an App for That

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The Faceniff app, released this month, makes it easy to hack Facebook accounts. The app works on Android devices that have been “rooted,” and like every good app it’s extremely easy to use–”one-touch hacking” is how one security expert described it. And before you non-Facebook users get too smug, the app works on Twitter, YouTube, Amazon, and a Polish networking site as well. It even works on encrypted networks. READ MORE »

About 687 days ago Computer Security | Data Security | Internet and Online Business | Network Security

Hackers Take Down Jihadist Website

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In the last few months, much attention has been focused on the spate of rapid-fire cyber attacks against a variety of organizations. From Citibank to Sony to the CIA (a victim of hacker group LulzSec), no business or organization has been immune to attack. And Jihadists, it appears, are no exception. READ MORE »

About 697 days ago Computer Security | Data Security | Internet and Online Business | Network Security

Bitcoin Currency Exchange Hacked

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Though its seems a bit suspect, we won’t comment on the confluence of events that might spell the end of Bitcoin, the open-source, peer-to-peer digital currency. Venture Beat is reporting that Mt. Gox, a popular Bitcoin exchange was hacked, just a little over a week after U.S. senators Charles Schumer and Joe Manchin pressed Attorney General Eric Holder and the DEA to move on the company, amid allegations that the digital currency is being used to support black market drug trade. READ MORE »

About 701 days ago Computer Security | Network Security

Web Robots Seek Out Tax Cheaters

Courtesy: eWeek Europe

In Steven Spielberg’s 2002 film Minority Report, the “pre-crime” police force hunted down underground criminals by unleashing tiny agile spider robots, which could tirelessly canvass any given area until they found the right identity match. HM Revenue & Customs, which administers and collects taxes in the UK, is pursuing a similar technology. READ MORE »

About 701 days ago Computer Security | Data Security | Network Security

Citibank Adds More Customers to the Hacked List

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Like the Anthony Weiner debacle, Citibank’s recent hacking breach is the gift that keeps on giving. It turns out that last week, when we reported on Citibank’s admission that it had been hacked, there was actually more to the story: over 180,000 more. That’s roughly the additional number of customers who had their credit card data stolen, bringing the total to more than 380,000, says The New York Times’s Eric Dash. READ MORE »

About 705 days ago Computer Security | Data Security | Gaming | Internet and Online Business | Network Security

Hacked!: A Ubiquitous Story

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In what is becoming a daily headline, another company that handles critical customer information has been hacked. Engadget’s Vlad Savov is reporting that the website for Codemasters, an independent UK games developer responsible for titles like Dirt 3 and Overlord, was hacked on June 3, compromising “tens of thousands” of customers’ data. Fresh on the heels of the Sony attacks and a Citibank breach, this is starting to look like open season on companies that store customer information. READ MORE »

About 709 days ago Computer Security | Data Security | Network Security

Citibank Admits It Was Hacked

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Citibank is only now revealing that it was hacked in May. Yes, back in May. The company confirms that the names, account numbers, and contact information for roughly 200,000 customers were accessed during the breach. Although key information such as dates of birth and social security numbers and card numbers were not taken, customers could still be at risk for phishing scams. READ MORE »

About 715 days ago Data Security | Internet and Online Business | Network Security

Google Gets Hacked

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When even the mighty Google can’t ward off cyber attacks, you know the recent hacking frenzy has reached its peak. Google announced on its official blog that hackers originating from Jinan, China amassed “hundreds” of passwords for personal Gmail accounts to change their forwarding and delegation settings. The attack targets senior U.S. government officials, Chinese political activists, officials in several Asian countries, military personnel and journalists, among others. READ MORE »