Tagged: Hackers
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Twitter introduces two-factor authentication, Kim Dotcom threatens to sue (video) News
23.05.2013 Following a string of high-profile Twitter hacks, the microblogging network has introduced two-factor authentication for enhanced security. However, controversial entrepreneur... -
Facebook ‘Capture the Flag’ - Security Hacker Competition Events
25.05.2013 Facebook will host a Capture the Flag competition to find the next generation of cyber security experts. -
LivingSocial cyberattacked – users urged to reset their passwords News
27.04.2013 Amazon-owned daily deals site LivingSocial has been hacked, with hackers gaining access to the private details of potentially more than 50m people, including their names, email... -
Twitter tests two-factor authentication, AP accounts suspended following hack News
24.04.2013 Yesterday, a fake tweet claiming there had been explosions in the White House and that US President Barack Obama had been injured was sent from the Associated Press (AP) Twitter... -
Friday is the worst day of the week for phishing attacks, apparently News
05.04.2013 Friday appears to be the top choice for phishers to send targeted emails to office workers in an effort to get them to divulge secure information and potentially cash and is...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Security, Internet, Digital Business -
Anonymous hacks North Korea’s Twitter page News
04.04.2013 Hacker group Anonymous has declared its own war against North Korea by hacking in and seizing control of the country’s Twitter and Flickr accounts. -
ComReg warns businesses to defend against PBX fraud over Easter weekend News
28.03.2013 Businesses shutting up shop for the Easter weekend have been warned by telecoms regulator ComReg to be vigilant against PBX fraud, which could leave them reeling with phone... -
Now Sony's Xperia Z falls prey to the bypass lockscreen bug News
26.03.2013 Sony’s new Xperia Z is the latest smartphone device to fall afoul of a bug that lets hackers potentially bypass the device’s lockscreen. -
Apple rolls out two-factor authentication, iForgot service is back up News
23.03.2013 Apple’s iForgot password reset page is back up and running after a security hole that allowed unauthorised resets was discovered. In recent days Apple launched two-factor...Categories: Apps, Digital Business, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Security, Software, Software & Web Development, Wireless Communications -
Latest Samsung lock-screen hack has been identified News
20.03.2013 Samsung is understood to be working on a software fix for a new lock-screen hack that has been identified by Terrence Eden. The hack allows unofficial access to PIN-secured...Categories: Wireless Communications, Software & Web Development, Security, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Google launches service to help webmasters recover hacked sites (video) News
13.03.2013 A new service launched by Google aims to assist website owners whose sites have been compromised with step-by-step videos and articles instructing them on how to address the issue. -
Evernote is latest cloud giant to be hacked, instigates password reset News
04.03.2013 Cloud-based personal organiser Evernote has confirmed that it has discovered and blocked suspicious activity that it deems an organised and co-ordinated attack. The news comes...Categories: Storage, Software & Web Development, Servers, Security, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Digital Media, Data Management, Apps -
Hackers at war … with themselves! Rustle League claims Anonymous Twitter hack News
21.02.2013 Hacker group Rustle League has claimed to have hacked the Twitter account of better known hacker collective Anonymous, @Anon_Central, which has 160,000 followers. -
Hackers bite into Burger King’s Twitter account News
19.02.2013 Hackers who accessed Burger King’s Twitter account and tweeted that the fast-food giant had been sold to rival McDonald’s prompted McDonald’s to issue its own tweet, saying it... -
Mandiant produces evidence of China’s secret cyber army at work News
19.02.2013 Security player Mandiant has produced a report that purports to show China’s secret cyber armies being built up. It says it has been tracking a single organisation called APT1,... -
Facebook confirms hit by cyber attack, no evidence user data compromised News
16.02.2013 Social networking giant Facebook has confirmed that it has been the victim of an attack by hackers. It says several of its engineers’ computers were hacked using a zero-day Java...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Servers, Security, Mobility, Mobile, IT Management, Internet, Digital Media, Data Management, Data Centre -
US TV station hacked – zombie alert transmitted to stunned TV viewers (video) News
12.02.2013 A TV station in Montana became the subject of the latest hacker hoax when hackers broke into its emergency alert system and issued a warning to thousands of TV viewers that the... -
Hackers break into New York Times, steal employee passwords News
31.01.2013 The New York Times has claimed that hackers based in China managed to infiltrate its computer network and access employee emails. -
Sony fined stg£250,000 over ‘preventable’ PlayStation Network breach News
24.01.2013 Sony has been fined stg£250,000 by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office for what it deemed the preventable hacking of the Sony PlayStation Network platform in 2011 that... -
Information security in 2012 reflects constant change News
22.12.2012 Covering the area of information security for any length of time makes one trend very clear: the types of threat may change from one year to the next but the extent of the...Categories: Security, Risk Management, IT Management, Internet, Data Management, CIO, Careers and Employment