Tagged: Hackers & News
-
World of Warcraft, Starcraft and Diablo players at risk after Battle.net hacking News
10.08.2012 Blizzard Entertainment’s security team has discovered unauthorised and illegal access into its gaming network, Battle.net, home of World of Warcraft, Diablo, Warcraft, Starcraft... -
Amazon and Apple make security changes following hack attack on Wired reporter News
08.08.2012 Last weekend, Wired reporter Mat Honan suffered a takeover of his digital identity, with hackers gaining control of his Twitter account, shutting down his Gmail, and completely... -
Dropbox confirms security breach, reveals new strategy for account protection News
01.08.2012 Dropbox has updated its security and added new features in response to a security breach that was discovered a few weeks ago when some users alerted Dropbox that they were... -
Only 25pc of SMEs very confident about their data security measures - research News
18.07.2012 Even though 41pc of owners of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are concerned about their computer systems being hacked, only one-quarter of them are very confident... -
Gmail, Hotmail, MSN and AOL details found among data from Yahoo! password breach News
13.07.2012 Thousands of email addresses from a number of other services have been found in the data posted by hacker collective D33Ds Company, which were acquired through hacking Yahoo!...Categories: Web, Social Media, Security, Networks, Internet, Financial Results, Database, Data Management -
Hackers publish details of 450,000 Yahoo! service users online News
12.07.2012 Users of Yahoo! Voices may want to change their passwords, seeing how the service's security may have been compromised early this morning. -
UPDATE – 6,700 leaked email addresses and passwords came from defunct shopping site News
09.07.2012 The 6,700 leaked email addresses and passwords containing details of workers at organisations like HSE, AIB, and Enterprise Ireland, as well as many users’ Gmail and Hotmail...Categories: Web, Software & Web Development, Software, Servers, Security, Hosting Services, eCommerce, Digital Business -
Remember: Internet Doomsday to wreak havoc on PCs on 9 July News
22.06.2012 Internet users face losing their connection with the internet on 9 July due to their computers being infected with the DNSChanger Trojan, Irish security organisation IRISSCERT...Categories: Web 2.0, Software & Web Development, Software, Security, Internet, Consumer Tech, Computers -
LulzSec Reborn and is leaking 10,000 Twitter accounts News
12.06.2012 A group calling itself LulzSec Reborn has leaked 10,000 Twitter usernames and passwords of individuals who subscribe to Gif-sharing app TweetGif. -
LinkedIn hit with another security claim – 6.4m passwords stolen? News
06.06.2012 A hacker in Russia is claiming to have stolen 6.46m passwords from LinkedIn. The claim comes the same day the business social network was forced to make changes to its iOS and... -
The power of today’s CIO News
07.06.2012 In the past they just had to keep the lights on, but these days the CIO or IT manager has to influence mobile, security and social media strategies, as well.Categories: Data Management, Digital Media, Financial, IT Management, Mobile, Salary and Benefits, Security, Social MediaTags: Harvey Nash, IT Security, Smartphones, Apps, IT Budget, Survey, Skills, Maurice Mortell, TelecityGroup, Hackers, -
World’s largest tech festival to descend on Berlin News
29.05.2012 Berlin’s Tempelhof airport will be the scene for more than 10,000 techies who will arrive en masse in August kitted out with tablets, laptops and sleeping bags for Campus Party...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Engineering, Digital Media -
Hackers attack Eurovision websites in Azerbaijan News
22.05.2012 At least four official websites associated with this weekend’s Eurovision song contest have been attacked by hackers, it has emerged. -
Hacker attack shuts down UK serious crime agency website News
03.05.2012 The UK’s Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) has gone offline after becoming the target of a hacker attack. Ironically, SOCA has been instrumental in closing 36 websites... -
New start-ups make their debut at Dublin Beta News
01.05.2012 Dublin Beta held another of its informal get-togethers for Ireland’s tech community last night, when 11 start-ups demoed their wares. And, while he was in town, the San...Tags: Beta, Funding, Angel Investors, Developers, Hackers, Software, Digital Media, SaaS, NDRC, Music -
Syrian Electronic Army hacks LinkedIn blog News
26.04.2012 LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, appears to be the victim of a cyber attack by a group calling itself the Syrian Electronic Army. -
Weekend news roundup – hacker in residence, Google’s privacy bumbles News
23.04.2012 In our trawl through the weekend newspapers' tech coverage, we learn that 20-year-old Cork coder James Whelton has been named 'hacker in residence' for seasoned tech investor...Categories: Digital Business, Digital Media, Economy, Funding, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Investments, Security, Servers, Web -
Anonymous on Time magazine's 100 most influential list News
19.04.2012 Hacktivist collective Anonymous has made it onto Time magazine's 100 Most Influential People in the World list. -
Security hole discovered that makes Facebook-linked apps vulnerable News
06.04.2012 A UK web developer has discovered a security hole in the popular Facebook app for iOS devices that concerns a Facebook access token that allows Plists to be shared and copied to...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, Security, Internet, Digital Media, Apps -
Hackers get away with 1.5m credit card numbers in US News
02.04.2012 An attack by hackers on credit-card processing giant Global Payments saw hackers make away with numbers and information relating to up to 1.5m credit-card accounts.