Tagged: Hackers
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Cost of a data breach: US$136 per compromised record (infographic) News
06.06.2013 Human errors and system glitches caused two-thirds of data breaches in 2012, which, on average, cost companies about US$136 per compromised record. However, data breaches caused... -
Vine arrives on Android, gets Rickrolled News
04.06.2013 Twitter’s six-second video app Vine has come to Android users five months after its release on iOS, and a teenage web developer has already used a classic internet meme to... -
Weekend News Round-up: Microsoft CIO steps down, US and China in cyber war talks News
04.06.2013 In our round-up of some of the weekend’s top tech stories it has emerged that Microsoft’s own CIO Tony Scott is leaving the position; Apple is scrambling to get deals in place... -
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... -
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...