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All posts tagged "hackers"
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162Apple / Security / TechApple removes Trend Micro apps from Mac store because of data harvesting
Trend Micro denies that the company's apps were stealing and sending data to Chinese servers.
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591TechInfographic: Dangers of IoT protecting yourself against cyberattacks
There is nothing inherently threatening about IoT, but the security dangers continue to linger.
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452Business / Security / TechInnovative ways to incorporate a culture of cybersecurity into your business
Everything you invest in to improve your company’s cybersecurity practices should pay off down the line.
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277Security / TechTCM Bank exposed credit card applicants most personal information
While TCM Bank was able to fix the situation the day after they discovered it, it still went undetected for months.
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261Security / TechThe Reddit data breach: Yet another reminder to invest more resources into cybersecurity
Eliminating bad-actors and data breaches is never going to happen, but you can stay a step ahead of them.
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268Security / TechReddit suffers security incident: Hackers get mostly older data
Reddit has informed law enforcement of the security incident and is informing any users affected by the breach.
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265Security / TechTimehop app experienced a network data breach on July 4th
The data breach included names, addresses, and phone numbers.
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462Business / Security / Techadidas is the latest company to suffer a data breach affecting millions
For now, the breach is limited to contact info, encrypted passwords, and usernames.
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401Security / TechThousands of home and small business routers infected, FBI urges rebooting them
By rebooting your router, the second and third stage — the "destructive component" — of the VPNFilter malware will be removed from the...
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748Security / Tech[Infographic] Password protection: Why it’s easy for hackers to hack
In order to keep your accounts secure, be sure that your password is at least 14 characters.
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667Business / Security / TechCredit card hackers are getting past security chips with new technique
Basically, it's the same game only now the chip reader is the target.
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465Business / Security / TechBest Buy reveals some customer credit card info may have been compromised
Incidents like these should be getting corporations in gear to beef up defenses. Otherwise, they just might start losing customers.
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447Security / TechMichigan Governor Rick Snyder signs bill making possession of ransomware a crime
The new laws are supposed to help law enforcement go after the creators of ransomware in an effort to stop it.
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674Security / Tech[Infographic] How do Americans feel about password security
Cybercrime has been top-of-mind lately, with several breaches in 2017 putting the personal information and sensitive data of millions of Americans at...
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1.4KSecurity / Tech[Infographic] These were some of the biggest data breaches of 2017
145.5 million Americans were put at risk in the most recent Equifax in breach of 2017. The same hack touched over 700,000...
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745Security / TechLenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro vulnerability on Windows 7, 8, and 8.1
Windows 10 systems do not use the Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro software but instead, use Microsoft's built-in fingerprint reader support.
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683Security / TechHackers using YouTube Ads to hijack computers and use them to mine cryptocurrency
The ads in question have been served by Google itself, via it's popular DoubleClick ad network.
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1.2KSecurity / Tech[Infographic] Here are some of the worst personal data hacks of all time
While the public tends to trust that this data is safe, the number of hacks orchestrated to access personal data has been...
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644Security / TechSix 2018 security predictions from the security experts at Beyond Security
Here are the top six predictions for 2018 from Beyond Security.
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1.5KEntertainment / Movies / Security / Tech / TVBe careful of new fake Netflix account suspension emails going around
The URL's hilariously go back to METflix, not Netflix.
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543Security / TechMecklenburg County, North Carolina, hit with ransomware and refuses to pay
Systems affected by this ransomware include human resources, finance, parks and recreation, social services and more.
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890Security / TechUber pays $100,000USD to hackers who stole data of 57 million users
The hack was bad enough, paying the hackers $100,000USD to keep quiet is just adding fuel to the fire.
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465Security / TechBadRabbit ransomware is crippling countries in Eastern Europe
BadRabbit is moving through networks in Russia, Turkey, and Bulgaria locking down computers and asking for Bitcoin payment.
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701Security / TechThe United States warns of hacking attacks on energy infrastructure
The Department of Homeland Security and the FBI say that nuclear, energy, aviation, water and critical manufacturing have all been targeted as...
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806Security / TechNew information shows 3 billion Yahoo accounts were hacked
Verizon, the new owner of Yahoo, has verified that all Yahoo accounts were hacked.
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1.0KSecurity / Tech[UPDATED] Some Whole Foods stores were hit by a cybersecurity breach
Whole Foods is the second retailer this week hit by a cybersecurity breach.
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4.8KSecurity / TechInfographic: You’re not immune, everyone is a hacker’s target
Unfortunately, the companies that are holding our personal data have to be on thier toes 24/7 in order to protect that data.
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1.3KSecurity / TechCould the Equifax hack have been avoided? According to one security expert, yes
It's sort of mind-boggling to think an institution that large and with so much power over your credit scores could be so...
