CyberSecurity
Google Shuts Down Google+ Social Network After Wall Street Journal Reports Serious Security Failure
October 8, 2018Google announced on Monday that it is shutting down its Google+ (Google Plus) social network for...
Chinese Spy Chips Infiltrated Apple And Amazon, Says Bloomberg. Nonsense, Say Apple and Amazon.
October 5, 2018Computer systems utilized by Amazon Web Services, Apple, and dozens of other companies may have been...
Facebook Security Breach Allowed Hackers To Control Up To 50 Million Users’ Accounts
September 28, 2018Facebook revealed today that attackers successfully exploited a vulnerability in its code in such a manner...
For Over A Month Hackers Stole Credit Card Data From Newegg.com Customers As They Made Purchases
September 20, 2018By simply inserting 8 lines of code into the checkout process used by the Newegg.com website,...
Nearly Half Of US Cellphone Calls Expected To Be Scams By 2019
September 17, 2018Nearly 50% of the expected 40 billion phone calls expected to be made in the United...
Freeze Your Credit Report And Protect Your Identity: Doing So Is Free Starting Next Week
September 11, 2018American consumers will be able to freeze their credit files for free starting on September 21,...
$224 Million Lawsuit Filed Against AT&T Over Phone Number And Cryptocurrency Theft
September 4, 2018American investor and founder of the BitAngels bitcoin angel group, Michael Terpin, has filed a $224...
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A Sign Of The Times: Even Scammers Are Using Terrible Passwords
August 22, 2018Once in a while, a scam email successfully evades detection by various commercial filtering technologies in...
Warning: These 7 Common Online Banking Features Often Weaken Security
August 20, 2018Despite assembling formidable armies of cybersecurity personnel armed with cutting-edge information security technologies, many financial institutions,...
Reddit Breach Highlights Vulnerability Of Authentication With One-Time Codes
August 2, 2018Reddit.com yesterday disclosed that it suffered a data breach, which appears to have exposed proprietary data...