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Lookout demonstrates how easy it is to hack a phone

Brian Sin, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

Lookout CEO John Hering showed everyone just how easy it is for a phone to be hacked. At All Thing's D's conference, D: Dive Into Mobile, Hering worked together with All Things D's Liz Gannes to demonstrate a few examples of common hacks that can affect phones. Hering says that there is a "fundamental shift in the attacks on mobile devices in a post-PC era," and that its very easy to spoof emails. Read The Full Story

Eric Schmidt dives into Google data security

Chris Burns, Apr 16th 2013 Discuss [0]

This week Eric Schmidt spoke at Dive Into Mobile, the Google Executive Chairman making clear that Google's dedication to security will stay strong through the future. Having already run down the Android activation numbers earlier in his talk, noting a staggering 1.5 million Android activations per day, Schmidt tipped an easy 1 billion Android devices set by the end of the year. With that number jumping from just 750 million confirmed by Google CEO Larry Page just this past month, security had certainly better be a big subject one way or another. Read The Full Story

Comcast to encrypt basic cable channels

Craig Lloyd, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

If you're a Comcast cable subscriber, be prepared for yet another television transition. Comcast has made official its plans to begin encrypting its basic cable channels. Comcast has begun notifying its customers in select markets that they will need to order a digital adapter if they want to continue to receive basic cable channels through Comcast. Read The Full Story

Facebook partnering with attorneys general for privacy awareness

Craig Lloyd, Apr 15th 2013 Discuss [0]

Let's face it: Facebook privacy is something of a misnomer -- it's hard to use "Facebook" and "privacy" in the same sentence without it being considered negative. However, the social networking giant knows it, and it has announced that it will be partnering up with 19 state attorneys general in order to raise awareness for teen privacy on Facebook. Read The Full Story

WordPress sites targeted by mass brute-force botnet attacks

Brian Sin, Apr 13th 2013 Discuss [0]

Many wordpress sites are under attack by a botnet using brute-force methods to obtain their passwords. The attacks seem limited to only users who kept the default "Admin" username for their websites, however, these attacks are only the beginning. Analysts and companies fear that the attackers are attempting to build a massive botnet that is much more powerful than any botnet seen before. Read The Full Story

Researchers use brainwave device to replace passwords with passthoughts

Brittany Hillen, Apr 11th 2013 Discuss [0]

Many techies have dreamed of the day when they can control things by simply thinking about them, and that reality is yet a step closer thanks to researchers at the University of California Berkeley's School of Information and a $99 brainwave device. Using NeuroSky's Mindset wearable EEG headset and custom software, users have successfully replaced passwords with passthoughts. Read The Full Story

IRS believes it can read your emails, chats, and more without a warrant

Brian Sin, Apr 10th 2013 Discuss [0]

Looks like the IRS believes it can read your emails, Facebook Chats, Twitter Direct Messages, SMS messages, and more without needing to obtain a search warrant beforehand. However, a ruling in the 2010 case, U.S. v. Warshak, by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals states that accessing someone's email messages without obtaining a warrant first violates the Fourth Amendment. Read The Full Story

Vudu reveals March 24 burglary, says to reset passwords

Brittany Hillen, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Back on March 24 of this year, Vudu's offices were burglarized, with the robbers stealing a variety of items, including hard drives. As you can image, those hard drives were full of sensitive data, including information about the service's customers and account passwords. The theft was kept a secret while law enforcement investigated, but now customers are being urged to reset their passwords. Read The Full Story

LulzSec hackers plead guilty to cyberattack charges

Brittany Hillen, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

LulzSec, short for Lulz Security, is a hacker collective that has pulled quite a few grand cyberattacks, taking high-profile and big-name websites down whilst gathering up a plethora of passwords and account info, among other things. Last year, the FBI brought the group down with the aid of its leader, "Sabu," arresting multiple individuals and charging them with a variety of breaches of the law. Now three members have plead guilty. Read The Full Story

Microsoft to bring two-factor authentication to accounts soon

Brian Sin, Apr 9th 2013 Discuss [0]

Microsoft is looking to add some new security features to its account services soon. One of the features to be implemented is a two-factor authentication system, according to information discovered by LiveSide.net. The authentication feature will be available through an app via the Windows Phone Store, which is available now, but won't be usable until Microsoft completely rolls out the features. The two-step authentication feature is already used by companies like Google and Blizzard to provide an extra layer of protection for its customers' personal information. Read The Full Story

Skype trojan turns your computer into a Bitcoin miner

Brian Sin, Apr 6th 2013 Discuss [0]

There is a Skype trojan going around that is turning PCs into Bitcoin miners. So far, victims are mostly located in countries like Italy, Russia, Poland, Costa Rica, Spain, Germany, and a few others. Bitcoin Mining is a another way for users to acquire Bitcoin's currency by "making computer hardware do mathematical calculations for the Bitcoin network to confirm transactions and increase security." Read The Full Story

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