Security News
Homeowners Blurring Homes on Google Maps (2024-08-24): Some homeowners are blurring their homes on Google Maps in an attempt to block criminals from researching them online.
AT&T Confirms Data Leak on Dark Web (2024-03-30): AT&T has confirmed in a statement that a large data set found on the drak web contained its data. The data was probably from 2019 or earlier.
Hackers Steal Data on 100,000 Taxpayers From IRS (2015-05-26): The IRS was hacked and data from 100,000 taxpayers was accessed. The hackers used the IRS Get Transcript app.
SplashData Releases List of Worst Passwords of 2014 (2015-01-21): SplashData has released its list of the 25 most common passwords of 2014.
Major Sony Hack Exposes Corporate Data and Films (2014-12-05): Sony Pictures hack exposes passwords, security numbers and film data. Some films were also leaked.
Google Introduces New CAPTCHA Test (2014-12-04): Google has introduced a new CAPTCHA to test whether users are a robot or not.
Yahoo Resets Passwords After Accounts Are Comprised in Third-Party Breach (2014-02-01): Yahoo reset the passwords on some Yahoo Mail accounts after passwords and usernames were compromised in a hack.
SplashDate Unveils Top 25 Worst Passwords of 2013 (2014-01-22): SplashData has unveiled its list of the 25 worst passwords of 2013. 123456 was the worst password, followed by using password as your password.
Man's Voice Heard Through Hacked Baby Monitor (2013-08-14): Parents say they heard a strange man saying their baby's name through a hacked baby monitor.
Worst ATM PINs Revealed (2013-08-04): The worst ATM PINs have revealed. It is no surprise that they are some of the easiest PINs to remember.
Study Finds Using Grammar Undercuts Security of Long Passwords (2013-03-22): Most computer savvy people know using words that can be found in the dictionary in your password is a bad idea.
VeriSign Admits it Was Hacked in SEC Filing (2012-02-02): Reuters is reporting that VeriSign revealed it was hacked in an SEC filing.
McAfee Finds Lyrics and Free Download Searches Most Dangerous Search Keywords (2009-05-29): Searching for song lyrics and free downloads can run you into malware according to a new McAfee report.
Person Uses Remote Access to Catch Laptop Thief (2008-10-06): The owner of a stolen laptop was able to track down the person who stole his laptop by logging into a remote desktop application he had installed on the laptop.
New Security Camera Uses T-Rays to See Under Clothes (2008-03-10): A new camera can reportedly see under people's clothes from up to 25 meters away.
Chinese Hackers Claim Pentagon Hack (2008-03-07): With a message that no website is 100% safe Chinese hackers living in an apartment claim to have hacked a number of websites including the Pentagon.
Freezing Gives Hackers Temporary Access to DRAM Data (2008-02-22): Encrypted hard drives may become accessible to hackers with the use of a burst of cold air.
Photocopiers and Data Security (2007-03-19): Copier makers are starting to add security features out of fear that the data on photocopier disks could be stolen.
Malware Search Engine Created (2006-07-24): eWeek reports that H.
Hank's Hard Drive Nightmare (2006-06-12): A man named Hank Gerbus received a disturbing hardware-related phone call.
New Powerful Web Attacks Expected (2006-03-17): MSNBC.
Rogue Anti-spyware is a Growing Concern (2005-12-19): Anyone who has used the Internet in 2005 has probably encountered a rogue anti-spyware, which is software that does not actually remove spyware as promised or worse it is spyware itself.