Category: Computer Security
Andy Murray is the most dangerous British Olympic athlete…in cyberspace
Andy Murray has been named the most dangerous British Olympic athlete, but not perhaps for the reasons you'd first think. No, it's not his speeding-bullet tennis serve, nor the thought of his (frankly terrifying) mum flying at you in a…
Apple and Amazon pull over-the-phone password resets
Apple and Amazon have both pulled the ability to reset password information over-the-phone after a high profile tech journalist was hacked, leaving egg on the faces of two of the world's largest tech companies. Wired writer Mat Honan's iCloud account…
DNS Changer: Destroyer of (internet) worlds? Or "Millennium Bug" no-show?
There's a new king of nasty computer viruses in town, and it's name is DNS Changer. It threatens to shut down the internet. But that's impossible right? Becca Caddy of our pals Shiny Shiny looks into the threat. Should we…
LinkedIn: No accounts breached despite password leaks
LinkedIn have reassured their userbase that no accounts were breached despite hackers grabbing some 6.5 million passwords last week in the biggest security attack the business-focussed network has ever experienced. LinkedIn have stated that quick action on their behalf (disabling…
VIDEO: Leaving your laptop unattended is a recipe for a porn based disaster
Here's a quick lesson in Laptop Usage 101: never, EVER leave your machine unattended in a public place. EVER. For starters, it could be stolen, like anything of reasonable value. Potentially worse is the fact that someone could access your…
Kaspersky Lab warns against "Flame" cyber attacks
Security specialists Kaspersky Lab have today highlighted a new threat to PC users' security. A program known as Worm.Win32.Flame, or Flame for short, is causing havoc for PC users across the globe. It's a particularly nasty piece of work, with…
Apple working with ISPs to fix Mac Flashback trojan
Apple believe they have found a fix for the Flashback trojan which is thought to have infected some 600,000 Mac computers across the globe. Flashback is a botnet that can issue commands to infected machines, harvesting usernames and passwords…
Google Chrome store hit by Facebook hack extension
Google Chrome users beware: a series of new extensions claiming to add customisation options to your Facebook profile are in fact malicious tools created by hackers intended to hijack your social networking accounts. Hiding in plain sight on the official…
Lady Gaga Twitter/Facebook hack offered millions of free iPad 2 tablets
Lady Gaga is the latest celebrity to see her social networking accounts hacked by scammers. One of the true "Twitterati" with over 17 million Twitter followers and 45 million Facebook "Likes", the Bad Romance star fell foul to a…
Sesame Street YouTube channel gets filthier than Oscar the Grouch following porn hack
Sesame Street's YouTube channel, a popular online destination for kids, was hacked in the afternoon of Sunday 16th October, with the entire contents of the video-hosting page replaced with hardcore pornography. Accessible for around 20 minutes before YouTube pulled the…