Tag: hacking
Password hacking: how to secure your accounts
Image: fbi.gov In late 2017, the security monitoring team at 4iQ made a stunning discovery while investigating the Dark Web. Somebody (or a group of people) had uploaded a vast database of 1.4 billion User IDs and passwords. Every record was presented unencrypted, in clear text format. So anyone with access…
Daily Mail blow “Terror Hack” out of all proportion
The above image is tomorrow morning's (13th Jan) Daily Mail frontpage - and as you can see it is screaming about a so-called "Terror Hack". The piece begins "Islamist fanatics made chilling threats against allied soldiers last night b hacking into sensitive US military accounts". The story, the same version of which at the time…
Sony apologises for the PSN outage with discounts
Sony has issued a "holiday thank you" to PSN users affected by the hack-induced downtime in the form of five days extra PSN subscription for Playstation Plus members and a 10% discount code to buy stuff from the Playstation Store. It isn't immediately clear exactly when the apology bribes will be coming, but when they…
“Lizard Squad” hackers now accepting freelance requests
The hacking group that successfully took down the Playstation Network and Xbox Live over Christmas is now, rather ominously, offering its services to anyone who will pay. According to The Guardian, a Lizard Squad representative claimed the Xbox and PSN hack as a "huge marketing scheme" - and that the software it used to it,…
The Digest: Sony hack an ‘inside job’… and 3 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sony hack: New evidence points to inside job, say security experts | The Hollywood Reporter "Despite the FBI declaring that North Korea was behind the devastating cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, security experts continue to believe that the hack was an inside job. Security firm Norse claims it has evidence that shows…
The Digest: Gmail blocked in China… and 5 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Google’s Gmail blocked in China | The Guardian "Google’s Gmail was blocked in China after months of disruptions to the world’s biggest email service, with an anti-censorship advocate suggesting the country’s 'great firewall' was to blame. Large numbers of Gmail web addresses were cut off in China on Friday, according to GreatFire.org, a…
The Digest: Gadget insurance complaints rise… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Gadget insurance complaints to Ombudsman jump | BBC News "The Financial Ombudsman Service says it saw 2,200 complaints about gadget warranties last year, double that of the previous year. It says many people hugely undervalue the cost of the technological items they carry with them, and are also unaware that most general insurance…
Is it ethical to report the contents of the hacked Sony documents?
Since Sony Pictures was hacked earlier this month we've seen a slew of stories do the rounds - reporting everything from the studio's forthcoming films, to internal email arguments between executives and emails from celebrities themselves. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this unfiltered gossip was lapped up by journalists and consumers alike. Meanwhile, a few months ago in…
The Digest: More trouble for Uber… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Sydney siege sees Uber raise prices before backtracking | BBC News "Cab-ordering firm Uber has been criticised for increasing fares by up to four times normal rates during the hostage crisis in Sydney. As the police cordoned off a wide area around the Lindt cafe where a gunman was holding staff and customers…
The Digest: Ford dumps Microsoft… and 4 other things people are talking about today
[nextpage title="Next"] Ford dumps Microsoft for BlackBerry infotainment system | CNN "Ford is upgrading its infotainment system to make it more like a smartphone or tablet - and it is dumping its longtime software provider Microsoft as part of the change. Instead, Ford will use BlackBerry's QNX operating system for the new Sync 3 infotainment…