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Tag Archives: Security threats
Why the US was so sure North Korea hacked Sony: it had a front-row seat
A newly released, top-secret document traces the NSA’s infiltration of North Korean systems back to 2010, when it piggybacked on South Korean “implants” on North Korea’s networks and “sucked back the data”.
Hackers for hire? Hacker’s List – for those with no ethics or espionage skills
Prying open a boyfriend’s private accounts is just one of the crimes listed on ‘Hacker’s List’ – a Task Rabbit/Craigslist-esque hackers-for-hire website.
Cyberjihadists attack thousands of French websites after Charlie Hebdo massacre
Some 19,000 French websites have come under attack in the days since the bloody assault on the office of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo and a Jewish grocery store last week.
US and UK to play “cyber war games” with each other
Agents from the US and UK will carry out simulated cyber attacks against each other following talks between Barack Obama and David Cameron.
Thieves hijack miles from American and United Airlines accounts
Usernames and passwords stolen from a third party were used to book free trips or upgrades on American and United Airlines: yet another sad tale of password reuse!
Marriott’s stopped blocking your Wi-Fi hotspots
Post-big-bucks fine, Marriott has now stopped blocking personal Wi-Fi devices at hotels.
Sextortionist who preyed on teens via Facebook and Skype gets 53 months
Andrew McBride, who preyed on victims as young as 13, has been sentenced to 53 months in jail and three years of monitoring after that. 
Barack Obama proposes shielding companies that share cyber threat data
President Obama on Tuesday proposed new cybersecurity legislation that would put cybercrime on par with racketeering and would protect companies from getting sued if they share computer threat data with the government.
Crayola’s Facebook page hijacked, redrawn in NSFW style
Crayola’s Facebook page was hijacked at the weekend and illustrated with quite a few NSFW, off-color posts.