Microsoft’s festive woes continue after a hacking group managed to get hold of and subsequently release the November 2014 Xbox One software development kit (SDK).
Tag Archives: Security threats
Spear-phishers grab emails from internet overseer ICANN
Yes, the DNS overlord fell for spear phishing. No, the internet’s spine was NOT broken, given that the intruders only gained “read”, not “write”, access. Thank goodness!
Teenager pleads guilty to massive Spamhaus DDoS attack
A 17-year-old has pleaded guilty to taking part in the 2013 DDoS attack – the largest ever – against Spamhaus and internet exchanges.
Sony pulls ‘The Interview’ after 9/11 terror threat
Sony has cancelled the theatrical release of “The Interview” after terror threats. It’s also being sued by ex-employees over privacy violations. On the plus side, Reddit’s taken down a subreddit devoted to sharing doxed material. 
Retailers are “overconfident” about their security, majority have fundamental gaps
Happy holidays! Lots of us are shopping away, but a new report finds that retailers aren’t doing enough to keep impish cyber crooks out of our business. 
Sony tormentors leak celebrities’ phone numbers, aliases
Those affected include Brad Pitt, Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks, Daniel Craig, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire and Sarah Michelle Gellar.
Can we expect a future free from passwords and PINs?
Will passwords and PINs wither and die? Fast IDentity Online, or FIDO, says its new rules for designing authentication systems should make it “simpler and stronger for all”.
12 Days competition: Day 7 – Was it Gameover for CryptoLocker?
Can you work out the answer to our question in Day 7 of our 12 Days of Christmas competition?
“It’s the internet’s fault.” PlayStation Store downed amid hacking claims
The PlayStation Store was down for several hours this morning – visitors were met with a simple message that said “Page Not Found! It’s not you. It’s the internet’s fault.”
Sony Pictures feels the pain as megabreach claims expand
The breach involves taxpayer IDs for 47,000 employees and actors, including Sylvester Stallone, Judd Apatow and Rebel Wilson, as well as medical histories, salary information and much more. 