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Displaying all articles tagged:
Hack
freeze your damn credit
Dec. 11, 2018
That Equifax Hack Was ‘Entirely Preventable’
Bleak news from a government investigation.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Sept. 28, 2018
Facebook Says Hack Hit 50 Million Accounts
Facebook forced 90 million users to log out of their accounts on Friday as a precaution.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 1, 2018
Turns Out That Equifax Hack Was Even Worse Than We Thought
Another 2.4 million people need to be concerned.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Oct. 6, 2017
iOS 11’s Misleading Settings Leave Your iPhone Seriously Vulnerable to Attack
iOS 11’s always-on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi settings pose some serious security risks.
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Paris Martineau
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Oct. 3, 2017
Yahoo Admits That 3 Billion Accounts Were Affected by 2013 Hack
Yahoo adds 2 billion accounts to the total affected since its last count.
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Paris Martineau
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Sept. 7, 2017
Equifax Credit-Card-Data Breach Could Be Largest in U.S. History
Credit-reporting firm Equifax says over 140 million customers may be affected.
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Paris Martineau
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May 31, 2017
What You Need to Know About the New ‘Judy’ Malware
Seemingly innocent games, like
Fashion Judy: Magic Girl Style
, have been found to be at the center of a massive malware attack.
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Paris Martineau
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May 12, 2017
Hospitals Across England Paralyzed by Widespread Hack
Doctors have received notifications from the hackers that if they want to access their files, they’ll need to pay a ransom.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 15, 2017
DOJ Charges Russian Spies Responsible for Hacking 500 Million Yahoo Accounts
Two Russian hackers and two Russian intelligence agents were indicted for the 2014 breach.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Mar. 15, 2017
Third-Party App Hacks Hundreds of Twitter Accounts, Makes Them Tweet Swastikas
Hack victims include Duke University and
Forbes
.
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Madison Malone Kircher
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Oct. 5, 2016
BuzzFeed Hacked by OurMine Group
The news site identified one of the hacking group’s members in a report.
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Brian Feldman
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Sept. 22, 2016
500 Million Yahoo Accounts Were Hacked by a ‘State-Sponsored Actor’
More than 500 million accounts were compromised.
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Brian Feldman
Sept. 22, 2016
200 Million Yahoo Accounts Got Hacked
Yet another embarrassment to add to the list.
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Brian Feldman
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Aug. 16, 2016
Was the NSA Hacked As a Message From Russia?
A group called “The Shadow Brokers” claims to have hacked NSA servers.
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Brian Feldman
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Aug. 3, 2016
How Much Is One Bitcoin Worth These Days?
Approximately 22 “Make America Great Again” hats.
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Madison Malone Kircher
July 27, 2016
Sarah Silverman’s Twitter Hacker Is Not a Fan of Hillary Clinton
The tweet follows Silverman’s speech for Clinton on night one of the DNC.
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Madison Malone Kircher
June 10, 2016
How DeRay McKesson’s Phone, Twitter, and Email All Got Hacked in a Single Move
It’s alarming how easy this was for someone to do.
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Madison Malone Kircher
June 6, 2016
I Hope Mark Zuckerberg’s Dream Board Is Safe, Because His Pinterest Got Hacked
His Twitter appears to have been compromised, too.
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Madison Malone Kircher
May 31, 2016
Hope You Can Still Remember Your Myspace Password, Because You Need to Change It
If you joined before 2013, this is important.
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Madison Malone Kircher