World Bank hacked??
It appears that some baddies have been cracking open the electronic vaults at the World Bank, and it has been going on for over a year. World Bank says it ain't so.
View ArticleIsn't that what the help desk is for -- to help?
It's the second week on the job for this help desk pilot fish when a user comes in with a problem backing up some files. But there's a little more to it than that.
View ArticleDamage control for hacked Twitter accounts
A hacked Twitter account is the modern-day version of a brick through the front window of your business; it makes a mess and is off-putting for customers. Twitter has fairly good security measures in...
View ArticlePower grid operators clueless about critical cyber assets?
A letter from the chief security officer at the entity responsible for developing and enforcing reliability standards in the U.S. power sector suggests that many owners and operators of power...
View ArticleDeath of software exec adds pathos to attack on Web hosting firm
The owner of a company called LX Labs killed himself this week a day after one of the firm's big customer's in the U.K was hacked. The death appears to have been unrelated to the hacking, but it has...
View ArticleTwitter Docs leak brings Google Apps security to forefront
Twitter uses Google Docs for information sharing. How do I know this? Well, it seems Twitter Inc. has had a pretty significant security breach which was brought on by a Twitter employee's Google Apps...
View ArticleAnd isn't that really what VPs are all about?
Vice president calls this support pilot fish, complaining that his mouse keeps moving and clicking on odd things -- and he's sure his PC is being hacked.
View ArticleEarly results are in: 2011 is year of epic hacking
Want to buy a .mil site? Give them $33. Wait what?... You wanted .gov too? No problem. Rather have customer info from Domino's or Lush's database? Since we are at it, do you like Pink? Here is her...
View ArticleXbox Live issues phishing alert; Senator demands Sony pay up for all PSN users
Senator Richard Blumenthal has demanded that Sony pay for financial data security for all PSN users. Meanwhile, Xbox Live issued a service alert about potential phishing attempts while playing Modern...
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D'oh! BART hacked in censor furor; Anonymous unleash #OpBART
[Updated with more commentary and analysis] San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit system (BART) is facing mounting criticism after its "censorship" of the subterranean cellular voice and data network....
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Hacked: BART Police personal info (Anonymous #OpBART or not?)
The BART Police Officers Association website got hacked yesterday; the perp released the personal details of 100 officers. Some say it was Anonymous, some say it was a n00b mademoiselle wielding a +1...
View Article3,000 Intelligence officials' names, emails leaked as 'INSA spies'
Days after INSA, an intelligence and national security organization, published a report to strengthen cyber defenses, the site was hacked and the 3,000 membership list was leaked. Hundreds of...
View ArticleU.S. gov't security site hacked & TSA claimed railway suffered cyberattack
Another day, another hack. All aboard the crazy cyber-attacked train? The TSA claimed that hackers launched a cyberattack that manipulated a railway company's computers. Then, last night, AntiSec...
View ArticleWikiLeaks exposes Stratfor emails: Private lives and lies of private spies
WikiLeaks published "The Global Intelligence Files" filled with Stratfor emails that document the "private lives and private lies of private spies."
View ArticleWoz says the cloud is horrendous & Wired reporter's iCloud gets hacked hard
Apple tech support failed in the security arena and fell for social engineering tactics that gave hackers control of Wired reporter Matt Honan's accounts as well as Gizmodo's Twitter account. Honan...
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