Online dating service Cupid Media was breached earlier this year, including names, birthdays, and unencrypted account passwords. Over 42 million records were compromised. An analysis of passwords used by Cupid Media subscribers revealed that many didn’t take security...
Small and mid-sized businesses are in the crosshairs of cyber criminals. They often have unsophisticated security and hackers can target thousands of SMBs at a time, stealing a few hundred dollars here, and a thousand dollars there – which adds up to big money....
Small and midsized businesses usually think about an incidence response plan only after an incident has occurred. But experts recommend creating a simulated of cyber attack to help management identify the risks and to narrow down the insurance coverage needed....
Using easily obtainable items such as glue and graphite spray, a hacking group called Chaos Computer Club have already figured out a way to unlock the new iPhone 5s’ fingerprint biometric security. Article Excerpt: There’s been a lot of attention on the...
Some members of LinkedIn are suing the company, claiming it broke into their non-LinkedIn email accounts, stole their contact records, and then sent marketing emails to these contacts. LinkedIn denies any wrongdoing. Article Excerpt: LinkedIn Corp. (LNKD), owner of...
Multiple websites from inside NASA’s Ames Research Center were breached by a Brazilian hacker group. Many of the sites remained unavailable to the public for days. Article Excerpt: Nearly a dozen NASA websites run from the heart of Silicon Valley were hacked on...
