Michaels, the country’s largest arts and crafts chain, suspects it might be victim to a cyber crime. The store announced last week that some customers’ credit and bank cards had “possible fraudulent activity.” The Secret Service is investigating. Article Excerpt:...
Google is offering prizes totaling $2.7 million for a hacking contest it will sponsor in March at a Canadian security conference, for any entrants that can hack into Google’s operating system, Chrome OS. Article Excerpt: Google yesterday said it would again host its...
The Washington Post has been hacked again. Employee’s user names and encrypted passwords were accessed, though it doesn’t appear that subscriber information was affected. Article Excerpt: For the second time in recent months, The Washington Post has experienced a...
The Target hack, which became public knowledge on Wednesday, looks to be one of the biggest retail data breaches up to this point. Over 40 million customers have potentially been impacted, and it appears that cyber criminals are already using some of the stolen...
The Bitcoin wallet service website was recently hacked. The site had claimed to be the most secure digital wallet ever created, with 20 different security measures in place. Article Excerpt: An Australian entrepreneur going only by the name TradeFortress responsible...
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...
