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Guccifer hacker cracks celebrities’ accounts

Hacking attacks are not always motivated by money.  Sometimes the cyber criminals behind data breaches can be more interested in the thrill of uncovering personal information of celebrities and the accompanying fame that such exploits bring.  That seems to be the...

Google offers $2.7 million to anyone able to hack Chrome OS

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...

California cyber breaches are costing state millions

A recent analysis of data breaches within California’s government shows that since 2007, state agencies and departments have been compromised over 7300 times. Article Excerpt: An analysis of data collected from California’s Department of Technology shows there have...

Major password heist includes payroll processing giant ADP

Another major hacking incident was recently uncovered.  Trustwave’s SpiderLabs announced passwords were stolen from Facebook, Yahoo, Google, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts, among others.  Using software called “Pony Botnet Controller” to orchestrate the attack, the...

$1.18 million bitcoins stolen from online wallet service

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...

A penetration test can uncover a mass of personal information

If you think your personal data is secure, you’re probably wrong. Article Excerpt: It’s my first class of the semester at New York University. I’m discussing the evils of plagiarism and falsifying sources with 11 graduate journalism students when, without warning, my...