Every now and than, a website on the Internet gets hacked and sensitive data of its users are stolen. Sensitive data can be anything, from your email address, to your birthday, social security number, credit card details or your password (either in hashed, encrypted or plain text form). While all this data is critical to […]
Continue ReadingThe Onion Write-Up On How Their Twitter Account was Compromised
The Onion (a mostly for-fun online news outlet) was recently a victim of the Syrian Electronic Army hacker group. The group has been in the news recently for hacking high profile Twitter accounts and posting false/bogus information. On of the victims was @The_Onion. They have now published a story on how they were compromised, including […]
Continue ReadingDomain Registrar Name.com has User Database Breached
Late last night, Name.com, one of the largest domain registrars on the Internet has informed its customers of a database breach: Dear ________, We are writing to inform you of a security measure we have taken to protect the integrity of the domain names and information associated with your account. Name.com recently discovered a security […]
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