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Evernote breached, forces service-wide password reset
The popular notetaking and archiving service Evernote has notified its 50+ million users that the service’s internal network has been breached by attackers and that they …
Bank of America says leaked data did not come from their systems
Bank of America has confirmed that some of the data included in the massive leak by Anonymous-affiliated group “Par:AnoIA” does belong to them, but that it …
Zendesk hack endangers Tumblr, Twitter and Pinterest users
Popular customer service software provider Zendesk has announced that they have been hacked. “We’ve become aware that a hacker accessed our system this week. As …
Anonymous hacks U.S. State Department and investment firm, leaks data
Anonymous continues with its Operation Last Resort, and its latest targets were the websites of the U.S. Department of State (state.gov) and of investment firm George K. Baum …
Identity theft protection tips
More than 11.6 million adults were victims of identity theft in 2011, according to Javelin Strategy & Research. Child identity theft is also a significant problem, which …
Hacker compromises email accounts of Bush family members
A hacker by the online handle “Guccifer” has apparently managed to compromise email accounts belonging to the Bush family and some of their close friends, from …
Sony fined £250,000 for 2011 Playstation Network breach
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has fined Sony £250,000 for failing to adequately protect UK gamers’ personal and possibly even financial information …
Mobile malware, botnets and attacks on the cloud to rise
ESET has published its annual review of the past year’s threat trends and compiled predictions for 2013. According to the new report, the 2013 threatscape will see major …
Bans fail to prevent data leakage
TeamDrive is warning about the serious security risks being run by companies that ban document and file sharing services, such as Google Drive and Dropbox, without providing …
Scarlett Johansson hacker gets 10 years in prison
36-year-old Florida resident Christopher Chaney has been sentenced to 10 years in prison and to pay $66,000 restitution for having hacked the email accounts of Scarlett …
ExploitHub confirms breach
ExploitHub.com, the well-known online marketplace where one can buy exploit code for disclosed vulnerabilities, has confirmed that its web application server was compromised, …
Team GhostShell leaks 1.6M account details
Hacker collective Team GhostShell, which has recently specialized in massive data leaks, has done it again and made public 1.6 million account details allegedly stolen from …