2016
5 Ways to Secure Your Browser
by 1 other (via)What’s the one piece of software you use more than anything else, day in and day out? For most people, the answer is easy: their web browser.
Security check for Internet of Things
Check if your internet-connected devices at home are public on Shodan. If they are, this means they are accessible to the public, and hackers.
2010
Crooks prey on young online
(via)ONE in 10 Australian internet users – more than 1.3 million people – lost an average of $1000 each to cyber criminals in the past 12 months.
Facebook Rolls Out New Login Security Features
(via)Facebook is now one of the most popular targets for phishers, hackers and scammers.
Twitter hit by bug
(via)BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhuanet) — Twitter has been hit by a bug that left users, including many celebrities, with no “followers”.
New attack today against Wordpress
(via) Note that we are not blaming Wordpress here. I am assuming that if the problem was on Wordpress itself, the number of infected sites would be much much bigger. Maybe a plugin is vulnerable or someone stole lots of passwords. Also, all the hacked sites were on shared hosts, no one so far on a private server
DNSSEC may cause an Internet fail on May 5
(via)Network managers are being urged to run a series of checks on their routers and firewalls to ensure their users will still be able to connect to internet sites in the wake of a major change to the internet’s domain name system next week.
Researcher Uncovers (Another) Major Facebook Security Exploit
(via)For all the credit Facebook has received for its privacy controls and user safety, the site still falls prey to an unsettling number of security issues and potential data breaches.
WordPress blogs hit with mass malware attack
(via)Hundreds of WordPress blogs, particularly those hosted by Network Solutions, have been hit with an attack that cripples the blogs and redirects visitors to a URL that loads malware.
2009
Be careful what you post online, career counselors warn
(via)NEW YORK – People concerned about their careers should be extra careful about what they post on the Internet during a recession, career counselors say.
Hackers who caused Internet failure arrested
(via)Four suspects who allegedly caused an Internet failure in six provinces and autonomous regions of China on May 19 were arrested in Jiangsu Province, Xinhua News Agency reported Wednesday.
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