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Huge Rise in Hacking Attempts and Tech Companies Can’t Keep Up

Hacking attempts have increased drastically during the Covid-19 pandemic, and homeworkers are especially vulnerable. The real danger now is not necessarily being hacked, but the lost ability to recover online accounts. We have learned first hand that multiple tech companies, like Facebook, struggle with human resources that drastically reduces their support quality and time. One…
From Miley Cyrus to Rihanna, Here Are 5 of the Worst Celebrity Hacks

What do Miley Cyrus and Rihanna have in common? Besides being best-selling artists, they’ve both been hacked. They’re also both female. Sadly, most of the big-name Hollywood security breaches involve women, often with compromising photos. But hackers aren’t picky and they cast a wide net of victims. Miley Cyrus & Rihanna Are Among to Biggest…
Trump Says ‘Nobody Gets Hacked’ – And He’s Wrong

On October 19, 2020, during a campaign rally in Tuscon, AZ, United States President Donald Trump made an astonishing claim that sent the security community into a tizzy. Nobody gets hacked. To get hacked, you need somebody with 197 IQ and he needs about 15% of your password. https://twitter.com/mshelton/status/1318303047647309824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1318303047647309824%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3%2Ccontainerclick_0&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.embedly.com%2Fwidgets%2Fmedia.html%3Ftype%3Dtext2Fhtmlkey%3D3ce26dc7e3454db5820ba084d28b4935schema%3Dtwitterurl%3Dhttps3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmshelton%2Fstatus%2F1318303047647309824image%3D Trump was referring to C-SPAN political…
Has Sony Really Fixed its PSN Security Problem?

Sony has recently updated PSN 2FA security features to include 3rd-party apps as well as texting to a number. The update is a step forward in Sony fixing their terrible relationship with security that has led to numerous problems over the past few years. Has this latest update actually managed to rectify PSN’s poor security?…
The Worst Cases of Revenge Porn

Revenge porn is a touchy subject for many reasons. Not only does it deal with a loss of privacy, but it also violates consent and is illegal in various territories. The history of revenge porn is much longer than most people think, stretching back to the 80s with magazines like Hustler. Over the years, there…
What If COVID-19 Was a Computer Virus?

The COVID-19 pandemic shows a striking resemblance to several examples of massive epidemics of computer viruses. We can distinguish similar infection methods and mechanisms to spread the virus, as well as the sad consequences of its activity. And although it is not entirely correct to compare human lives and computer systems directly, there is a…
Skepticism Grows Over BitGrail’s Supposed $167 Million Hack

A relatively unknown cryptocurrency exchange by the name of BitGrail has informed its users of a coordinated cyber attack targeting Nano (XRB) tokens. However, the incident does not appear to be holding up to scrutiny after the founder of the exchange made an odd request to the developers of Nano shortly after discovering the alleged…
The Biggest Bitcoin Hacks and Thefts of All Time

The story of bitcoin’s most significant hacks and thefts is the story of bitcoin itself. From its early days and its first hack to the biggest theft of all time, bitcoin’s utopian promises often turned into a dystopian reality where scammers, thieves, unaccountable and often amateur exchanges, some even fully anonymous, proliferated in a wild…
Vietnam Becomes the Latest to Ban Bitcoin, but in China, the Rules May Be Changing

Vietnam became the latest nation-state to launch an attack on cryptocurrency, as regulators sided with the alarmists without providing much rationale. Vietnam Issues Ban The ban, which applies to all cryptocurrencies not deemed legal tender, was issued via a formal statement by the State Bank of Vietnam. The punishment for accepting or offering payments in…
Mental Health Center Hacked; 11,000 Patient Details Compromised

The Emergence Health Network has revealed that its El Paso Center for Mental Health was the target of a cyberattack that may have compromised the personal details of some 11,000 mental health patients in Texas. Non-profit Emergence Health Network (EHN) has stated in a press release that its computer server was compromised in an unauthorized external…
Auth0 Integrates Identity Into Authentication

Auth0, a platform specializing in modern identity authentication, has seen impressive growth, driven by its mission to simplify complex authentication and authorization solutions. In the past year, the company has experienced a 20-30% month-over-month revenue growth and expanded its team to support a rapidly increasing client base. With clients such as JetPrivilege, HarperCollins Publishing, Schneider…
2015: The Year Of The Breach; Close To 200 Million Personal Records Exposed

2015 went down as the year of the personal data breach. Consumers worldwide are learning their personal information is unsafe with businesses, health insurers, financial institutions, the government, and even the educational sphere. Estimates of the number of personal records exposed in 2015 range from 176 million to 193 million from 730 breaches. Research indicates…