Hacktivism has been around since the Cult of the Dead Cow in the 80s; only the names have changed. Where we once heard about Chaos Computer Club and the Legion of Doom, we now have high-profile examples like Anonymous, Anti-Sec, […]
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Most of us assume that corporate espionage and digital theft of trade secrets rarely occur outside of technology, retail, and finance. But as the recent hacking of the Houston Astros’ internal computer network—allegedly by St. Louis Cardinals employees—proves, every company
Hackers and cybercriminals are coming up with more and more devious ways to steal every day. Some of the data breaches are huge, like the attacks on Target and Anthem, allowing hackers to get access to millions of social security
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Apple’s iCloud is under fire in the wake of nude celebrity photos leaked online over the holiday weekend. Some of the celebrities claim the images of them are fakes, while others acknowledge that the nude photos are legitimate, and are
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In our world of increasingly connected, always on, Internet-of-Things gadgets, security and privacy are looming concerns. The simple reality is that if your refrigerator, or television, or cable TV box can connect to the Internet, then someone on the Internet
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What is scarier: an attacker with access to your eBay account, or an attacker with knowledge of your home address, phone number, and date of birth? I’ll give you a hint–nobody really cares about your eBay account, but the other
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