Category Archives: Security

Telus Internet accounts vulnerable

28
Feb

A man who hacked into thousands of Telus Internet accounts in B.C. told CBC News he got into thousands more accounts than the company acknowledges, and says the security flaw allowing him access still hasn’t been patched.

http://goo.gl/2dmB3


Do You Overuse Your Passwords? Take A Look

21
Feb

Do You Overuse Your Passwords? Take A Look Still using the same password across multiple websites? Mozilla has released a new tool just for people like you. Mozilla hopes that the Firefox add-on…


Will the FBI shut down the Internet on March 8 because of computer virus concerns?

17
Feb

Will the FBI shut down the Internet on March 8 because of computer virus concerns?

The Internet could go dark for millions of users as early as March 8 because of a virus that has corrupted computers in more than 100 countries.

Full Story: http://bit.ly/xh2HST


Hackers take aim at Nasdaq, Bats websites

14
Feb

WASHINGTON – Hackers have targeted the public websites of the operators of the Nasdaq and Bats stock exchanges over the past two days with cyberattacks that disrupted the sites but had no impact on t (See the full text at http://bit.ly/ziKW7f)


Be wary of e-mail about security updates

11
Feb

Check out this article that I saw in USA TODAY’s iPhone application.
Tip: Be wary of e-mail about security updates http://usat.ly/xQS2R2
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Anonymous briefly knocks CIA website offline

11
Feb

I want to share a story with you from Vancouver Sun: WASHINGTON – The website of the Central Intelligence Agency was briefly inaccessible on Friday after the hacker group Anonymous claimed to have knocked it offline. “CIA Tango down,” a member of Anony (See the full text at http://bit.ly/ArGkp9)


Hackers attack Foxconn for the laughs | Computers | Macworld

09
Feb

http://macw.us/AvAxEu


Email Will Self Destruct In 5, 4, 3…

31
Jan

Great new service for privacy – deletes the email after it has been read. Read about it here

 


Hackers attack FBI, Justice Department websites after file sharing service shutdown

19
Jan

http://natpo.st/yuXKzI


Zappos Suffers Security Breach

16
Jan

Zappos Suffers Security Breach The online retailer Zappos has notified customers that some of their account information may have been accessed by hackers who breached the company’s computer system….


UVic theft scores banking data on 11,000 employees

09
Jan
Victoria School/Goodes Hall

Canada is not immune to hacker attacks, read this news story from The Province — More than 11,000 current and former employees at the University of Victoria are being urged to contact their banks after personal information including their names, so (See the full text at http://bit.ly/zCf1CY)


Major Antivirus Company Admits To Hacker Breach

07
Jan

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If Symantic can be ‘hacked’ why should we assume that any website should be safe?

Read this story, http://huff.to/xG6f7z and make sure your website security is up-to-date.


50,000 Credit Cards, 44,000 Passwords

27
Dec

Credit Cards

Do not assume that your credit card company, your bank, your website – are safe – they’re not! Make sure that your website is as secure as possible.

http://dthin.gs/zZGE0J


Notorious Hacker Group Strikes Again

27
Dec

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Notorious Hacker Group Strikes Again LONDON — The loose-knit hacking movement “Anonymous” claimed Sunday to have stolen thousands of credit card numbers and other personal information belonging to clients of…

http://huff.to/sesfbA


Passwords – the bad

22
Nov

Let’s all keep our websites secure by using decent, difficult passwords. If you recongize a password on this list – change it! Now! Immediately.

According to SplashData, the most common passwords on the web are:

  • password
  • 123456
  • 12345678
  • qwerty
  • abc123
  • monkey
  • 1234567
  • letmein
  • trustno1
  • dragon
  • baseball
  • 111111
  • iloveyou
  • master
  • sunshine
  • ashley
  • bailey
  • passw0rd
  • shadow
  • 123123
  • 654321
  • superman
  • qazwsx
  • michael
  • football

Read the full report/article at SplashData