Your credit-card data is out there. And criminals are buying and selling it in bulk. Credit-card data theft is exploding, increasing 50% from 2005 to 2010, according to the latest figures from the U.S. Department of Justice. Millions of card numbers are for sale. A single number might go for $10 to $50; a no-limit American Express…
The Iranian government on Saturday said hackers attacked networks in multiple countries– including data centers in Iran– where they left the image of an American flag along with a warning “Don’t mess with our elections.” IRNA, Iran’s official news agency, said the attack apparently affected 200,000 router switches across the world, including 3,500 in Iran, Reuters reported.…
A North Branford man arrested earlier this year by federal authorities has admitted to hacking into the accounts of prominent female celebrities and sending their nude photos to sites across the internet in a breach known as “Celebgate.” George Garofano, 26, entered a guilty plea on cybercrime charges stemming from the breach during a court…
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Today, smartphones and other mobile devices are playing a major role in how people are entertained, communicate, network, work, bank, and shop. The number of smart mobile devices in the world has increased dramatically in recent years, and so has the challenge to find ways to secure those mobile devices. While security software is commonly…
The Internal Revenue Service‘s online tax filing systems failed widely on Tax Day because of a hardware “glitch” in the part of the agency’s operating system that houses taxpayers’ personal tax records, according to the tax collection agency. The malfunctioning of IRS’s “master file” was discovered around 4 a.m. Tuesday, the biggest tax-filing day of the…
Back in December, after a series of homophobic posts on her defunct, decade-old blog resurfaced on social media, the MSNBC host Joy Reid apologized for them. But this week, when Ms. Reid was confronted with a new batch of homophobic writings from that same period, she said she had been the victim of hackers. That…
The personal payment platform Zelle is flourishing. But so are fraudsters, who are exploiting weaknesses in the banks’ security. Big banks are making it easy to zap money to your friends. Maybe too easy. Zelle, a service that allows bank customers to instantly send money to their acquaintances, is booming. Thousands of new users sign…
Devious code is sending people to fraudulent quiz and contest pages, so ignore that “lucky winner” notice and run a security scan. ImagePop-ups claiming to offer prizes to Amazon customers are part of a surge in malicious advertising.CreditThe New York Times By J. D. Biersdorfer April 23, 2018 Q. I keep getting these “Congratulations!” messages about winning…
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cyberstalking victimization, characteristics of victims and offenders, and the impact of cyberstalking on the victims’ well-being and mental health. An online survey of 6,379 participants was carried out, involving users of the German social network StudiVZ. Subjective mental health status was assessed with the…