Posts Tagged ‘tiro security’
Def Con wants U.S. feds out in light of Snowden issues
Def Con, the world famous annual hacking convention, has asked the U.S. government to back off this year. In its 21-year-long run, the convention has never requested this, but Edward Snowden’s recent leaks have are said to have made some of the information security community uncomfortable with its attendance.
Read MoreFacebook to update old methods of crypto to combat NSA spying
Following the turmoil brought on by National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden, there has been a huge emphasis on data privacy and information security. To combat the public’s concerns, insiders say Facebook is working on a security policy that would make it harder for the government to access users’ data.
Read MoreLivingSocial hack results in 50 million compromised user accounts
LivingSocial, the daily deals site partially owned by Amazon, disclosed Friday that they had suffered a serious cyber attack. CEO Tim O’Shaughnessy sent an email to his employees to admit the resulting “unauthorized access to some customer data” and that they were “actively working with law enforcement to investigate this issue.”
Read MoreSocial media users at risk from Zendesk breach
Social-networkers beware, user information from three social media giants has been compromised as the result of a Zendesk hack.
Read MoreFacebook has patched OAuth bug found by researcher
A very serious vulnerability was recently discovered in Facebook’s OAuth system, which would allow hackers to gain full control over any compromised Facebook account and access private user data.
Read MoreCloud computing on the rise, security must measure up
The tech world is moving to the cloud faster than you can say ‘Software as a Service.’ As the cloud continues to gain momentum, the security surrounding this growing technology parallels its rapid expansion.
Read MoreTurmoil surrounds Oscar’s new system of e-voting
One of the most anticipated award shows of the season, the Academy Awards, has given an extension to voters due to technical issues posed by the new availability of an online voting option.
Read MoreCelebrity hacker gets decade-long prison sentence
The man who “humiliated and embarrassed” Scarlett Johansson, Mila Kunis and more than 40 other celebrities was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on Monday at a court in Los Angeles.
Read MoreAnonymous attacks Westboro Baptist Church over announcing plans to picket Newton funerals
Following Westboro’s announcement of their plans to picket Sandy Hook Elementary funerals, renowned hacktivist group Anonymous began a plot to discourage them from protesting at the funerals and bring national attention to this hate-mongering group.
Read More“Remember, Remember” Nov. 5 Anonymous hacks
Hacker collective Anonymous and other groups commemorated Guy Fawkes Day with alleged international hacks and protests against banks, security firms and governments. Most notably, the group claimed to have published 28,000 Paypal passwords.
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