Another 2.4 Million Consumers Impacted by Equifax Breach
Consumer credit reporting agency Equifax announced today that they have identified 2.4 million additional consumers that are impacted by the security breach that was originally… Read more »
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Computer Processor Vulnerabilities (Meltdown and Spectre)
Security researchers have identified hardware vulnerabilities that affect most computer processor chips, including those made by Intel, AMD, and ARM. The vulnerabilities, known as Meltdown… Read more »
Employment Scam Targeting College Students
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has released an alert about ongoing employment scams targeting college students. The scam works by advertising fake job opportunities on… Read more »
Yahoo Encourages Users to Change Passwords
Yahoo released a statement warning users that over 500 million account credentials – including passwords, telephone numbers, and security questions and answers – were compromised during… Read more »
Dropbox Encourages Users to Change Passwords
Dropbox released a statement warning users that 68 million account credentials were compromised during a data breach dating back to 2012. Dropbox has emailed all… Read more »
Wireless Keyboards Vulnerable to KeySniffer Security Attacks
The Bastille Research Team has identified a new type of wireless keyboard attack called KeySniffer, in which hackers can use cheap radio devices to access unsuspecting users’ keyboards from… Read more »
Millions of Twitter Accounts Locked Following Data Breach
A hacker with ties to the recent LinkedIn, MySpace, and Tumblr data breaches now claims to have gained access to Twitter’s account database. The hacker has allegedly posted the account… Read more »
Stolen Tumblr, MySpace, and Fling Passwords Posted Online
The same hacker who posted 120 million LinkedIn passwords online last week is now allegedly selling user records for millions of Tumblr, MySpace, and Fling accounts: Social… Read more »
Stolen LinkedIn Passwords Posted Online
In yet another example of why regularly changing your passwords is a good security practice, hackers have recently begun to sell nearly 120 million passwords… Read more »
Dropbox Hack
Actions: Do not reuse passwords across different sites and services; if you do, change them to passwords unique to each site and service. What happened?… Read more »