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PlayStation Network down

Apr 25, 2011
Of course before Sony launches any kind of game console, they should probably make sure they're gaming network platform works and right now it's...

Blumenthal sends letter of concern about Epsilon data breach

Apr 7, 2011
Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sent Attorney General Eric Holder a letter asking for an investigation into the Epsilon data breach that resulted...

Certificate Authority infrastructure problem grows

Apr 6, 2011
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has found that 37,000 certificates have been given out to unauthorized names. That means you could be subjected...

The list of companies in the Epsilon hack grows

Apr 6, 2011
Reuters reports we can add Verizon to the list of companies whose customers' email addresses were obtained by a hacker in the recent Epsilon data...

Symantec says watch out for targeted cyber attacks

Apr 5, 2011
Tuesday, the security company released its annual security review which finds we'll see a lot more targeted attacks in the coming year. Targeted...

Big data breach

Apr 4, 2011
Reuters is calling it perhaps the biggest data breach in the U.S. EVER. It all traces back to hackers who got into client files of the company...

Lizamoon attack hits hundreds of thousands of sites

Apr 1, 2011
Hackers have been able to hijack hundreds of thousands of websites in the past 48 hours and insert redirects in them that take you to a sham...

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Zuckerberg fan page on Facebook hacked

Jan 26, 2011
Someone seized control of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook fan page last night and used the platform to propose a funding model similar to microfinancing...

Hacker storefront freaks people out

Jan 24, 2011
There are some screen shots going around about a supposed storefront where you can buy hacked access to a whole host of .gov, .mil, and .edu sites....

Cybercriminals, watch out!

Sep 3, 2010
Symantec's Norton division is all about protecting us from computer viruses. Now they're going viral, too, with this guy....