Posts Tagged ‘passwords’
IN THE HEADLINES: The Real Hackers of Orange County
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● April 1, 2011
I have to admit, I’ve wanted to use a line like that for a long time. And today a former high school student from Orange County, California handed it to me on a plate. Omar Khan, age 21, who until a few years ago attended Tesoro High School in Orange County, recently pleaded guilty to [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Schools Still Playing Catch Up in Security
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● March 30, 2011
Panda Security just released the results of its Kindergarten-12 Education IT Security Study, which looked at the current security landscape and challenges K-12 schools in the U.S. are facing. Not surprising that more than 60% of the schools experienced some kind of significant security incident at least twice a year. What’s the reason for all [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Amateur Hackers Succeed in Hacking Oil Companies
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 24, 2011
It’s bad enough that our computers and networks remain so vulnerable to professional hackers and sophisticated organized crime gangs. But it’s downright insulting that complete amateurs seem to have just as easy a path. Security firm McAfee just reported that a group of what appears to be amateur Chinese hackers managed to infiltrate the computer [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: A Social Media Superstar Gets Hacked
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● February 1, 2011
OMG, you’ll never guess whose FB account was hacked! (#FAIL). Mark Zuckerberg! That’s right, the founder of Facebook, inventor of the social network, and inspiration for the Oscar-nominated movie of the very same name, got hacked last week. Now it’s no laughing matter, and there’s little public information on how exactly he got hacked. But [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Snoop on Your Spouse, Go to Jail!
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● January 7, 2011
Over the holidays I read the story of how a husband who snooped on his wife’s email, only to discover that she was being unfaithful, now faces felony charges that could land him with a multi-year prison sentence. The husband’s story seems simple enough. He suspected that his wife was seeing her ex-husband but needed [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Gawker Hack Exposes Bad Security Habits
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 21, 2010
In case you hadn’t heard, mega media site Gawker was recently the victim of hackers who stole and exposed more than 1.3 million user accounts and passwords. The security community wasted no time analyzing this sensitive data (now very public) for patterns about Gawker user security habits and choices—the results were not surprising. Security experts [...]
Protecting Your Holiday Against Orcs, Aliens…and Identity Thieves
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● December 15, 2010
You’ve entered the dark cave of the evil orc goddess, silently infiltrating her defenses with your cloak of invisibility. You skirt around the edge of her throne chamber, stalking quietly, and draw your assassin’s blade. You remove the threat of her elite guards with deft slashes of your trusty blade and spring forth to take [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Who Can You Trust?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 2, 2010
A few months ago I wrote about a fake credit union that added a new and sinister twist to the old scam of phishing. Fake credit union emails are nothing new, and credit unions have been used for years as lures to trick unwary users into handing over their passwords. As a sign of their [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Want to Steal a House? Start with an Email Address…
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 28, 2010
In one of the most bizarre cases of fraud and identity theft, an Australian man got a very rude introduction to the world of identity theft when he discovered that a few email exchanges triggered the sale of his home from right under his nose. While the victim was traveling, he was surprised to receive [...]
GAME ON, SHIELDS UP: Avoiding Identity Theft in Online Gaming
Posted by: Matt Sarrel in: ● August 30, 2010
It’s that time of year again when thoughts turn to the less-than-exciting and impending return to the grind of school and homework. While our bodies are fully engaged in sunshine and playing outside, we’ll soon be engulfed in the busy worlds of academics, sports, and social life. And video games. Whether you turn to Wii, [...]
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