Tag: Security

David Letterman Gets Death Threat On Jihadist Internet Forum
Late Show host David Letterman has made jokes in the past that have put him in the figurative crosshairs (remember the Oprah thing or more recently, the Sarah Palin feud?)...
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PETA Supporters Modify Dog Fighting App To Embarrass Its Users
Animal rights activists are using a highly controversial Android app to get out their message. Apparently, opponents of the "Dog Wars" app have modified an older version of the...
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Twitter DID NOT Release An App That Tracks Your “Stalkers”
If you start seeing a message in your Twitter feed claiming that Twitter has released an app that tracks your stalkers, don't believe it. It's nothing more than a phishing scam, al...
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Your iPhone Apps Are Leaving You Vulnerable To Identity Theft
It's always something when it comes to mobile devices, privacy and security. Along with...
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Facebook Adds Mobile Reporting, Password Reset
Facebook said it will start extending two new safety features to its mobile site and native apps. These are mobile social reporting and mobile password reset. The former, Faceb...
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Operation Shady RAT – McAfee Says Over 70 Organizations Breached By Remote Access Tool
McAfee has put out a report called "Revealed: Operation Shady RAT," which details an investigation of what is being...
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Facebook Bug Bounty Program: Get $500 For Finding Holes
Facebook announced today via its Facebook Security Page, that it is launching a security "bug bounty program". The program wi...
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Google Letting Users Know Their Computers are Infected
Google announced today that some users will see a message at the top of their search results telling them that their computer is infected, after the company discovered some unusual...
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Is Your Mobile Device Secure?
Mobile devices today are used for just about everything. From gaming to social networking to banking to office tasks - nearly anything you need to do, you can do it on your mobile...
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Gmail Shows Users More Info About Senders
Google has decided to start showing more information to Gmail users about who email is actually coming from. It's that you're getting new information exactly, but more that it's ju...
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British Security Firm Offers To Thwart Burglars With Scheduled Social Media Updates
We've all heard the line that Facebook is the best thing to happen to burglars since the crowbar. Since people (a) are oversharers by nature and (b) rarely think about anything be...
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Cyber Will Be the Next Generation Warfare, Says Govt. Expert
The recent breaches involving both Sony and...
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The Most Used iPhone Passcodes Are Depressingly Simple
In my mind, there are only three good reasons to use a passcode lock on your smartphone. The first is obviously security - you don't want your dumb friends peeking at your private...
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Recent Gmail Attack Reportedly Targeted White House Employees
White House workers were reportedly targeted in recent attacks against Google's Gmail service, said to come from hackers in China. The White House has not indicated who exactly was...
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Hidden App Helps Man Retrieve Stolen MacBook
The folks over at Hidden must be pretty excited right about now. The Watford, England based company has become the focal point of a story out...
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