Tag: accounts
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Facebook May Take Legal Action Against Employers Who Ask Staff For Passwords
As strange as it may sound, the practice has been going on for a while now and earlier in the month it was reported that US government agencies and colleges were demanding applicants hand over their password for their account. Obviously you could say no, but I doubt that would have done you any favours…
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Google Play Store (Formerly Android Market) Gets Update to Version 3.5.15
Early last week the Android Market went through a much unexpected change, becoming known as the Google Play Store. The initial updates have been rolling out to our Android smartphone and tablets and the rebrand is well under way, with little notable difference to the way the store operates. Already Google is whizzing out updates…
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Sony suspends 93,000 PSN and online accounts after security breach
Sony has announced that it has been forced to suspend over 93,000 accounts on its Playstation Network (PSN), Sony Entertainment Network and Sony Online Entertainment services. Several large security breaches have resulted in an unauthorised source gaining access to the username and password combinations for over 93,000 online accounts. Sony has been quick to release…
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Anonymous & LulzSec appeal for PayPal account closures
Forsaking the usual route of intrusion and crippling of high profile targets it seems the mischief making hacktivist pair Anonymous and LulzSec – together forming AntiSec – are taking a backwards step in latest operation against the online payment transaction site PayPal. They posted an appeal on a hacker-safe forum asking us to close our…
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Anonymous & LulzSec appeal for PayPal account closures
Forsaking the usual route of intrusion and crippling of high profile targets it seems the mischief making hacktivist pair Anonymous and LulzSec – together forming AntiSec – are taking a backwards step in latest operation against the online payment transaction site PayPal. They posted an appeal on a hacker-safe forum asking us to close our…
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LulzSec Strike Again – Nintendo and FBI cyber-security division latest hack victims
Nintendo has admitted they are amongst the latest hits by hacker group LulzSec – Just a day before revealing its Wii successor console at the E3 Conference in Los Angeles. Last week LulzSec claimed another hack on Sony Pictures boasting that they could have but didn’t attack the already flailing gaming division and the cyber-jokers…
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Another bad day for Sony: Part 2 – Playstation Store customers suffer errors!
Today’s second dose of bad news for Team Sony – This one affects you gamers.. A number of Gadget Helpline blog readers have brought to our attention an error they’re experiencing when trying to get back onto the Playstation Store to grab the bountiful goodies on offer as part of Sony’s attempt to win back…
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Another bad day for Sony: Part 1 – Sony Pictures website hacked!
Just when you thought it was safe to be a Sony supporter a tag-team double-whammy of bad news comes up and ruins your day – again. Firstly.. A day after the restoration of the company’s online services seemed to be nearing its completion reports emerge that a different hacking group has managed to breach another…
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Another Xbox Live director hacked!
Here’s an interesting way to get noticed for a job (or fine) by Microsoft.. A hacker known as “Predator” has been able to phish information from Xbox Live’s Director of Policy and Enforcement, Stephen Toulouse (aka “Stepto”), gaining email and address information via his personal website server and was then able to alter the Chief’s…