Microsoft and Sony Talk DDOS Defences
Outages on both Microsoft’s Xbox Live and Sony’s PSN online gaming services proved to be a real pain to players, not to mention an embarrassing… Read More »Microsoft and Sony Talk DDOS Defences
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Group Behind PSN Hack Under Attack
Lizard Squad, the group behind the most recent hacking escapade which brought down Xbox Live and the Playstation network over Christmas, has thankfully suffered a… Read More »Group Behind PSN Hack Under Attack
NFC Pay System CurrentC Hacked Already
Here’s another cautionary tale from the tech industry, especially for the slew of up and coming startups and companies involved in the NFC payment business… Read More »NFC Pay System CurrentC Hacked Already
7 Million Hacked Dropbox Passwords up for Sale
Only yesterday we confirmed that a Dropbox glitch had wiped large amounts of data from their cloud based storage service. Today Dropbox finds itself having… Read More »7 Million Hacked Dropbox Passwords up for Sale
Hackers Post Millions of Stolen Gmail Passwords Online, You’re Probably Fine
Several tech blogs on Wednesday reported that hackers have leaked some 5 million stolen Gmail passwords to a Russian forum. They were part right. The… Read More »Hackers Post Millions of Stolen Gmail Passwords Online, You’re Probably Fine
eBay Hacked – Change Your Passwords!
eBay has fallen victim to a hacking attack between late February and early March. The e-commerce giant said client identity information was stolen including emails,… Read More »eBay Hacked – Change Your Passwords!
Amazon and Apple Remove Mobile Browsing Password Resets After Hack
Both Apple and Amazon have removed a feature on their mobile browsing websites to reset a device password, in light of a recent hack on Wired writer… Read More »Amazon and Apple Remove Mobile Browsing Password Resets After Hack
Samsung Galaxy SIII Gets Rooted Well Ahead of Official Launch
Samsung’s unreleased flagship gets hacked to run custom software…already…
Square Enix Hacked – Affects 1.8 Million Users
A recent hacking attack on the game developer Square Enix’s servers has been revealed to have affected information on user accounts belonging to 1.8 million… Read More »Square Enix Hacked – Affects 1.8 Million Users
Intel HD Blu-ray Video Encryption Cracked
The copy protection method used on Blu-Ray discs was thought to be full proof. However, early last year the HDCP (High Definition Copy Protection) key… Read More »Intel HD Blu-ray Video Encryption Cracked
Facebook Accounts Hacked 600,000 Times A Day
For the first time in its history Facebook has revealed how many times hackers try to access other people’s accounts and it equates to 600,000… Read More »Facebook Accounts Hacked 600,000 Times A Day
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… Read More »Sony suspends 93,000 PSN and online accounts after security breach