Tag: security
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Sony Boss apologises over PSN Hacks
Its been nearly 2 weeks of issues, hacks, leaks and general failure for Sony and its Playstation Network woes. Still we have very little movement but for the first time in all of this failure Sony has spoken out and offered and Apology to all its customers. Sony’s British boss Sir Howard Stringer has issued…
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Playstation Network Fail: Blame starts at Anonymous – Hacktivists deny claims
Sony has now recognised and pointed blame at two parties who are presumed to be behind the security attack which led to the serious data leak for the Playstation Network and Sony Online Entertainment services almost two weeks ago. If correct, Anonymous was the first hacker organisation to have struck the Sony networks with a…
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Sony Online Entertainment network was also target of data theft threat!
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Things are getting worse by the day for Sony and its legion of frustrated gamers as it’s now been revealed that not only was the Playstation Network’s security compromised by hackers, but also the Sony Online Entertainment PC-based gaming network was open to data theft before the PSN was taken down for “maintenance” on April…
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New Playstation Network Q&A posted – Lawsuit filed against Sony for failing to secure data.
Don’t hold your breath Playstation fans – but yet another blog has been posted by Sony, this time a Q&A claims the gaming network will be returned to a secure and usable state by next Tuesday. Yes, that’s another bank holiday weekend wasted for Playstation gamers already frustrated with no online services and the string of misinformation…
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New Playstation Network Q&A posted – Lawsuit filed against Sony for failing to secure data.
Don’t hold your breath Playstation fans – but yet another blog has been posted by Sony, this time a Q&A claims the gaming network will be returned to a secure and usable state by next Tuesday. Yes, that’s another bank holiday weekend wasted for Playstation gamers already frustrated with no online services and the string of misinformation…
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First it was Apple, now reports show Google also spies on us through Android software!
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Following reports this week that Apple are secretly keeping tabs on our whereabouts from iPhone, we’re now hearing accusations that the Google Android operating system also has been seriously compromising user privacy by similarly recording and relaying location information amongst other details. The Wall Street Journal reported that a top security analyst (and former hacker)…
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Skype/Android Update: Secure version hits Marketplace – but users still not happy.
After finding it was possible for third-party apps to access user information through its Android app, Skype have now put up a new version of the chat software to the Marketplace and are urging users to update and protect their valuable data. Skype says “After a weekend of developing and testing, we have updated a new…
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BBC Online out of action – News site and iPlayer down for an hour
Technical fault or “Hackivism” at work?
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Make sure you are safe on Twitter: Switch to HTTPS
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Social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter are becoming more aware with the security risks their sites bring, and have to take steps to keep their users safe. Facebook recently introduced the option to browse their site using a secure HTTPS connection, and now microblogging site Twitter have done the same. Major security firm…