Tag: security
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Heartbleed Attack wages war on the Web – Minecraft Hit!
When I heard about Heartbleed, the one line of code that is apparently responsible for the vulnerability of two thirds of the internet, I wasn’t really that worried. It’s a problem in OpenSSL, an open source toolkit which can be updated and fixed in a heartbeat (lol). The coding solution was posted on Kotaku hours…
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Massive security breach sees 4.6 million Snapchat user details posted online
Users of the Snapchat app in North America may have been put at risk as a massive database containing the phone numbers, usernames and locations of 4.6 million users has been posted online. The huge security issue for Snapchat occurred after the profile data of millions of users was uploaded and started to appear on…
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Sony resetting some PSN account passwords for “irregular activity”
If you are currently residing in North America and are experiencing issues with logging into your Sony PSN account, then this may be because your password has changed. Don’t worry, you’re not losing your memory. Sony has announced that as a precautionary measure it has reset thousands of US PlayStation Network account passwords – you…