Tag: security
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UPDATE: Diablo III Developer Addresses “Hack Claims” – Authenticator Security Working Fine
Diablo III developer Blizzard has addressed the speculation that a hack is behind some unusual activity which has been reported on a number of its gaming network player’s accounts – including loss of rewards and unauthorised access to profiles and chat features. Blizzard and the Battle.net forum have both spoken out about the Diablo III…
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Diablo III Hacking: Gold & Valuables Missing & Accounts Stolen in Battle.Net Security Breach
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It’s been a while since the last big hacking scandal hit a high-profile gaming network, but it seems we have another as multiple reports have surfaced regarding a possible threat to Diablo III online players many of which are believed to have lost gold and stored items since an outage last week. Diablo III developer…
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Diablo III Hacking: Gold & Valuables Missing & Accounts Stolen in Battle.Net Security Breach
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It’s been a while since the last big hacking scandal hit a high-profile gaming network, but it seems we have another as multiple reports have surfaced regarding a possible threat to Diablo III online players many of which are believed to have lost gold and stored items since an outage last week. Diablo III developer…
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Adobe Releases Flash Exploit Fix For All Platforms
Adobe has just released an important security update for its Flash Player across all platforms, which will fix a security exploit that the company says is already being used in the wild.
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Kindle Fire Gets Updates, New Security Features Added
Amazon’s hugely popular eReader gets an update to improve security, sharing and much more
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Mac OS X Security 10 Years Behind Apple, According To Kaspersky
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Euguene Kaspersky, CEO of security software firm Kaspersky Lab, declares Mac OS X is 10 years behind its rival Microsoft.
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Microsoft Issues a Quick Fix for Serious Hotmail Security Flaw
Hotmail accounts compromised using Firefox add-on and an exploit.
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Ofcom Survey Reveals 50% Rise in British Web Use Since 2005
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An Ofcom survey of British web users has revealed a 50% increase of internet usage in the past seven years – this proving that the national pastimes are quickly becoming social networking, online gaming and other sources of digital entertainment with an average of 15 hours spent surfing per week per person. Somewhat unsurprisingly, with…
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Samsung Adds Extra Blink Security To Android Face Unlock Feature
Samsung has just unveiled that it has increased the security of the Android Face Unlock feature, a simply security measure that allows you quick access to your Android smartphone without having to enter a code or pattern. However, it’s no secret that the Face Unlock feature can be cracked, simply by showing the smartphone a…
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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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OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion To Include Increased Privacy Controls
As you may be aware, Apple are working towards a summer release of the upcoming OS X 10.8, aka Mountain Lion. The Cupertino company have just released the 2nd developer preview for registered Apple developers and according to the release notes, there are big improvements, although there are still some areas that need to be…
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Hacker Earns £38,000 by Exploiting Google Chrome in Annual “Pwnium” Contest
A major security vulnerability has been discovered in Google’s Chrome web browser after the internet software and mobile OS giant invited web mischief-makers to participate in this year’s annual Hackathon in a competition called Pwnium. The hacker, a Russian university student who managed to crack Chrome has been awarded £38,000 for his findings after infiltrating…