Tag: stolen
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Carphone Warehouse Confirms Cyber Attack – Customer Credit Card Details at Risk
Carphone Warehouse has revealed this weekend that earlier in the week the company’s IT systems got hacked and up to 2.4-million of its customers’ personal information including names, addresses and bank details may have been compromised. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office and the Met Cyber Crime department is under way to find out […]
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Phone Locator Added To Android Google App
We lose our phones more often than we think – whether it’s around the house, down the back of the sofa, or even on a night out. It’s frustrating, it’s annoying and frankly there are only a few ways to track down a device once it’s gone walkabout. thankfully, Android users who use the Google […]
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The Most Popular Passwords of 2014
In the digital age we live in, it’s paramount that we unsure that our important data is as secure as possible. Each year, SplashData compile a list that shows the most popular passwords used over the last year. The data is taken from the millions of passwords that have been stolen over the last 12 […]
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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 that’s set to explode in early 2015 (along with just about every other new tech phenomenon, it’s been a busy 5 years). SEE ALSO: Naim Launches the mu-so its First […]
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SnapSaved Responds To Hacking
Image Credit: AIVAnet.com After we learned about SnapChat photos numbering in the hundreds of thousands had been leaked to the internet by hackers, we were quick to cover the issue as well as publish our very own guide to keeping your pictures safe on the internet. SnapChat themselves weren’t to blame for the issue […]
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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 to deny it has been compromised as hackers leak hundreds of passwords online, promising to release almost 7 million more if they’re paid in Bitcoin for the information. However, Dropbox […]
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How To: Protect Your Photos From Hackers
Image Credit: Know Your Meme The recent hacking attack on Apple’s iCloud service, which led to many celebrities, male and female alike, having private naughty photos leaked to the internet following hacking attacks, has prompted everyone to rethink the way they use image sharing services online, and the do’s and dont’s with regards to posting […]
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SnapChat Pics Leaked From Hacked Archive
SnapChat, an app which allows you to send images and videos to your friends which have a set expiration date for deletion, has no real dedicated archive service. Indeed, one of the reasons people sue the app is because their images are not saved and don’t permanently exist. Cue a raft of naughty photos. A […]
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Apple Activation Status Check – Is Your Preowned iPhone Stolen?
Thinking of purchasing a pre-owned iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? Most sellers are respectable folk but sadly there are a few out there looking to shift dodgy goods – particularly stolen tech. Apple is now offering a service through its iCloud website for potential second hand buyers to check the legitimacy of the item in […]
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T-Mobile Sues Huawei Over Robot
T-Mobile’s USA branch are not happy today, as reports are coming in that they are suing rival Chinese firm Huawei, whose employees have apparently made off with their robot. It’s a lot less like a tussle between two toddlers at playgroup than you might think, as the robot in question is an asset closely guarded […]
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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, addresses and birthdays. The news came courtesy of Reuters who said that, although financial or credit card information had had no evidence of unauthorised access, eBay have urged users to […]
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How to locate, block and erase your lost or stolen Android device
In this modern day of gadgets, almost everyone has a tablet or smartphone device filled to the brim with personal information in apps and data. That’s why when a smartphone or tablet is lost it’s pretty serious stuff and a matter of urgency to try and find it and limit the loss or misuse of […]