Feb 28
The NSA has refused to detail exactly how much access to secret Yahoo webcam surveillance that snapped photos of millions of unwitting video chatters, including those involved in adult activities, … Continue reading
Feb 28
Save $224 With This 3D-Printed Adapter To Affix Google Glass To Standard Frames
Posted in: Today's ChiliGoogle is now selling its own Glass-compatible frames for prescription lenses, but they’ll set you back $225 a pair, lenses not included. That’s a bit steep, especially when you’ve already forked over $1,500 for Glass itself. A DIY project from design studio Pixil 3D can modify Glass to work with your existing prescription glasses for under $1 in material costs, provided you… Read More
Feb 19
Flappy Bird may be dead, at least the original version of the ridiculously-addictive game, but that hasn’t stopped the copycats and clones, including this real-world version dubbed Flappy Bird in … Continue reading
Feb 19
Belkin WeMo home automation products open to hackers, security researchers say don’t use them
Posted in: Today's ChiliBelkin has a number of home automation products in its WeMo line. The Belkin WeMo LED lighting products were launched in January. Belkin also offers a WeMo light switch along … Continue reading
Feb 14
Hackers take advantage of unknown flaw in Internet Explorer to attack web users
Posted in: Today's ChiliComputer users are vulnerable to all sort of attacks that seek to steal personal information or install nefarious software on PCs. At times, the attacks target flaws in the computer … Continue reading
Feb 13
Bitcoin is supposed to be safe and secure, but it seems that a particular system is only as strong as its weakest link. Hackers have managed to clean out a Bitcoin wallet that is owned by Silk Road 2, where the amount which was siphoned off happen to be a whopping $2.7 million. Ouch! Just how did the hackers manage that feat? Well, they made use of a similar transaction malleability bug in Bitcoin’s protocol, which is the same bug that resulted in Bitcoin exchanges such as Mt. Gox and BitStamp stopping any kind of withdrawals from happening. Silk Road 2 happens to be an underground Internet black market which was introduced in October last year, and this incorporation happened after the FBI shut down its predecessor, which was the original Silk Road.
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Feb 12
If you are an avid user of the app Snapchat, you are familiar with hacks and other issue that make the app not so secure. One of the big issues … Continue reading
Feb 06
HVAC contractor fingered as poorly secured third party at center of Target breach
Posted in: Today's ChiliLate last year retailer Target was hit with a hack that allowed nefarious users into its systems. The hackers made off with details on 70 million customers including credit card … Continue reading
Feb 03
Canadian wireless carrier Bell Canada has admitted that the user names and passwords stolen in a recent hack have turned up on the web. The carrier says that the usernames … Continue reading
Jan 30
Yahoo Mail Accounts Breached Again
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I don’t think that companies see themselves getting hacked at least once as a badge of honor. No sir, it is actually a testament that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and in the case of Yahoo Mail which has just been breached recently (the number of accounts breached were not revealed) after this news came to light today, one ought to wonder whether it is time to settle for different methods of communication if security is of the utmost importance. Those who were affected users have already been notified by Yahoo, where they claim that they are doing all in their power to track down those behind this hack, and to re-secure breached accounts.
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