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    The Massive Hack Of The U.S. Government's Employee Database Is Even Worse Than We Thought

    Wow. Remember the gigantic hack into the database of the federal government's Office of Personnel Management? Well it turns out that the hack has affected an…

    By Brad Reed July 9th, 2015 Read More
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    No One Is Safe: $300 Gadget Steals Encryption Keys Out Of The Air, And It's Nearly Unstoppable

    Just when you thought you were safe, a new hacking toy comes along and rocks your world. Imagine a tool exists that lets hackers pluck encryption…

    By Zach Epstein July 8th, 2015 Read More
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    MasterCard's Wild Plan To Authorize Purchases By Analyzing User Selfies

    With each passing year, consumers continue to spend more and more time and money shopping online, both via mobile devices and the desktop. As a…

    By Yoni Heisler July 7th, 2015 Read More
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    'Hacking Team' Hack Proves Governments Can Spy On Jailbroken iPhones

    Forget about voiding your warranty and potentially rendering your iPhone unusable if something goes wrong, Apple fans now have another reason to avoid jailbreaking their…

    By Zach Epstein July 7th, 2015 Read More
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    Protect Yourself From Hackers - Update To iOS 8.4 And OS X 10.10.4 Right Now

    If Apple Music and Beats 1 weren't enough motivation for you to update your iPhones, iPads and iPod touch handhelds to iOS 8.4, maybe the…

    By Zach Epstein July 1st, 2015 Read More
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    Passwords From 47 Government Agencies Leaked Online

    Stolen email and passwords belonging to individuals from nearly 50 Government agencies have leaked online, according to a CIA backed startup out of Boston. According to…

    By Yoni Heisler June 25th, 2015 Read More
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    How The NSA Spied On Antivirus Companies To Make Undetectable Malware

    Russian antivirus company Kaspersky revealed recently that it was the target of hackers behind the Stuxnet and Duqu worms last year. The hackers have been attacking the…

    By Chris Smith June 23rd, 2015 Read More
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    This Pita Bread Radio Can Hack Through Any Laptop's Encryption

    Inventive researchers at Tel Aviv University have come up with a new way of spying on computer users, one that can reportedly steal passwords wirelessly…

    By Chris Smith June 22nd, 2015 Read More
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    Samsung Galaxy Keyboard Hack: Samsung Says Fix Is On The Way

    Just a few days after a researcher at the Blackhat Mobile Security Summit in London disclosed a keyboard vulnerability that put upwards of 600 million Samsung…

    By Yoni Heisler June 19th, 2015 Read More
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    Warning: Major iPhone Security Flaw Lets Hackers Steal All Your Passwords

    A very serious security flaw in Apple's iOS mobile platform and its OS X desktop operating system has been discovered by security researchers and seemingly…

    By Zach Epstein June 17th, 2015 Read More
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    Crime Pays: Malware Authors Enjoy An Average 1,425% Return On Investment

    A recent report from Trustwave on the state of malware relays that online crime, unfortunately, does pay. The report, originally cited by Net Security, relays…

    By Yoni Heisler June 16th, 2015 Read More
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    Leading Password Security Company Gets Hacked; Customers Advised To Change Their Master Passwords

    These days, it appears as if no one is safe from hackers. Just a week after the security firm Kaspersky announced that they had been hacked…

    By Yoni Heisler June 15th, 2015 Read More
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    Sex, Drugs And Rock 'N' Roll: Hackers Stole Highly Sensitive Personal Data Of Government Spies

    Unknown hackers have recently hit the "PR" department of the U.S. government, stealing data for millions of employees – at least four million, according to…

    By Chris Smith June 15th, 2015 Read More
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    Hackers Reportedly Stole Social Security Numbers From Every Federal Employee

    Yikes. The Associated Press reports that the American Federal of Government Employees union is alleging that hackers actually stole all federal employees' Social Security numbers in a…

    By Brad Reed June 11th, 2015 Read More
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    Twitter's Shareable Blacklists Are A Nightmare For The Web's Worst Trolls

    Twitter has plenty of issues, but chief among them is how easy it is for dirtbags with too much free time to berate other users. Twitter has…

    By Jacob Siegal June 10th, 2015 Read More
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    Warning: Major iPhone Security Flaw Makes It Painfully Easy To Steal Your Password

    Apple's iOS platform is one of the most secure mobile operating systems in the world, and each release brings new security features and enhancements. iPhones…

    By Zach Epstein June 10th, 2015 Read More
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    The FBI Is Making It Too Easy For Us To Track Down Its Spy Planes

    The Associated Press revealed earlier this week that the FBI appears to be the intelligence agency that's flying spy planes in America for surveillance operations. Even…

    By Chris Smith June 3rd, 2015 Read More
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    Tim Cook Blasts Google And Facebook While Boasting Of Apple's Commitment To Privacy

    The old adage of, "If a product is free you are the product" isn't lost on Apple CEO Tim Cook. During a recent speech delivered…

    By Yoni Heisler June 3rd, 2015 Read More
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    Warning: Serious Mac Vulnerability Could Open Permanent Backdoor To Hackers

    A security researcher has discovered a new Mac vulnerability that can seriously affect some Mac owners, even though most users should be relatively safe because the security…

    By Chris Smith June 2nd, 2015 Read More
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    TSA Security Checks Can Easily Be Fooled, Homeland Security Finds

    An undercover operation conducted by Homeland Security Red Teams revealed that TSA security checks often do not serve their intended purpose, with airport officials failing to…

    By Chris Smith June 2nd, 2015 Read More
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    Almost Anyone Can Make Ransomware With This Horrifying New Program

    We might be entering a whole new era of malware, one where even those who lack any semblance of deep technical expertise will be able to…

    By Yoni Heisler May 28th, 2015 Read More
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    Android Tips: How To Use An Important Security Feature You Probably Don't Know About

    If your Android phone's performance has gotten noticeably worse, it might be because it's being plagued by a malicious app you've unwittingly installed. As GreenBot…

    By Brad Reed May 27th, 2015 Read More
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    Thieves Hack IRS, Steal Tax Info From More Than 100,000 Taxpayers

    Gulp. This isn't good. The Associated Press reports that the Internal Revenue Service admitted on Tuesday that thieves had hacked into one of its systems and had…

    By Brad Reed May 26th, 2015 Read More
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    Google Study Finds Website Security Questions Are Even Less Secure Than Passwords

    A new in-depth study from Google reveals that the security questions most individuals use as an additional layer of security are often less secure and…

    By Yoni Heisler May 22nd, 2015 Read More
  • 500 Million Android Devices At Risk: Researchers Find That Factory Reset Doesn't Completely Wipe Data

    One of the most important things to do before selling or giving away a used smartphone is to wipe the device clean. After all, the…

    By Yoni Heisler May 22nd, 2015 Read More
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    Do This Now: Secure Your Adult Dating Profiles - A Major Site Was Just Hacked

    In case you happen to have one or multiple adult dating website profiles, you might consider securing them right away, as one of the world's…

    By Chris Smith May 22nd, 2015 Read More
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    Potentially Big Apple Watch Vulnerability Could Let Thieves Use Apple Pay On Stolen Watches

    A potential security vulnerability recently detailed by a blogger may have uncovered a serious flaw in the Apple Watch's design that could lead to some big headaches…

    By Zach Epstein May 20th, 2015 Read More
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