This was pretty scary to hear about since it sends chills down my spine just thinking about the security (or, lack there of) TJ Maxx use to have. With the huge data breach that was publically annouced a couple of months ago, TJ Maxx has recently discovered that their data servers have been hacked […]

This was a nice article to read. Even though multi-factor authentication has been available for quite some time, more and more businesses and financial institutions are using it to protect their customers. Even though this won’t completely prevent theives from stealing identities, it is definitely a step in the right direction.

Cybercriminals are as […]

In fact, Symantec calls it ‘drive-by pharming’ since it can be done simply by being within the router’s range (providing all of the correct variables are in place). If the router has the default password, all a hacker needs to do is look it up on the Internet (which can be done by a […]

Simply put, this article states they are (1) malware, (2) phishing and (3) IE. While I am not surprised one bit about the first two, I am a little surprised about the third. Even though IE was considered one of the biggest threats last year as well, I would have expected the change […]

If you are one of those people who are concerned about your privacy online, this should definitely get your attention. A representative from Texas has recently introduced a bill which is supposed to combat child pornography, but it will also make ISPs track their users. The information that ISPs would track on you […]

There are an absolute ton of attacks performed on a daily basis on US government and military-related systems. Most of these attacks seem to be coming from China. Whether it be for stealing intellectual property, researching plans, or anything else, Chinese hackers seem to want it. While all of these hacks are […]

The first major Vista vulnerability has been resolved in a patch issued out by Microsoft. The vulnerability was found in Vista’s malware protection engine, which could have been used by hackers and malware alike to compromise the Vista OS. Talk about irony…
“Patch Tuesday,” when Microsoft Corp. releases repairs for problems in its software, […]

If you’re a member with Kaiser Permanente, you might want to pay attention to this. Recently, a laptop has been stolen which contains information on over 22,000 of Kaiser’s patients. Fortunately, a majority of the information contained on patients was pretty limited, but there were 500 social security numbers on there as well.
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One thing that can never be stressed enough is to never use default passwords on anything. That includes your router. If you use a default password on your router, a hacker will easily be able to get into your router, change its DNS settings through some malicious JavaScript code, and redirect you to […]

It happens all the time; hackers and identity thieves dive into your trash and recycling to gather sensitive and confidential information. The odd thing is that things have really not been changing. While businesses encourage all their employees to recycle every time they can, they never discuss what to do with the information […]