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Chinese hackers breach 50 U.S. gov’t contractors’ systems in one year
Over the course of almost a year, Chinese hackers were able to target, attack and successfully penetrate government contractors’ systems to steal sensitive information …
Spammers use Google redirection to sneak shady URLs through filters
A growing technique being used especially by pill spammers is taking advantage of a trick abusing Google’s URL service. In yesterday’s spam review, we …
Number of websites explodes past a billion (and counting)
The number of websites has burst above one billion and is growing apace, according to figures updated in real time by online tracker Internet …
Bank customers to sign in with ‘finger vein’ technology
A new way of accessing bank accounts is being launched which identifies individuals through the unique pattern of veins in their fingers. Instead of …
Use Google’s new panel in security settings to keep your account safe
The settings aren’t new, but the wizard-like presentation is a new addition. It walks you through five important security settings for your Google account. …
Mobile app study reveals privacy concerns
As part of the 2014 Global Privacy Enforcement Network Sweep, about 26 privacy enforcement authorities in 19 countries downloaded 1,211 popular mobile apps to …
5 million Gmail passwords leaked: Check if yours was among them
A list of 5 million Gmail addresses and passwords appeared on a Russian Bitcoin forum Wednesday. It is still unclear how anyone obtained the …
Reddit, Kickstarter, and others plan net neutrality ‘day of action’ on September 10th
As the FCC prepares to close public comments on its net neutrality proposal, major internet companies are organizing a protest to raise awareness. Reddit, …
Apple to beef up iCloud security alerts after celeb photo hack
Apple plans to bolster its iCloud security measures to prevent the hijacking of accounts like that associated with last weekend’s release of a large …
Telstra wants film studios to sue downloaders
Telstra has supported Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s call for rights holders to sue customers who have ignored warning notices and have continued to download …
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