Topic: Hacking

Quirky Facebook Page Hacked? Nope, Trolled by Founder.
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Quirky Facebook Page Hacked? Nope, Trolled by Founder.

Quirky, a site known for developing user generated inventions, appears to have had their Facebook Page hacked this afternoon. The Quirky Facebook Page started to post some quirky (excuse the bad pun) messages around 3PM … [Read more...]

How To: Recover A Hacked or Compromised Email Account
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How To: Recover A Hacked or Compromised Email Account

Today, my email account was compromised and used to send out spam.  Thankfully, I was able to login to my account which is hosted with Google Apps and change the password before most of the spam emails were able to be … [Read more...]

Security Guide: Passwords 101
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Security Guide: Passwords 101

It comes up all the time on the web: pick a strong password! But what does that really mean? There are many misconceptions about passwords that can lead to trouble. Insecure passwords are very vulnerable and subject to … [Read more...]

YouTube Hacked: XSS Attack
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YouTube Hacked: XSS Attack

YouTube has become a victim of XSS (cross site scripting) attacks.  The attacks which started this morning appear to be the work of a group of 4chan users.  The origin of the attack seemed to revolve around no other … [Read more...]

App Store Hacked
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App Store Hacked

Wow.  Talk about an exciting July 4th weekend.  Two major web services, the App Store and YouTube have been hacked.  It appears a rogue developer has gained unauthorized access to a number (currently unknown) of … [Read more...]