Society has always had its share of bad apples. Even now, in the midst of an unprecedented crisis all some people can see is the opportunity to take advantage of others. There’s been a huge uptick in all kinds of fraud, usually targeting people’s understandable anxieties about the virus or their own financial situation. Here’s what you … Continue reading One man’s crisis is another man’s opportunity.
So now we have our own Target. Details are still sketchy, but it looks as though millions of TalkTalk customers have been thoroughly compromised. From the sound of it, there were some pretty basic failures, including lack of encryption and retention of sensitive data in the same location as everything else. Was this predictable? Of … Continue reading Less TalkTalk, more action
If you’re not in the public eye, you’re not likely to get hacked for fun. Anonymous et al are in it for the oxygen of publicity. Most hackers are in it for the money. So to understand your risk, you need to follow the money. How can hackers monetise you? Firstly, by using you as … Continue reading How does this hacking thing work, then?
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