Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ISIS social media accounts are buzzing with a spreadsheet of personal data on employees of the American, British, and Australian governments, including military personnel. The Islamic State claims this list was compiled using data stolen from government systems by its “hacking…
A ‘Tech Dad’ Emailed 97,931 People Their Hacked Passwords
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New hacker horror stories are being spun all the time, whether it’s Uber accounts being sold on the dark web, or an Anonymous affiliate posting the emails and passwords of Canadian government officials. Have you ever wondered if your email and…
An academic researcher published 10 million usernames and passwords where any hacker can see them
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A security analyst and hacking author just published 10 million web usernames and passwords in the name of academic research. US-based network security expert Mark Burnett announced the news on his blog on Monday. Burnett believes the data will help security…
New Hacker Tool iDict Exploits Simple Passwords: How To Find Out If Your Account Could Be Compromised
If your password is simple — like Password1 or Passw0rd — now’s the time to change it, as a new brute-force hacking tool called iDict made its way around the Internet Friday. iDict exploited a hole in Apple’s security system […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Hackers Leak Thousands Of Passwords, Credit Card Info
We promise you that one day you’ll wake up, and you won’t have to read about the latest attack on privacy perpetrated by anonymous hackers. Unfortunately, today is not that day. The sun has barely set on Sony’s hacking scandal, […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Handy hacks that make life easier: New book reveals how to rid your inbox of spam, protect your passwords and amplify your iPhone
Hacking traditionally has only negative connotations, whether it involves celebrity voicemail, nude photos in the cloud, the Pentagon’s computer network – or the old-fashioned axe. But the world is increasingly rich with positive “hacks” designed not to cause humiliation or […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Hacker Publishes 5 Million Gmail Addresses, Passwords
On September 9, 2014, a user named tvskit published a link to 4,929,090 Gmail addresses and passwords on the Russian Bitcoin Security forum. In his post, tvskit claimed that at least 60 percent of the passwords were still valid. The […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Russian hacker releases 5 million old Gmail accounts and passwords
Russian hacker ‘tvskit’ has released 4.93 million Gmail email addresses and passwords on the popular Russian Bitcoin forum BTSec, although the forum was quick to remove the files and also redact the passwords. Tvskit claimed that 60 percent of the […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…
Simple passwords ‘key’ to hacking
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Paris – Cyber-security expert Gerome Billois explains how a “targeted attack” on some iCloud accounts Ä the Apple online service that stores all types of content – led to the release of nude celebrity photos. How were these accounts hacked? […]…
The Man Who Found 1.2 Billion Stolen Passwords
Alex Holden, CTO of Milwaukee-based Hold Security, looks surprisingly buoyant. Perhaps it’s just his attempt at a brave face. In the past week, his integrity as a security researcher has been called into question. He’s been called a liar and […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net…