People encouraged to better secure online accounts following Yahoo breach
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Residents who use Yahoo Mail are being encouraged by the S.C. Department of Consumer Affairs to take action to secure their online accounts following the announcement last month of a massive breach. During the last two weeks of September, Yahoo The post People encouraged to better […]
Yahoo confirms massive hack of 500 million accounts, blames “state actor”
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo has confirmed the mother of all data breaches — 500 million user accounts compromised back in late 2014 — and is laying blame on a “state-sponsored actor.” The stolen data may have included names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays, The post Yahoo confirms massive hack […]
London-based Yahoo! hacker gets 11 years for SQLi mischief
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans London-based Yahoo! hacker gets 11 years for SQLi mischief A 23-year-old man has been sentenced to two years in prison for his part in a cyber attack on Yahoo! in 2012. Nazariy Markuta, of Harlesden, London, was a member of The post London-based Yahoo! hacker gets […]
Yahoo to confirm hackers stole passwords for 200M accounts all the way back in 2012
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo will confirm later this week that hackers did breach its systems in 2012, stealing personal data for about 200 million accounts, including easily decrypted passwords Sources close to the situation confirmed the massive data breach to Recode. Yahoo admitted The post Yahoo to confirm hackers […]
For just $129 Hackers can hack into your Facebook, Gmail or Yahoo account
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Hackers can break into your Facebook, Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo account for just $129, says Dell According to an annual report from Dell SecureWorks on underground hacker marketplaces, hiring a hacker to compromise an account with a popular email or social networking account will cost you […]
Yahoo Mail app gets a major update; password no longer required, third party accounts supported
Yahoo announced yesterday a major update to the Yahoo Mail app. Included is a new feature called “Yahoo Account Key,” which allows you to sign into the app without using a password. Instead, the app will send a notification to the smartphone that is associated with the account. The message asks the user to either […]
Facebook Inc Hires Yahoo! Alex Stamos As Chief Security Officer
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) has hired Alex Stamos as its new chief security officer, according to a Facebook post from Wednesday. Since last year, Mr. Stamos has served as chief information security officer at Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ:YHOO). The need to fill the vacancy for security personnel at […]
Yahoo ‘On-Demand’ Password System: What Happens When You Lose Your Smartphone?
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Yahoo has introduced quite an ingenious way to help all those who are constantly forgetting their passwords. The company has just announced a new ‘on-demand’ phone-incorporated password service at the SXSW festival that, almost entirely, eliminates the need to remember passwords. The new Yahoo announcement comes […]
Shellshock: Romanian hackers are accessing Yahoo servers, claims security expert
Yahoo servers have been infiltrated by Romanian hackers exploiting the Shellshock bug discovered last month, according to cyber security expert Jonathan Hall. In a blog post on his website Future South, Hall detailed the process by which he discovered Yahoo, […] For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com View full post […]
Phishing mail says ‘DSVX virus’ detected in Your Yahoo Mail
If you are getting emails saying that a virus detected in Your Yahoo Email account, ignore the emails. It is none other than another tricky method used by cybercriminals to fool users. Read More…. For more information go to http://www.NationalCyberSecurity.com, http://www. GregoryDEvans.com, http://www.LocatePC.net or http://AmIHackerProof.com The post Phishing mail says ‘DSVX virus’ detected in Your […]