Archive for October 2012
Virus kills off Borderlands 2 video game characters
Xbox 360 players of Borderlands 2, the video game created by Gearbox Studios, face new obstacle as players report numerous bizarre character deaths.
Read MorePacemaker patients at risk of death by hacking
Pacemakers now can pose a potential threat to any wearer due to new hacks being dubbed as “digital assassination.”
Read MoreFacebook Donates $250K To Help Combat Cybercrime
The University of Alabama at Birmingham have been awarded $250K by Facebook for the great work they do fighting cybercrime
Read MoreData Leak Wipes $22bn Off Google Stock Value
A human error at Google’s financial printer R.R. Donnelly caused around 9% to be wiped off its stock price
Read MoreBritish Airways Virus Arriving In Your Inbox Today
Warnings were released today about an email virus claiming to be a British Airways ticket receipt
Read MoreFacebook Spam Spreads Through Sexy Video
A new piece of Facebook malware appears to be a cheeky video accidentally sent to your inbox
Read MoreHackers Attack The Sun
Hackers target SCADA system that’s used to remotely monitor and manage solar energy-generating power plants.
Read MoreSecurity Incident Caused googie.ie and yahoo.ie Outage
The Irish Google and Yahoo were taken offline on Tuesday this week when attackers managed to change DNS records
Read MoreTiro Security Looks to Secure Los Angeles Silicon Beach Start-Up Community
Tiro Security – an evolutionary infosec staffing company – announces its launch to assist the flourishing Los Angeles IT market protect its digital assets. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 10, 2012 Founders of Tiro Security, Kris and Rob, are friends with over thirty years of involvement in the recruitment and IT security sectors. With their shared understanding and unrivaled knowledge of…
Read MorePilfering Verizon Sysadmin Receives Four Years and $2.3m Fine For Kit Theft
A Verizon employee is given four years for defrauding the company out of millions of dollars worth of assets
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