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OPM Hack Causing Greater Harm than Snowden’s Leaks to Intelligence Agencies

The federal government’s Office of Personnel Management leak went from worse to catastrophic. The number of people affected grows with each new report and it may put millions of people who have a security clearance or who’ve applied for clearance in jeopardy of blackmail or — worse — being turned by foreign governments. Revealed during congressional hearings into the matter, Donna Seymour, the CIO for … Continue reading OPM Hack Causing Greater Harm than Snowden’s Leaks to Intelligence Agencies

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LastPass Prompting Users to Change Passwords Due to Hack

With the recent federal government hack, online security’s taken center stage. At some romproint, someone may have suggested to you that a password manager is a good idea. However, LastPass, one of the most popular password managers, revealed that it is investigating “suspicious activity”. To be clear, this doesn’t mean that passwords were stolen — LastPass encrypts its users’ logins and passwords. But what was … Continue reading LastPass Prompting Users to Change Passwords Due to Hack

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Following IRS Hack, Another Federal Agency is Breached — About 4 million Records Affected

The U.S. Office of Personnel Management — think your company’s HR department, only much, much bigger — reported the online records of about 4 million federal employees were compromised in April. The FBI and the Office of Homeland Security are investigating the intrusion and officials speaking to the Wall Street Journal say it originated from China — the second time the OPM’s been hacked by individuals … Continue reading Following IRS Hack, Another Federal Agency is Breached — About 4 million Records Affected

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Well This is Embarrassing — Adult FriendFinder Hacked

Are you looking to hook up with, uh, like-minded people? If you are and you have a profile on Adult FriendFinder, or AFF, you might want to change your password — or come clean, as changing your password at this point may be shutting the barn doors after the pony-play fetishists have bolted. If you don’t know what AFF is, it’s a widely used hook-up … Continue reading Well This is Embarrassing — Adult FriendFinder Hacked

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Starbucks App Hacked

Starbucks and tech. The two go together like cold pizza and bachelors. When Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, who did he prank call? There you go. But in this case, that association is not as great as the press makes it out to be. Take the news from Starbucks that criminals have been exploiting its rewards program and mobile phone app by ordering up gift … Continue reading Starbucks App Hacked

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