T-Mobile is having a rough year. Back in May, security researchers discovered an open API that could allow attackers to siphon off sensitive customer information. Now, just a few weeks ago, T-Mobile disclosed that that on August 20th their security team found unauthorized users retrieving data from T-Mobile servers. At this time, they believe over 2 million accounts were … [Read more...]
Football vs Futbol, who has the better password?
You may be tired of hearing how bad our password picking is by now, but we continue to pick weak and easily guessed passwords. Dashline recently reported that NFL team names are commonly used for passwords. More users are picking NFL team names for their passwords now that the season has started. The Eagles took the first spot after winning last year’s Super Bowl. This doesn't … [Read more...]
Teen Steals Apple’s Keys
A teen in Melbourne, Australia was able to hack into Apple’s networks and retrieve over 90 GB of data in the course of a year. Investigators found “authorized keys,” likely private authentication keys, on the teen’s computer. He used VPNs to gain access to Apple servers to download this data which he saved in a folder conveniently named "hacky hack hack." After gaining access … [Read more...]
Google Bans the Competition
Google recently banned app-based crypto-mining. Google had previous banned cryptocurrency ads as well but still allows apps that trade cryptocurrency. Does Google fear that cryptocurrency will take over their ad revenue? Google has not explained why they have banned these apps but reviewing the history Google and Apple have had with these apps makes it clear. Apple, who also … [Read more...]
World Cup Blog Spammers
It is easy to identify spam in your email or a website when the wording is strange or is completely off topic. There are also popular phases that are used in spam. Whether this is on a website or an email, the phases are the same. “I need money to get home now” “I lost my wallet” “you have been selected for the prize” “I need your help to transfer money” These … [Read more...]
