Hacking School Computers to Change Grades

Hacking School Computers to Change Grades

Apr 6, 2018

Hackers recently targeted a Virginia high school in order to change the grades of multiple students. The hackers were able to obtain access to teacher accounts when they sent out a phishing link. The phishing link was included inside an email that pretended

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Instagram wants to Fix the Mental Health Problems They’ve Caused

Instagram wants to Fix the Mental Health Problems They’ve Caused

Apr 5, 2018

Social media is known to have a negative impact on mental heath. Spending too much time on social networks leads to depression, anxiety and addiction problems. Instagram is often criticized for causing negative body issues, especially in young teens. A 2017 survey found

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YouTube Staffer Live Tweets Shooting, then gets his Account Hacked

YouTube Staffer Live Tweets Shooting, then gets his Account Hacked

Apr 3, 2018

A YouTube staffer was live-tweeting about the active shooting when it happened at the YouTube headquarters earlier today. Shortly after, his Twitter account was briefly hacked. Earlier today, a woman open fired at the YouTube headquarters and tragically shot 3 people before taking

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Panera Bread Ignored Data Breach Warning, Said it was a “Scam”

Panera Bread Ignored Data Breach Warning, Said it was a “Scam”

Apr 3, 2018

Panera Bread has suffered a major data breach, affecting potentially 7 million customers. The data is said to include names, email addresses, and credit card information. What’s worse – the data could have been crawled and indexed with simple automated tools. This wasn’t

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What is Alphonso? Game Apps Use Smartphone Mics to Track Users

What is Alphonso? Game Apps Use Smartphone Mics to Track Users

Dec 29, 2017

Gaming apps are widely used on many smart phones as a way to pass the time. Seemingly innocuous, mini games like bowling and pool can be addictive and fun for a variety of users. If you’re not paying close attention, however – you

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Rhino Horn Auction Page is Hacked

Rhino Horn Auction Page is Hacked

Aug 12, 2017

A webpage for a Rhino horn auction in South Africa looks like it has been hacked. Looks like the rhino horn auction website has been hacked pic.twitter.com/jahtpiTgGz — Rachael Bale (@Rachael_Bale) August 11, 2017 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jun/26/rhino-breeder-auction-horns-south-africa-rhinoceros A breeder planned an auction of rhino horns

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ExtraTorrent Says Goodbye

ExtraTorrent Says Goodbye

May 17, 2017

Farewell, ExtraTorrent ExtraTorrent is probably gone for good. Our friends at Torrentfreak gave us the bad news this morning that one of the more popular torrenting sites, ExtraTorrent, has decieded to shut down permanently. ExtraTorrent Shuts Down https://t.co/ddHCB09v6A pic.twitter.com/An0M4bFtlJ — TF (@torrentfreak) May 17, 2017

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Wannacry Ransomware Attack – Updates From Top Sources

Wannacry Ransomware Attack – Updates From Top Sources

May 17, 2017

WannaCry? Ransomware Spreads Globally… A ransomware attack began last week in Europe, targeting thousands of computers running Windows. Ransomware is malicious software that makes it impossible for the user to access their computer files unless they pay a ransom. Ransomware attackers frequently ask to

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2600 Magazine Offers $10K for Access to Donald Trump’s Tax Return

2600 Magazine Offers $10K for Access to Donald Trump’s Tax Return

Sep 28, 2016

The Twitter account that represents 2600 Magazine – The Hacker Quarterly says they will offer $10K for first access to Donald Trump’s tax return. They also say that identities will be protected and provide a PGP key. We are offering $10K for 1st

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Hackers Find Exploit and Reactivate LizardSquad’s Twitter Account

Hackers Find Exploit and Reactivate LizardSquad’s Twitter Account

Sep 3, 2016

On September 2, hackers calling themselves “Spain Squad” used an exploit to take control of several previously suspended Twitter accounts. Among these accounts were usernames like @Hitler, @botnet, @LizardSquad and @1337. Twitter re-suspended all of the breached accounts shortly after the hack, but

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