News tagged with network passwords
Facebook warns employers not to demand passwords
(AP) -- Facebook is warning employers not to demand the passwords of job applicants, saying that it's an invasion of privacy that opens companies to legal liabilities.
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Employers ask job seekers for Facebook passwords
(AP) -- When Justin Bassett interviewed for a new job, he expected the usual questions about experience and references. So he was astonished when the interviewer asked for something else: his Facebook username ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
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US shoe seller says hacker compromised accounts
US online shoe seller Zappos.com was notifying some 24 million customers Monday that a hacker had gained entry to its computer network, but said credit card data was not affected.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Hacker group launches online social network
Infamous hacker group Anonymous launched Monday its own social network after being rejected by Google's freshly-launched online community.
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Google's Street View starts mapping India
Google launched its "Street View" project in India on Thursday aiming to collect panoramic images of the vast country ranging from its palaces to its slums.
May 26, 2011 |
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Sony PlayStation Network hacked again by resetting user passwords
(PhysOrg.com) -- Only a few days after Sony brought their PlayStation Network back on-line hackers have shown that the PSN is still vulnerable to attacks. This time around hackers have reset user account pass ...
May 18, 2011 |
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EyeLock brings biometric security to your websites
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biometric security is always a field of interest for those people who need to keep your data secure. Currently, it is used in a wide variety of high security applications, mostly by large ...
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May 13, 2011 |
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Spam attack hits Twitter, tied to Gawker breach
(AP) -- A spam attack on Twitter shows why it's wise to use different passwords for Internet accounts.
Dec 13, 2010 |
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Google tightening privacy leash on its employees
(AP) -- Google Inc. is tightening its privacy leash on employees in an effort to ensure they don't intrude on people while the Internet search leader collects and stores information about its users.
Oct 22, 2010 |
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Facebook tightens security for members on the move
US Facebook fans inclined to connect with the leading social networking site while out and about have a couple of new security tools at their disposal.
Oct 13, 2010 |
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Email scam targets Facebook users: Web security firm
Computer hackers are targeting Facebook users with an email scam that attempts to steal their passwords, Web security firm McAfee said.
Mar 18, 2010 |
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Spain smashes global 'zombie' computer network: police
Spanish police said on Wednesday they had arrested three men suspected of building the world's biggest network of virus-infected computers which hijacked more than 13 million PCs.
Mar 03, 2010 |
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Cyber crooks tarketing banks-social networks: Cisco
An annual security report being released Tuesday by technology titan Cisco warns that banks and online social networks are prime targets for increasingly sophisticated cyber crooks.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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People are still the weakest link in computer and internet security, study finds
Two decades ago, studies showed that computer users were violating best practices for setting up hack-proof passwords, and not much has changed since then. What's clear, say researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison ...
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Death leaves online lives in limbo
(AP) -- When Jerald Spangenberg collapsed and died in the middle of a quest in an online game, his daughter embarked on a quest of her own: to let her father's gaming friends know that he hadn't just decided ...
Mar 16, 2009 |
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