Optus, the second largest telecom vendor in Australia was hacked and the hackers want a million dollars in exchange for not selling the data on ten plus million people that they stole. Optus is being investigated over the breach by the Australian Federal Police. The hacker leaked sample data that appears to validate that the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Twitter Whistleblower Says There Was at Least One Chinese Spy Working at Twitter Mudge says that there were spies working for China and India working at the company. Twitter says of course. Probably because that was part of a deal-with-the-devil that Twitter made to be able to stay in the country. What Mudge says was […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]It used to be that you stuck a key in a hole in your dashboard (and later in your steering column) and that was the end of the electronics. There were a few circuit boards, but mostly there were a lot of electro-mechanical linkages. Electronics sourcing says there are a thousand chips in a car […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]One More Time-Vendor Says Their HW is Buggy and They Are Not Going to Patch Them This is not new news. Vendors only patch hardware and software for so long and then, YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT. Even if it is still “working” -because the hackers still find bugs. But now, you have no protection. […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Five Reasons to Replace Your Old Router Your router is the gateway to your entire network – every single device in your home or office. It also is your security sentinel. The problem is that vendors, especially at the low end )meaning routers that cost less than, say, a few hundred bucks each), don’t want […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Hackers want data. The higher quality data, the happier the hackers are. Higher quality data can be sold for more money. Or use it for more hacking. Stolen credentials for the CEO are worth more than the password for the person who works on the loading dock. Old-timers will remember network hardware pioneer Nortel Networks. […]
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