Spyware Company Leaves Terabytes of Data Unprotected Spyfone, a software company that allows parents to spy on their kids, spouses to spy on each other and employers to spy on employees allowed the world to spy on everyone. The data left exposed on Amazon included photos, text messages, contacts, location information, Facebook messages and other […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]FBI Asks Google for Information on ALL People Near Certain Crimes Now that we know that Google tracks you even if you ask nicely for it not to, this news from BBC becomes more interesting. The FBI issued a search warrant to Google for information on all people within a 100 acre block around a […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Timehop Hack Compromises 21 Million Users In a bit of good news/bad news, the social media time capsule site Timehop said that it was hacked around July 4th, but that they interrupted the hack in progress. Still the hackers got usernames, passwords, email addresses, date of birth, gender, some phone numbers and other information for […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Details Emerge on TicketFly Hack More details are coming out about the TicketFly attack. First thing is that the web site was based on WordPress. While WordPress is a very popular site for individuals and small businesses; using it for something as complex as a concert ticketing site is likely a mistake. Hackers were able […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]FCC Investigates Securus Now that LocationSmart who’s data was used illegally by a Sheriff to track other law enforcement officers and was then hacked is out of the closet, their somewhat shady but possibly completely legal business practices are no longer in the shadows and the FCC has begun an investigation. We shall see if […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A group of hackers is threatening to wipe the devices of more than 600 million Apple users on April 7th using hacked Apple account passwords. According to the hackers 220 million of the credentials have been verified to work. Initially, the hackers asked for $75,000 in Bitcoin or Etherium, but they have raised that “request” […]
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