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” […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]A few months ago Apple and the FBI seemed to be locked in a fight to the death over a request to unlock a phone belonging to the now dead San Bernadino shooter. The FBi attempted to use the 18th century All Writs Act to get Apple to write new software that undermined the security […]
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