Turn on Two-Factor Auth on Linkedin Today
Another scandal with hacked accounts has rocked the network and gave us another reason to think of the importance of two-factor auth for everyone. This time, the data protection system of LinkedIn, the largest social network for business people, was compromised. Actually, this data leakage happened four years ago, in summer 2012. Back then hackers got an access to the email addresses and passwords of the LinkedIn users. Shortly after...
Why Gamers Need 2-Step Verification
Online games ceased to be considered a not serious occupation long ago. Today not only students but also bankers, senior managers, and other adult solid people play computer games. For some, it has even become a rather profitable profession. Even if the game is played just for fun, it is still about large sums of money: to buy bonuses and gaming resources, upgrade items and characters. Besides, paid online games are growing in...
A Wrong Lesson on Information Security
Recently, the CNBC news website gave a quite controversial lesson on information security. The author of the article, indirectly related to the information security issue (it said about the confrontation between Apple and the FBI), decided to add a text box for the passwords strength check. Most likely, this form was included as a “salt” to attract more attention. The author of the publication didn’t aim to improve...
Was the NASA Hack Real and What It Has Taught Us
Like everyone, hackers are looking for their moment of glory. Perhaps, this explains their constant interest in the well-known and big names: CIA, Pentagon, White House… And not so long ago the NASA’s turn has come. Apparently, not for the first time. The group of hackers AnonSec, which includes representatives of different countries, states that the hack occurred as far back as spring 2015. But they’ve managed to get this...
Mobile Banking Trojan Acecard – All You Need to Know About a New Threat
The smartphone has a wide range of functions. Despite its main feature of being a phone, this gadget allows you to listen to the music, read, surf the Internet, pay bills, work with documents, etc. A huge part of personal and business life of our contemporaries is tied to this smart device. Realizing this, the hackers began to concentrate their efforts on creating mobile malware programs. Many of them have already been discovered:...