A hacker has revealed details of how he managed to hack into a government organisation, obtaining thousands of gigabytes of data. As the hacker threatens to release details of 20000 FBI employees, as well as more than 9000 employees of Department of Homeland Security. The information he supposedly has obtained includes names, addresses, telephone numbers,
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Today is Safer Internet Day with thousands of organisations getting involved in the promotion of safer in internet usage for children and young adults. Play your part for a better internet with Safer Internet Day as Le VPN helps support the annual day to raise awareness in safe and responsible internet use of digital technology;
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In a report that comes as no surprise to anyone anymore, but a toy that combines with technology has been found to include a glaring security loophole. It is found that the Fisher-Price Smart Bear open to hacking, compromising sensitive information about the child the toy is intended for. Security experts at a Boston-based company,
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UK online security watchdogs have warned that shops can track you via your smartphone, using technology already a few years old. Apparently, retailers can track every move of a shopper, just by using a signal given off when using wifi on a smartphone. Combined with facial recognition software, retailers can track movement, identifying who visits the
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Despite numerous methods of protecting your account details, including the trusted password manager technique, users are warned against a hack that can see phishing attack targeting password managers. Phishing is a method of hacking that steals both username and password combinations, even that of two-step authentication. With online hacking and stealing information becoming more and
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The importance of a strong password is often overlooked when it comes to online security. With so many accounts and so many passwords, it can be difficult remembering strong ones for each different account. So how to make a strong and safe password that is both easy to remember and secure? There are a number
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How can you Stay Safe When Using Public Wifi? With so many people that use public wifi zones everyday, whether it is at a coffee shop, an airport lounge, the school library or at a hotel, wifi zones are everywhere. But what most people don’t realise, is how unsafe they can really be. Wifi zones
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The city of New York’s plans to phase out pay phones and replace them with high speed wifi hot spots is one step closer to a reality. The plans have been in place for quite some time now and finally this month it is getting underway. New York to convert phone booths into free wifi starting
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Over 3.3million users have been compromised as a hugely popular online community for Hello Kitty has been breached. The data leak was spotted and reported by a security researcher Chris Vickery at the weekend. Parents warned as online Hello Kitty user accounts breached, including both first and last names, email addresses, genders, country of origins and other
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Yahoo are the latest company to be offering support to its users if at any point they feel they are under threat of state sponsored security breaches. Following on from Facebook announcing a similar move, it seems a possible trend might be starting that actually shows companies caring for their customer base after numerous cyber
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