by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, INTERNET, NERD NEWS, TECHNOLOGY
from the well-be-does-have-sort-of-a-guilty-look dept. Sven Olaf Kamphius, self-described ‘Internet freedom fighter,’ is reportedly at the center of the investigation into this week’s alleged cyber-attack against Spamhaus, a group that fights...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, SECURITY, Technicals
Security firm Group-IB has identified a malware program called Dump Memory Grabber that can take debit and credit card data from point-of-sale (POS) terminals and ATMs. The researchers say that the program has already been used to steal data from clients of US banks...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HARDWARE, HEALTH, NERD NEWS, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
from the celebrate-often dept. Easter isn’t the only thing some people are celebrating today. Today is also World Backup Day. What steps have you taken to be able to resurrect your data, instead of having it go to eternal oblivion?
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | Blog Entry, DATA, HAPPINESS, HEALTH, LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS
Identity theft, phishing, fraud are rampant, IRS warns The Internal Revenue Service today reminded taxpayers that there are plenty of scam artists and cybercriminals that want your money. The tax collection agency issued its “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams...
by Joseph Forbes | Mar 31, 2013 | DATA, HACKING, HARDWARE, INTERNET, MONEY, NERD NEWS, SECURITY, Technicals
from the bankrolled-by-interested-parties dept. A DDoS attack targeting American Express on March 28th was just one in a series of incidents by self-proclaimed ‘cyber-fighters’ over the past few weeks. Beyond that, it’s part of a much longer campaign...