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Sony say network will be fully functional end of May
1 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on May 10, 2011 under Channel, Security
Sony have said today that they are aiming to get their PlayStation Network up and fully functional by the end of May. The delays in getting their network back up and running are to ensure that no more... more. -
Sony users: should you cancel your credit card?
0 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on May 9, 2011 under Channel, Security
With the recent news of Sony's network being hacked and credit card information being stolen, should you cancel your credit card? With more than 100 million potentially affected worldwide how are the ... more. -
Sony delay network reopening – ‘conducting further testing’
0 CommentsPosted by Yong Lei on May 8, 2011 under Channel, Security
Well those gamers among you will already be aware that the Sony Network is still not back in operation. Patrick Seybold issued a post on their blog just before the weekend saying that they are trying ... more. -
Anonymous deny credit card theft: have they been set up by Sony?
3 CommentsPosted by Carl on May 6, 2011 under Channel, Security
I was going to write something up on this yesterday, but I have been poking our contacts behind the scenes overnight, and rumors are rife within certain circles that Sony have possibly been trying to ... more. -
Sony chief Stringer offers 1 million insurance cover: only to US gamers
1 CommentsPosted by DarkLiquid on May 6, 2011 under Channel, Security
The chief of Sony, Sir Howard Stringer has finally spoken out about the security breach on the Playstation Network. Up until now, he has left the apologies to his number 2 Kazuo Hirai. Stringer announ... more. -
Sony claim Anonymous may be behind attacks
2 CommentsPosted by Carl on May 5, 2011 under Channel, Security
Sony have said that the hackers who stole more than 100 million users personal details from the recent intrusion left a file implicating Anonymouse, the well known hacktivist group. Kazuo Hirai, ch... more. -
Sony confirm credit card information was stolen
1 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on May 3, 2011 under Channel, Security
Sony have confirmed yesterday that the hack into their PlayStation Network is worse than first expected, saying that the intruder has gotten away with credit and debit card information. The hacker ... more. -
Sony to offer freebies to appease customers
1 CommentsPosted by Yong Lei on May 2, 2011 under Channel, Security
Sony have had a rough month, dealing with consumer backlash, after their PlayStation Network was hacked. Kazuo Hirai, Sony’s deputy president finally spoke out offering an apology while bowing “I... more. -
Sony’s Hirai admits they were slow responding about PSN hack
1 CommentsPosted by Yong Lei on May 1, 2011 under Channel, Security
Sony have said today that part of their PlayStation network will be back online this coming week. It has been a tough month for Sony, with over 70 million of their customers angry about personal detai... more. -
George Hotz claims no connection to PSN hack: ‘Im not crazy’
4 CommentsPosted by Simon on April 29, 2011 under Channel, Security
George Hotz, also known as 'GeoHot', the famous hacker who exposed the Sony Playstation 3 root key has denied any involvement in the Sony Playstation Network breach. The 21 year old hacker, well kn... more. -
Taipei play hard ball with Sony over PSN hack, threaten with fines
0 CommentsPosted by Yong Lei on April 29, 2011 under Channel, Security
Taipei are demanding that Sony provide details about the leak of the Playstation Network user data, sending the electronics giant a letter asking it to explain the incident 'from start to finish'. ... more. -
Film studio sues BitTorrent users over gay porn downloads
1 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on April 27, 2011 under Security
A film studio has launched two lawsuits against BitTorrent users which is sure to prove very unpopular with the downloading audience. Corbin Fisher and SKN Law.com are suing a number of people with... more. -
Anonymous claim subsection may be responsible for Sony attack
1 CommentsPosted by Carl on April 25, 2011 under Channel, Security
Until the last day or so, Anonymous have denied taking responsibility for the recent attacks on Sony's Playstation Network. Popular UK news site Thinq however seem to have received information that hi... more. -
Hacker pleads guilty to $36M credit card theft
2 CommentsPosted by Carl on April 22, 2011 under Security
Credit card hacker Rogelio Hackett Jr has pleaded guilty to a nine year long computer hacking operation that has generated tens of millions in fraudulent credit card charges. Hackett, a 26 year old... more. -
Yevgeny Kaspersky asks media to stop 3 million euro kidnap speculation
1 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on April 22, 2011 under Channel, Security
Yevgeny (Eugene) Kaspersky, Kaspersky Lab co founder was apparently facing the news that his 20 year old son Ivan Kaspersky had been kidnapped in the north west part of Moscow this week, while on his ... more. -
Have anonymous attacked Sony PSN again?
1 CommentsPosted by Carl on April 21, 2011 under Channel, Security
The Sony Playstation Network has had an outage today and rumours are rife that the online gaming service has been the victim of a DDOS attack from 'hacktivist' group Anonymous. Many users across Eu... more. -
How broken does a drive have to be, to be 100% safe?
1 CommentsPosted by faith on April 21, 2011 under Event, Security
We're all had bad sectors and suffered from old-drive amnesia, where large chunks of your data have suddenly vanished. But how safe is a busted drive? KitGuru dons a radiation suit to find out just ho... more. -
Anonymous strike out against Sony: websites get hit
2 CommentsPosted by Carl on April 5, 2011 under Channel, Security
Anonymous, renowned hacktivist group have announced a war against Sony, and they appear to have struck the first blow already. They announced on Sunday that Sony's legal actions against hacker Geohot ... more. -
millions potentially affected by Epsilon email breach
0 CommentsPosted by DarkLiquid on April 4, 2011 under Security
Permission email marketing outsourcer Epsilon have announced a data breach which could affect millions of people. In a short statement, they announced that the breach affects a 'subset' of its custome... more. -
Cyberattack hits hundreds of thousands of websites
0 CommentsPosted by Carl on April 4, 2011 under Security
Hundreds of thousands of websites have been compromised by a huge cyber attack. The attack was based around a well known exploit on other sites to insert a link to their website. Those visiting the cy... more. -
RSA targeted and compromised by sophisicated hackers
0 CommentsPosted by Carl on March 18, 2011 under Channel, Security
The security division of EMC, RSA have been hit with a sophisicated cyber attack which might end reducing the effectiveness of their SecurID authentication services. Executive Chairman Art Coviello... more. -
High profile DDoS attack originates from China
0 CommentsPosted by Carl on March 7, 2011 under Security
The recent high profile denial of service attack (DDoS) that hit the WordPress.com blog publishing platform last week has now been shown to have originated from China, according to the sites founder. ... more. -
WinAmp forums attacked, hacked and personal info leaked
2 CommentsPosted by faith on February 16, 2011 under Security
AOL have suffered a rather embarassing security breach as the Winamp forums were attacked and email addresses and password details were stolen. Winamp forums general manager Geno Yoham sent an emai... more. -
Kaspersky security violated by old hack
1 CommentsPosted by faith on February 9, 2011 under Channel, Security
Despite the fact that Kaspersky has been dealing with threats for more than 13 years, KitGuru spies have smuggled footage to HQ which proves categorically that its security was completely exposed by o... more. -
100,000 US PSP users sued in last year
0 CommentsPosted by Jules on February 1, 2011 under Channel, Security
Collated publically available information on US cases against P2P filesharers shows that 100,000 US peer to peer users have been sued in the last year. The findings also highlight that the adult en... more. -
Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page gets hacked
0 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on January 27, 2011 under Channel, Security
It was bound to happen, especially after the release of the recent movie, but Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's page was hacked on Tuesday. This is certainly a good indication that the security in pl... more. -
Hacker selling government websites
0 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on January 24, 2011 under Security
Security group Imperva accidentally came across a hacker's offer in an underground forum in the black market of a US Army's Communications Electronics Command (CECOM) website. Imperva said the hack... more. -
Stuxnet worm a US and Israel project ?
0 CommentsPosted by Slyvia on January 17, 2011 under Security
One of the most serious security issues in recent years was the release of the Stuxnet worm. Latest reports from The New York Times suggest that the creation was a joint project between the US and Isr... more. -
U.S. clamps down hard on piracy – 70 websites shut
2 CommentsPosted by Jules on November 29, 2010 under Security
The U.S. federal forces are coming down hard on websites that are selling counterfeit and pirated products - shutting down 70 websites last week. These websites offered many goods, such as golf clo... more. -
Stuxnet super virus – the end of the world as we know it ?
3 CommentsPosted by Carl on November 25, 2010 under Security
The Stuxnet super virus is a new breed of viruses which is worrying governments across the globe. It has already disrupted the Iran Nuclear programme earlier this year. Latest reports from various new... more.
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