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Twitter Finally Launches Two-Step Verification

Twitter Finally Launches Two-Step Verification

By Josh Wolford May 22, 2013

After a series of high-profile hacks and calls from the user base, Twitter has finally unveiled their form of two-step verification. “Every day, a growing number of people log in to Twitter. Usually these login attempts come from the genuine …

AP Twitter Account Back Up Following Hack AP Twitter Account Back Up Following Hack

After being down for over 20 hours following a hack, the Associated Press’ Twitter account is now back up and running. “Thank you for your patience,” tweeted the @AP account early Wednesday morning. Yesterday, around 1 pm ET, the @AP …

AP Hacked, Tweets of White House Explosion AP Hacked, Tweets of White House Explosion
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Two explosions have not rocked the White House and President Obama is not injured. But if you follow the Associated Press’ official Twitter account, you might have seen some disturbing news to the contrary. Earlier this afternoon, the AP’s official …

Hacker Directs Wi-Fi Users to Infamous Meatspin Vid Hacker Directs Wi-Fi Users to Infamous Meatspin Vid
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A 26-year-old Florida State University student has been charged with “offenses against computer users,” a third-degree felony, for hacking the campus’ Wi-Fi network and directing users to an infamous shock site. Benjamin Blouin fully admits to hacking the network, but …

Colin Powell’s Facebook Page Hacked, Disses Bush Colin Powell’s Facebook Page Hacked, Disses Bush

Former Secretary of State General Colin Powell is the latest public figure to lose control of their social media account. Earlier this morning, Powell’s Facebook page was commandeered by an unknown hacker, who began to fill the page with anti-George …

Donald Trump's Twitter Account Hacked Donald Trump's Twitter Account Hacked
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Donald Trump is the latest Twitter personality to feel the sting of a successful hacking. Earlier today, Trump’s account tweeted out a rap lyric to his 2 million+ followers. “These hoes think they classy, well that’s the class I’m skippen,” …

Apple Hacked with Same Attack That Hit Facebook Apple Hacked with Same Attack That Hit Facebook

Facebook isn’t the only high-profile tech company reporting that hackers have targeted them. This time, it’s Apple. According to Reuters, Apple was hit with the same Java exploit that targeted Facebook employees last month (although the company didn’t release that …

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Burger King Twitter Hack: McDonald's Responds Burger King Twitter Hack: McDonald's Responds

If you run the Twitter account for a major international business, take this as a cautionary tale. It’s been a pretty bad day for whoever is in charge of fast-food chain Burger King’s Twitter account. Earlier this afternoon, the account …

Facebook: We Were Hacked, But Your Info Is Safe Facebook: We Were Hacked, But Your Info Is Safe
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Facebook has just announced that last month they were targeted by a “sophisticated attack” that saw some of its employees let malware onto their systems after visiting a compromised site. Not to fear, though. Facebook says that they have found …

Facebook Shares Its Favorite Hacks Of 2012 Facebook Shares Its Favorite Hacks Of 2012
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Facebook encourages its developers to work on side projects throughout the year. Some of those projects end up being cool ideas that manage to be integrated into the Facebook platform proper. Others are just awesome ideas that must be seen …

Infinite Jukebox Lets You Play One Song Forever Infinite Jukebox Lets You Play One Song Forever
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Do you really, really like one particular song – enough to listen to it forever? Well, now you can. Seriously, you can now start your favorite song and hear it played in random variations until the end of time. Or …

Twitter Accidentally Reset User Passwords Twitter Accidentally Reset User Passwords
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Earlier today, Twitter users began to report an interesting situation on (where else) Twitter. They claimed that they had received an email from Twitter that said their accounts had been compromised, and that their passwords had been reset. The email …

Anonymous Celebrates Guy Fawkes Day With Leaks Anonymous Celebrates Guy Fawkes Day With Leaks

“Remember, remember the fifth of November.” It’s these words that mark the beginning of V for Vendetta, the 2006 film inspired by Alan Moore’s graphic novel of the same name. In it, an anarchist fights to bring down a fascist …

Java Has Already Been Compromised... Again Java Has Already Been Compromised... Again

Oracle released a security alert yesterday in response to the recently discovered zero-day vulnerabilities that affected Java. Security Explorations were the first to discover the exploit back in April, but Oracle wasn’t going to fix it until their hand was …

Anonymous China Planning More Attacks Anonymous China Planning More Attacks
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We reported a few weeks ago on Anonymous starting up a new operation that targeted Chinese government Web sites. They defaced several of the Web sites, leaked databases and provided links to Chinese citizens that would show them how to …

Feed Toby the Dog with a Simple Tweet Feed Toby the Dog with a Simple Tweet

It’s a sad fact of life that not every job allows for canine companionship. It would be wonderful if everyone could spend more time with their dogs, but since most people have to work for a living, it’s impossible to …

Hack Displays Porn On Best Buy Flatscreens Hack Displays Porn On Best Buy Flatscreens
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Say what you want about what was broadcast for a couple of minutes at one South Carolina Best Buy, but it was probably better than that repetitive Dave Matthews Band concert that they usually show. Customers in Greenville, South Carolina …