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An internal investigation by a cyber security firm, hired by CBS News, has confirmed that investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson's computer was "accessed by an unauthorized, exter...

Chinese Hackers Targeted Obama, McCain in 2008, Say Officials

In 2009, President Obama admitted that his campaign's infrastructure had fallen victim to a hacking attack. He said that hackers had gained access to some emails, various campaign...

LinkedIn Unveils Two-Step Verification on the Heels of Twitter

Following Twitter's recent announcement, LinkedIn has just launched their own two...

Twitter Finally Launches Two-Step Verification

After a series of high-profile hacks and calls from the user base, T...

Kids Are Browsing Porn Earlier Than You Can Even Imagine, According to Study

As a parent, the internet is both a useful and possibly scary tool. It opens the world up for your kids and allows them to experience a ton of info that they wouldn't have been abl...

McAfee Set To Acquire Firewall Provider Stonesoft

Intel's antivirus software company, McAfee, is acquiring Stonesoft. The company announced that it has executed a definitive agreement to initiate a conditional tender offer to do s...

Facebook’s New ‘Trusted Contacts’ Lets Your Buddies Help with Account Recovery

Facebook wants you to tap your buddies to help you regain access to your account, should you find yourself locked out. Today, they're unveiling the all new "Trusted Contacts,"...

EFF: Twitter Has Your Back, Apple Not So Much When It Comes to Protecting User Data

The Electronic Frontier Foundation, champions of the public interest in matters related to free speech and digital privacy, has...

Twitter Suggests News Orgs Designate Twitter-Only Devices to Protect Themselves in Light of Recent Hacks

In light of the recent hacking attacks that have hit news organizations around the world, Twitter has warned news outlets that they expect the attacks to continue. "There have...

Twitter Two-Step Verification Finally on the Horizon [REPORT]

Following Tuesday's hack of the AP's Twitter account that temporarily tanked the stock...

Microsoft Adds Two-Step Verification To Accounts

Microsoft announced that it is rolling out an upgrade to Microsoft accounts, which includes the addition of optional two-step verification. Basically this means Microsoft asks...

Facebook Partners with State Attorneys General for New Privacy Initiative

Facebook, who is always fighting an uphill battle to when it comes to privacy and users' trust, has just announced a joint initiative with the National Association of Attorneys Gen...

Facebook’s Antivirus Marketplace Now Supports 7 New Languages

Facebook has just announced that their antivirus marketplace has been opened up to 7 new languages: French, Italian, German, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, and Portugese. "Last Octo...

Still Wondering If You Should Use Bitcoin? Read This.

Bitcoin is getting a lot of attention in the news this week with the value of a single Bitcoin surpassin...

‘Catch Me If You Can’ Conman Talks Facebook Privacy

One of the world's most famous confidence men has his reservations about Facebook. Speaking at the Advertising Week Europe conference, Frank Abagnale says that he completely un...

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