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Double-Protected Bank Clients Tricked by $78M Crimeware Scam

A scene from the bank heist movie 30 Minutes or Less . Photo: Wilson Webb It used to be that a password was enough to keep your online bank account relatively safe. Then...

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Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Popular Surveillance Cameras Open to Hackers, Researcher Says

Photo: MIKI Yoshihito /Flickr In a world where security cameras are nearly as ubiquitous as light fixtures, someone is always watching you. But the watcher might not always be who you think it...

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 Net News No Comments

California, Congress Move to Keep Facebook Passwords Private From Employers

California’s Assembly passed legislation Thursday that would forbid employers or prospective employers from demanding access to employees’ personal, private online lives, such as their Facebook accounts. The development comes a day after Sen....

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Thursday, May 10th, 2012 Net News No Comments

Introduction to Port Forwarding

Guide to opening up a port ports on your router to allow P2P and file-sharing programs like BitTorrent to function properly. For those just getting started with downloading and uploading files via a...

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Monday, April 9th, 2012 Net News No Comments

I Spy Your Company’s Boardroom

It’s a good thing Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World reporters are out of business because they would have loved the hacking opportunity recently uncovered by two security professionals. HD Moore and Mike...

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Monday, January 23rd, 2012 Net News No Comments