Due to a lack of time, I did not blog about what seemed to be the world’s first recorded case of a computer breach taking down a sizable chunk of an electricity grid. So, here there is a case of the second hack. Nothing went black (according to the report), but the grid was/is out… Continue reading Electricity grid hacked – again
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Amazon is easy to social hack
If you have registered a website URL, you have to put a physical address for your ‘home’. You can pay extra to keep it unlisted, but that’s a yearly fee for what? After reading this poor guys hassles, I am rethinking my listing….. http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/01/how-amazon-customer-service-was-the-weak-link-that-spilled-my-data/ As a security conscious user who follows the best practices—using unique… Continue reading Amazon is easy to social hack
Physical blackmail from a cyber hack
I did not blog about it, but wrote an offline ‘paper’ on it…. The Ashley Madison hack. You have probably heard about it, but just in case… It was an online ‘dating’ website. The twist was that it encouraged you to cheat on your spouse. Their motto was ‘life is short, have an affair’. Ok,… Continue reading Physical blackmail from a cyber hack