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How to Not Get Your Credit Card Hacked

Credit card fraud is massive, with an estimated $ 4 billion hacked in the U.S. alone during 2016. Meanwhile, it’s estimated that 41 million American adults have had their identity stolen. You don’t want to be part of that statistic. So how can you avoid it? Well, you can be proactive and prevent hackers from… read more »

This Windows App Alerts You When Your Accounts Are Hacked

Unfortunately, data breaches are increasingly common these days, and even huge websites like LinkedIn are falling to hackers. It’s important to know if you’ve had any of your accounts compromised, and we can attest that some websites that check your email address against known breaches are great tools to stay informed. Sites like Have I Been Pwned?… read more »

GitHub Logins Hacked, Facebook Gets Football Game… [Tech News Digest]

GitHub logins are hacked with stolen passwords, Facebook Messenger gets a hidden football game, Snapchat, Facebook and Twitter evolve their advertising, Now On Tap gets a useful upgrade, and NASA conducts a fire experiment in space. GitHub Logins Hacked With Stolen Passwords A GitHub attacker has launched a massive campaign to access accounts using stolen… read more »

Facebook Drops BlackBerry, Uber Begs to Be Hacked.. [Tech News Digest]

BlackBerry loses another supporter, Uber pays you to hack it, Toonz animation software goes open-source, Microsoft tweets like a teenager, and proof that Apple fans will believe any old crap. Facebook Drops Support for BlackBerry Facebook is pulling their app from Blackberry phones.No big deal, Blackberry users are still on MySpace. — Erik Bransteen (@erikbransteen)… read more »

Linux Mint Website Hacked, Apple Calls For Commission to Settle Debate… [Tech News Digest]

Linux Mint website hacked, Apple calls for a Government commission, Snapchat’s new temporary custom geofilters, Facebook’s video birthday wishes, and meta-lego building. Linux Mint Website Hacked Beware of hacked ISOs if you downloaded Linux Mint on February 20th! https://t.co/cexMF2USWS — Linux Mint (@Linux_Mint) February 21, 2016 Hackers have attacked the Linux Mint site, leaving hundreds… read more »

7 Password Mistakes That Will Likely Get You Hacked

You’ve heard it all before and you’re probably sick of it. Password safety is an oft-drilled topic that easily enters one ear and oozes out the other, but we can’t emphasize this enough: settling for a weak password is like leaving all of your doors unlocked. Just because you’ve never been robbed before doesn’t mean… read more »

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