Adobe Breach 2013: 153 Million Passwords and a Crypto Blunder
On Oct 3, 2013 Adobe admitted a breach. The dump held 153 million accounts with 3DES-ECB passwords and plaintext hints. …
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How to Tell If Your PC Was Hacked: 8 Warning Signs
Mouse moving on its own, camera light blinking without reason, or disabled antivirus can signal a breach. Here are 8 …
Kevin Mitnick: the story of the FBI's most wanted hacker
From teenage phreaker to FBI fugitive: how Kevin Mitnick became the most famous hacker in history and what his story …
Person of Interest: how the show predicted mass surveillance
In 2011, Person of Interest showed an AI monitoring 300 million Americans in real time — before Snowden proved that kind …
How to know if your phone has spyware: 7 signs and what to do
Battery draining fast, camera turning on by itself — these can be signs of spyware. See 7 warning signs and how to check …
Yahoo breach 2013: the biggest leak in history, explained
In 2013, hackers compromised all 3 billion Yahoo users. The company only found out years later. How the biggest breach …
What is ARP Spoofing? How the attack poisons your network
ARP Spoofing redirects the traffic on your local network without you noticing. Here is how ARP Poisoning works and how …
AI agents: the risk of handing your assistant the keys to your PC
AI agents click, buy and touch your files on their own. Here are the real risks — from prompt injection to too much …
Deepfake sextortion: what to do if your image is used
Criminals use AI to build fake nudes from ordinary photos and extort victims. How to react, where to report and what the …
How to use ChatGPT at work without leaking company data: 7 precautions
Samsung banned ChatGPT after employees pasted source code into it. Here are 7 practical precautions for using AI at work …