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Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Friday, December 24, 2010
Data security breach at the North Pole! Santa's Naughty/Nice list compromised
Who said IT Security has no sense of humor?
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Data security breach at the North Pole! Santa's Naughty/Nice list compromised
Filed Under: Data loss, Featured, Privacy, SophosLabs
Following attacks on Gawker, Walgreens and McDonalds, it seems hackers have set their eyes on a new target: Santa!
Reports from the North Pole have confirmed that Santa's Naughty/Nice list has been compromised.
The list is said to contain the name, stocking address and naughty/nice score (the child equivalent of a credit score) of every child on earth. Absent from the leaked data is the "What I want for Christmas" list which is said to be stored in a separate database.
While St. Nick is not commenting on how the leak occurred, an insider elf mentioned a spear phishing campaign a few days ago promising milk and cookies after logging in to a suspicious site.
In the meantime, Santa is asking children to reset the password on their stockings. Santa's workshop has also set up a hotline for children who get coal in their stockings on Christmas day due to any mix up.
This attack and others are a reminder to all that sending spam will land you on the naughty list, even if you manage to get a copy of that list.
Hat tip: Thanks to SophosLabs researcher Tareq Alkhatib for bringing this breaking news story to our attention.
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Sunday, December 19, 2010
How I’d Hack Your Weak Passwords
This is a rather well explained article on why your password is probably not good enough that also give some good advice on how to make easy to remember, yet secure passwords in order to protect yourself online.
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