Tuesday, December 16, 2014

SONY Hackers Invoke 9/11, Threaten To Attack Theaters That Show The Interview

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The Sony hackers have invoked 9/11 terror attacks as they threaten all movie theaters that intend to show comedy “The Interview” by Seth Rogen and James Franco. The hackers released a message today with the threats in which they denounced those who seek fun in terror, and threatened to attack the upcoming premiere of “The Interview” in New York.

Before now, the hackers - who call themselves Guardians of Peace - had released some movie files, as well as inside information such as budgets to Sony films, salary information of top executives, employee medical records and social security numbers, as well as intra-employee emails. This dark message makes things more sinister. Read the full message below...

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Yahoo, Hackers, Passwords and My Online Security

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I got my first email in 2001 and it was a yahoo account. It was opened for me by a friend who had moved abroad and wanted to encourage me to use the internet to keep in touch, rather than the more expensive post or telephone. I chose a very simple password, something I felt I would never forget. By 2005/06, that friend was no longer in the picture but I was vastly more experienced in using the internet. Yahoo had started 360 and I set up an account - my first experience of social media.