October 22, 2015 123456?? Adobe hack highlights crummy passwords Data recovered from the recent Adobe hack has revealed a list of weak, though popular, passwords. Most used was "123456", with "123456789" at number 2. In 3rd place was one genius in its simplicity but utterly crap in its effectiveness: "password". The post 123456: Adobe hack highlights people’s penchant for crap passwords appeared first on Digital Trends.
October 22, 2015 Internet still under attack by UN, FCC commissioner says At a UN conference in December, 89 countries voted in favor of international government regulation of the Internet. Now, the FCC fears the UN may look to further regulate in 2014.
October 22, 2015 Federal Trade Commission says it is investigating companies that sell consumer information The government says it will investigate companies that collect and sell personal information about consumers to determine whether they need to improve their privacy practices.
October 22, 2015 US refuses to sign UN Internet regulations The United States will refuse to sign a U.N. resolution calling for regulation of the Internet despite the measure winning the support of other countries participating in a summit on the issue, the American ambassador to the summit said Thursday.
October 22, 2015 Microsoft is allowing itself to detect pirated games on your Windows 10 PC Despite being generally well-received, Windows 10 has been confronted with some bitter criticism concerning a series of alleged privacy obstructions.
October 22, 2015 Mystery drone flights over Madrid palace leave Spanish royals puzzled With quadcopters and similar flying machines landing on people's wish lists with ever greater frequency, we probably shouldn't be surprised that they seem to be turning up unannounced at more and more locations, on some occasions causing confusion, annoyance, and even outright alarm.
October 22, 2015 Prominent computer security company Kaspersky hit by hackers A high-profile company in the computer security business has been hacked.
October 22, 2015 Reddit steps up its fight against harassment, users are unimpressed If you're a Reddit user or lurker, you're well aware that the online community driven by user-generated content and comments can sometimes devolve into a cesspool that reflects the worst of human beings injected with the boldness that comes with an "anonymous" username.
October 22, 2015 iMessage and FaceTime security boosted with extra layer of protection Apple this week introduced an extra layer of security for Apple’s iMessage and FaceTime apps.
October 22, 2015 North Korea suffers second Internet outage North Korea's Internet was down again on Tuesday, according to monitoring specialist Dyn Research, with the blackout coming hot on the heels of Monday's widespread nine-hour outage.
