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The massive hacking attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment have reached a totally unbelievable and scary phase as multiple media sources are saying that Sony Pictures employees received e-mails from hackers threatening to harm them and their family members . Said one employee, " It's really crazy and scary. " It seems like matters for Sony Pictures is getting worse with time. Last month hacking attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment made the studio's internal corporate systems offline and spewed confidential information onto the Internet. Hackers group that identifies itself as # GOP ( Guardians of Peace ) claimed responsibility for the hack and apparently stolen reams of internal corporate data as well. Just a week after the cyber-attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment, high-quality versions of five newest films – Annie , Fury , Still Alice , Mr. Turner and To Write Love on Her Arms – distributed by Sony Pictures leaked online during Black Friday.

The FBI is investigating the massive hack of Gawker Media. Reports indicate that FBI agents met with Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton on Monday following the hacking incident, which was claimed by a group called Gnosis. The Gawker website was paralyzed, temporarily forcing the gossip site to stop publishing. Hackers managed to access over 100,000 passwords and emails from the 1.3 million registered users. The site was forced to stop publishing on Sunday and sent emails to all registered users, urging them to change their passwords. According to reports, Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton admitted, "We're deeply embarrassed by this breach." Tips to Keep Your Passwords Safe Online Don't Use the Same Password for Everything Using one password for all your accounts is unsafe. If a hacker gets your password for one account, they can access all your online identities. Use Different Passwords for Different Accounts Create and use strong, unique passwords for your online banking, blogging, socia

Account takeover attacks have emerged as one of the most persistent and damaging threats to cloud-based SaaS environments. Yet despite significant investments in traditional security measures, many organizations continue to struggle with preventing these attacks. A new report, " Why Account Takeover Attacks Still Succeed, and Why the Browser is Your Secret Weapon in Stopping Them " argues that the browser is the primary battleground where account takeover attacks unfold and, thus, where they should be neutralized. The report also provides effective guidance for mitigating the account takeover risk.  Below are some of the key points raised in the report: The Role of the Browser in Account Takeovers According to the report, the SaaS kill chain takes advantage of the fundamental components that are contained within the browser. For account takeover, these include: Executed Web Pages - Attackers can create phishing login pages or use MiTM over legitimate web pages to harve

Two former University of Central Missouri students have been charged with hacking university databases, stealing confidential information, and attempting to sell it for profit. Joseph Camp and Daniel Fowler were indicted by a federal grand jury. They allegedly created a computer virus and spread it through email attachments and USB flash drives. They breached the personal data of about 90,000 UCM students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Camp and Fowler then tried to sell the information for $35,000. The seven-count indictment also charges them with attempting to steal university funds and using Facebook accounts to threaten potential witnesses. The charges could result in prison sentences of between two and ten years. According to a Computerworld report, "The duo used Fowler's room as their base and, over a three-month period between October and December 2009, broke into numerous university databases and computers, including one belonging to a university administrator."