Twitter Status – Site stability issues

Twitter Status – Site stability issues: " It seems that Twitter was having some issues earlier. They think that all is good. I beg to differ.

Just getting blank pages here.

Facebook Applications Accidentally Leaking Access to Third Parties | Symantec Connect Community

Facebook Applications Accidentally Leaking Access to Third Parties | Symantec Connect Community:

Time to change your Facebook password. Don’t wait until this vulnerability is attacked. Do it . . . NOW!

Symantec has discovered that in certain cases, Facebook IFRAME applications inadvertently leaked access tokens to third parties like advertisers or analytic platforms. We estimate that as of April 2011, close to 100,000 applications were enabling this leakage.

If you think about all the recent FB spam hacks of late where a friend of yours sent you a link via chat, or posted about a “great deal” on your wall, this sure makes sense; especially when simply changing the password stopped the spam.

This is a good time to point out that you give FB applications access. You specifically grant it permission. Review your applications. Are they from credible authors. And even so, are they worth the “risk”?

Update on Osama Bin Laden themed Malware

REPOST:

Update on Osama Bin Laden themed Malware:

Like any publicized event, Socially engineered attacks lurk around waiting for the unsuspecting that can’t resist the “story”. This is no exception.

In the first iteration, it looks like Facebook users are being coaxed into manually doing this . . .and they are. Beware.

Sony security hole exposes another 24.6 million accounts | ZDNet

Sony security hole exposes another 24.6 million accounts | ZDNet: "-

It just gets worse for Sony, and those of us that are online customers. This most recent report involves the Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) system, involving customers of such MMORPG games like Everquest, Everquest2 and the likes. Because these games required a reoccurring monthly cost, credit cards, debit cards, or game cards were required.

Some ADDITIONAL 24.6 million accounts were exposed. And that’s not all… Ok, so you say that you don’t play EQ anymore? Well, the breech included an old database from 2007 that was copied, which contained info for 12.7k credit/debit cards. I was one of those people playing EQ in 2007 using several paid accounts.

Pornography raid underscores Wi-Fi risks – Technology & science – Wireless – msnbc.com

Pornography raid underscores Wi-Fi risks – Technology & science – Wireless – msnbc.com: Another good reason to secure your wireless network at home.

I get asked this question quite often; often in the context of what harm could come.

Reponses are usually conveyed from a security perspective to your personal documents and private information. Other responses involve unsecured networks being used for attacks.

But imagine the humiliation of a raid on your house and the assumed “guilt” as your computers are dragged out of the house by authorities as your neighbors peer on.