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I Had To Shut Down My NGO’s App To Prevent Further Breaches – VeryDarkMan

David Folami — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 14:40:37 +0000

Popular social critic, Very Dark Man has come out to say that hackers breached his NGO website and moved N180m from its account. He recently had his say while speaking via a video, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to him, the police are already involved in the matter and one of the hackers has [...]

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Ignore The Hackers That Have Taken Over Sound Sultan’s Accounts – Wife

David Folami — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 19:01:31 +0000

Wife of late singer, Sound Sultan has come out to say that hackers have taken over her husband’s social media handles. She recently revealed this via his Instagram account, and Nigerians have been reacting. According to her, fans should disregard any communication from the singer’s accounts henceforth because hackers are now using the account. Farida [...]

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One password allowed hackers to disrupt Colonial Pipeline, CEO reveals

Abiodun A. — Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:47:00 +0000

The head of Colonial Pipeline told U.S. senators on Tuesday that hackers who launched last month’s cyber attack; against the company and disrupted fuel supplies to the U.S. Southeast were able to get into the system by stealing a single password. Colonial Pipeline Chief Executive Joseph Blount told a U.S. Senate committee that the attack [...]

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6 Funny Technology Hack That Can Easily Save Your Life

Abiodun A. — Fri, 01 Jan 2021 20:49:50 +0000

Some easy and effective tech hacks that can save your day. In today’s fast-paced life, we encounter problems that need immediate and practical solutions. So, welcome to the world of life hacks. From fixing your hair with a pencil to making your Lego figurine as a cable holder, they are everywhere, and some of them [...]

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Facebook Compensates 10-Year Old Instagram Hacker With $10,000

Ade Adewale — Thu, 05 May 2016 07:10:09 +0000

Facebook recently paid a $10,000 (£6,895) reward to a 10-year-old Finnish boy for detecting a bug in its picture sharing app Instagram. Jani, whose last name was not released for privacy reasons, is the youngest ever recipient of Facebook’s “bug bounty”, paid to users who find bugs or weaknesses in its platforms. “I wanted to see if Instagram’s [...]

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eBay has been hacked, users urged to change passwords

Adewale A. — Wed, 21 May 2014 18:46:51 +0000

This morning, news spread that eBay had been the victim of a cyber attack – though, the exact nature of that attack is still something of a mystery. One thing is clear: eBay account holders will soon be urged to change their passwords. The news of…

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Windows 9 and Subscription-Based Windows Cloud Hit the Web [RUMORS]

Adewale A. — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 04:57:11 +0000

The Russian hacker group known as WZOR claims to have some inside info on Microsoft’s forthcoming updates to Windows 8.1, not to mention Windows 9. The group has leaked that info online, and, if true, Microsoft’s plans for the long-running OS could…

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Kickstarter Website Was Hacked Last Week

Ade Adewale — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 19:25:02 +0000

If you’ve ever run or contributed to a campaign on Kickstarter, chances are you got an email from the crowdfunding site this past Saturday. According to the message, Kickstarter was hacked last Wednesday, and the intruders were able to gain “unauthorized…

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Website Security 101: 3 Tips to Keep Your Site Secure

Ade Adewale — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 14:57:23 +0000

No one wants to be the victim of a hacker, whether it’s an attack on your own personal website or one that belongs to your business. If you’re in charge of a domain or responsible for any online output, then you must familiarize yourself with the…

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20 million people fall victim to South Korea data leak

Ade Adewale — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 22:10:43 +0000

The personal data of at least 20 million bank and credit card users in South Korea has been leaked, state regulators said Sunday, one of the country's biggest ever breaches. Many major firms in the South have seen customers' data leaked in recent years…

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Famous New Zealand hacker Barnaby Jack died of drug overdose

Ade Adewale — Sat, 04 Jan 2014 10:55:47 +0000

On January 3, 2014Barnaby Jack, a famous hacker who once publicly demoed how to make an ATM machine spit out cash, died six months ago. His cause of death was originally unknown, but an autopsy report now shows he died of a drug overdose. [Source: Mashable…

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