Posts Tagged ‘ security ’

If you use PS3 your identity is at risk

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If you use PS3 your identity is at risk

  The information you provided to Sony upon signing up for the PlayStation Network has been compromised. Sony confirmed today in a blog post that indeed there was a data breech and one that could potentially cost you your Identity. The hacker, or hackers (Sony’s writing seems to hint at 1) comprimised their system...
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Sony rep guarantees 100% that no personal data was leaked

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Sony rep guarantees 100% that no personal data was leaked

So with all the data leaks that have gone on recently I decided to give Sony a call and ask them about my personal data that they have in their posession as a result of me using the PSN. I called their tech support line at 1-800-345-SONY and was greeted with a message that...
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Samsung admits to installing Keylogger’s on Laptops

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Samsung admits to installing Keylogger’s on Laptops

Do you trust the hardware you purchase at the store to be free of security comprising spy technology? Well you shouldn’t, just a few years ago Sony was sued for installing root kits on computers that inserted certain cd’s. Now Samsung has admitted to installing Starlogger keylogger on brand new laptops without the users...
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PS3 3.56 root-kit rumours bullsh*t, Sort of….

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PS3 3.56 root-kit rumours bullsh*t, Sort of….

The Register had a chance to talk to Chris Boyd, a security researcher at GFI Security who has studied the security of online games for several years. They asked him all  about the PlayStation 3 and the rumours about Sony adding a root-kit style patch to the console with the recent 3.56 update. He...
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