Tag: hack
Xbox One SDK gets leaked
AP Twitter account hack leads to White House bombing scare
The Associated Press had its Twitter account hacked last night, leading to a tweet that claimed the White House had been rocked by a series of explosions, injuring President Barack Obama. The false message read: "Breaking: Two Explosions in the…
Facebook hit by "sophisticated" hacking attack
Social networking giant Facebook have been hit by what it describes as a "sophisticated" hacking attack through a previously unknown loophole in its systems. Though the company insists that none of the personal data belonging to its 1 billion+ users…
BEWARE: This hack can remotely wipe your Samsung Galaxy S III
It's bad enough when you clumsily manage to wipe a few odd bits of data off your phone by accident. But what if your entire phone was wiped, AND your SIM-card killed, remotely by hackers without you being able to…
Apple and Amazon pull over-the-phone password resets
Apple and Amazon have both pulled the ability to reset password information over-the-phone after a high profile tech journalist was hacked, leaving egg on the faces of two of the world's largest tech companies. Wired writer Mat Honan's iCloud account…
Dropbox hacked, but assures your files should be safe
Dropbox has confirmed its cloud storage service has been hacked, with some account names and passwords having been stolen. Users started spotting spam messages hitting the email inboxes that they only associated with Dropbox accounts and began complaining. Dropbox then…
Google Chrome store hit by Facebook hack extension
Google Chrome users beware: a series of new extensions claiming to add customisation options to your Facebook profile are in fact malicious tools created by hackers intended to hijack your social networking accounts. Hiding in plain sight on the official…
Lady Gaga Twitter/Facebook hack offered millions of free iPad 2 tablets
Lady Gaga is the latest celebrity to see her social networking accounts hacked by scammers. One of the true "Twitterati" with over 17 million Twitter followers and 45 million Facebook "Likes", the Bad Romance star fell foul to a…
Siri can now LEGALLY be loaded onto an iPhone 4
Siri, the voice recognition star at the heart of the iPhone 4S, can now be legally loaded onto an iPhone 4. Though we've seen many hackers bring Apple's voice-servant to the iPhone 4 since the phone's launch on October 4th,…
Over 1600 players banned from Modern Warfare 3
Even though the game came out two weeks ago it seems that there is still so much going on with this game. It has been a bit of a bumpy ride in the first week for Call of Duty…
