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06Jul/17

Hackers may be able to predict passwords through brainwaves, according to study

July 6, 2017SecurityBiology, Brain-computer interfacing, Brainwaves, Branches of biology, Computing, Electrodiagnosis, Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Emerging technologies, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Headset, Medicine, Neural oscillation, Neurophysiology, Neuroscience, Neurotechnology, NEXT MEDIA, Nitesh Saxena, Password, Psychiatric assessment, Technology/Internetsmbale

A new study shows hackers could learn your passwords by using algorithms to learn the patterns of brainwaves through the use of EEG headsets. Continue reading →

08Mar/17

How to protect your personal data from U.S. border officers

March 8, 2017ImmigrationBorder checkpoint, Borders, China, Computer security, Country: United States, Cryptography, Customs services, Government, Identity management, Internet privacy, NEXT MEDIA, Password, Political geography, Privacy, Russia, Security, Terms of service, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, United States, United States Customs Service, United States Department of Homeland Securitysmbale

Businesspeople and journalists have long been paranoid about protecting their personal data when visiting countries like China and Russia. But now travelers to the U.S. are reporting increasingly invasive behavior by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
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15Dec/16

Yahoo discloses new data breach affecting 1 billion accounts

December 15, 2016SecurityAlibaba Group, Breach, Business/Finance, Company: Yahoo, Computing, Digital media, Identity theft in the United States, Instant messaging clients, Password, Software, SUNNYVALE, Technology/Internet, United States, Verizon Communication Inc, Verizon Communications, Verizon Media, World Wide Web, Yahoo!, Yahoo! data breach, Yahoo! data breaches, Yahoo! Mailsmbale

Yahoo says one billion accounts exposed in newly discovered security breach.

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22Sep/16

Yahoo to confirm big data breach – Recode

September 22, 2016InternetAlibaba Group, Business/Finance, Company: Google, Company: MANHATTAN, Company: SimpleWan, Company: Skype, Company: Yahoo, Computing, Data breach, Data security, Digital media, Erik Knight, Fred Katayama, Google, Instant messaging clients, Katayama, Marissa Mayer, Max Wolff, Password, Recode, Secure communication, Software, Technology/Internet, The Yahoo, Verizon Communications, Verizon Media, World Wide Web, Yahoo!, Yahoo! data breaches, Yahoo! Voices hacksmbale

Yahoo is expected to confirm that a data breach has exposed several hundred million user accounts, according to Recode. Fred Katayama reports.
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19Oct/15

Yahoo kills passwords for email

October 19, 2015SecurityComputing, Email, Facebook, LinkedIn, LinkedIn hack, Microsoft, Password, Satnam Narang, Security, smartphone, Symantec, Symantec Corp, Webmail, Websites, Yahoo!, Yahoo! Inc, Yahoo! Mail, Yahoo! Messenger, Yahoo! Voices hacksmbale

(BVO) – A small step toward making passwords passé.

Yahoo is beefing up cyber security – by eliminating passwords.
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