Beacon's Blog » In The News http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com Helpful Computer News to keep your computer up and running. Provided by Beacon Technology Solutions LLC. Serving Metro Detroit. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:10:56 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Zappos hack exposes personal information of 24 million customers http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/zappos-hack-exposes-personal-information-of-24-million-customers/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/zappos-hack-exposes-personal-information-of-24-million-customers/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:11:04 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=277  

Data on up to 24 million customers of online shoe retailer Zappos was compromised according to an email sent by its CEO Tony Hsieh on Sunday. While Hsieh says that full credit card information is safe, hackers may have the last four digits of the cards.

Zappos hack exposes personal information of 24 million customers

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/zappos-hack-exposes-personal-information-of-24-million-customers/feed/ 0 Shell Gas Station Uses Stickers To Prevent Credit Card Skimming – The Consumerist http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/shell-gas-station-uses-stickers-to-prevent-credit-card-skimming-the-consumerist/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/shell-gas-station-uses-stickers-to-prevent-credit-card-skimming-the-consumerist/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:04:26 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/shell-gas-station-uses-stickers-to-prevent-credit-card-skimming-the-consumerist/  

As gas stations with pay-at-the pump, ATMs and other unattended machines where you scan your credit card get hit by skimmers tampering with their equipment, some businesses are taking preventative measures by way of a simple sticker.

Shell Gas Station Uses Stickers To Prevent Credit Card Skimming – The Consumerist

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Chrysler Eminem Super Bowl Commercial – Imported From Detroit

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/thank-you-chrysler-for-supporting-the-d/feed/ 0 Only One In Seven Consumer AV Tools Catch New ‘Aurora’ Variants http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/only-one-in-seven-consumer-av-tools-catch-new-aurora-variants/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/only-one-in-seven-consumer-av-tools-catch-new-aurora-variants/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10:56 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=148 NSS Labs says its new test shows emphasis on antivirus exploit detection flawed, but others disagree

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading
Mar 11, 2010 | 04:20 PM

Most antivirus products don’t detect new variants of the exploit used in the so-called “Operation Aurora” attacks on Google, Adobe, and other U.S. companies, according to a new test conducted by NSS Labs.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/antivirus/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223600014

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/only-one-in-seven-consumer-av-tools-catch-new-aurora-variants/feed/ 0 Laptop theft can be reduced by turning off WiFi http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:58:45 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=142 02 March 2010
Credant Technologies, the endpoint data security specialist, has warned laptop users to turn off their WiFi signals when not in use to prevent the use of low-cost scanners tracking down the machines.
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/

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http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-gets-your-personal-information-on.html

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http://government.zdnet.com/?p=3781

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By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer
November 8, 2009 (AP)
The Associated Press

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9028516

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www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/03/Baby_Video_Monitor_Lets_Neighbors_Snoop_On_One_Another_Class_Claims.htm

]]> http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/baby-video-monitor-lets-neighbors-snoop-on-one-another-class-claims/feed/ 0 Malware Conceals Itself as Boss’s Letter http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/malware-conceals-itself-as-bosss-letter/ http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/malware-conceals-itself-as-bosss-letter/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:34:13 +0000 Beacon (Eric Vogel) http://blog.beacontechsolutions.com/?p=102 Trend Micro threat analysts found spammed messages that pretend to be a letter coming from the “boss”. It bears the subject “get back to my office for more details” and instructs users to read the attached ZIP file, which contains a letter. The ZIP attachment is, of course, not a letter but an .EXE file (info.exe) detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_CUTWAIL.GT.

Read more: http://blog.trendmicro.com/malware-conceals-itself-as-bosss-letter/#ixzz0Vkvmeie4

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