Sentences with phrase «by hackers accessing»

The reason for the additional layer of security is that the passwords can be reset by hackers accessing email (see Yahoo data breach, above).

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As with any data - hungry application, voice assistants are constantly creating new packets of information — highly personal in some cases — that could be accessed or exploited by authorities or hackers.

Employees accidentally let hackers in by creating weak passwords, accessing seemingly innocent social networking apps, clicking on legitimate - looking links or unknowingly downloading malicious files.

Watch Out for Evil Twins Be aware of the methods a company or vendor uses to communicate with you, because hackers sometimes gain access to computers, data and accounts by posing as legitimate companies or agencies.

It comes amid increasing concerns about how social media websites and messaging apps are storing users» data, which could be vulnerable and accessed by hackers.

It allowed hackers to access an unsuspecting user's smart home devices and make changes to them due to a bug in HomeKit, the software used by developers to let home gadgets like lightbulbs, door locks, and thermostats be controlled through Apple's Home app.

This same tactic was used by Iranian hackers to break into Gmail in 2011 and Edward Snowden claimed the National Security Agency used the same technique to gain access Google traffic data, the Times reported.

Equifax Inc, a provider of consumer credit scores, said on Thursday that personal details of as many as 143 million U.S. consumers were accessed by hackers between mid-May and July, in what could be one of the largest data breaches in the United States.

By limiting access points to your accounts and consolidating into one platform, you'll limit the number of opportunities for hackers to compromise your data.

Last year, hackers prevented access to popular sites by weaponizing connected devices.

The hack was part of a broader attempt by Iranian hackers to infiltrate corporate networks and access sensitive information, according to the report.

Hackers looking to gain access to your work and personal accounts can use powerful software to crack encrypted passwords by guessing millions of variations per second.

In order to make the program work with a wide range of Web technologies, Microsoft had made it easy for website developers to get access to the guts of the program while it ran on a user's machine — which meant the IE user's software could also be exploited by hackers, spammers, and other unscrupulous Web bottom feeders.

A year ago, Ashley Madison, a website that facilitates extra-marital affairs, lost customers» personal information to hackers, who have also recently accessed personal information held by online retailer eBay, Sony and LinkedIn, among others.

«The hackers accessed software designed to be used by poll workers on Election Day, and in at least one state accessed a campaign finance database.»

Canada was also called a prime target for cybercrime, state - sponsored attacks and lone hackers, said the final draft version of the April 2016 report, which was obtained by The Canadian Press via the Access to Information Act.

Pacific Crest starts coverage of Cyberark Software Ltd (NASDAQ: CYBR) with a Sector Weight rating as valuation keeps the brokerage at sidelines, despite the company's «promising opportunity» in privileged access management space, which is the basis of exploitation by today's hackers.

Equifax, a provider of consumer - credit scores, said on Sept. 7 that personal details of as many as 143 million U.S. consumers were accessed by hackers between mid-May and late July, in what could be one of the most significant data breaches ever in the United States.

JPMorgan Chase 2014 hack — 83 million accounts accessed by hackers.

Hackers gained access to sensitive data stored by Equifax for almost half of all Americans, including:

Keeping your digital assets offline means that they can't be accessed by hackers or compromised by keyloggers and the likes.

Last year Brook was one of many celebrities who had photos accessed by online hackers, and this time, it's happened again — with multiple nude snaps of the likeable Brit circling the internet.

By putting so much of our personal identity on the Internet, especially through the use of cellphones, hackers are finding it much easier to access critical information about individuals.

He alleged hackers had gained access to the IEBC computer system by using the identity of the commission's IT manager, Chris Msando, who was killed last month.

The documents reveal a myriad of new details about the email set - up and show that investigators found multiple attempts by hackers to access Clinton's system — a series of personal devices and servers that the Democratic presidential candidate told investigators she used as a matter of convenience while she was secretary of state.

This was compounded by news of the hack at the Texas water plant, where on 20 November a hacker named «prof» gained access to the plant's systems using a three - character default password on an internet - accessed SCADA made by Siemens of Germany.

«We were able to simulate a hacker who had gained access to this part of the system and is holding it hostage by threatening to dump large amounts of chlorine into the water unless the operator pays a ransom,» Formby said.

That's reason for concern, of course, but if a hacker wants to access your online data by simply guessing your password, you're probably toast in less than an hour.

Secondly, hackers often take advantage of password re-usage, gaining access to multiple website accounts by breaching the data of just one site.

Were my access to the former to be compromised by a device malfunction or the actions of hackers, my sense of loss and frustration would come more from the underlying problem and destruction of media that I had produced, than it would from media I simply owned.

The company has said that it believes that hackers accessed Equifax Canada's systems through a consumer website application intended for use by U.S. consumers.

The IRS had shut down the Data Retrieval Tool back in March after learning that the tool was being used by hackers and criminals to access the sensitive personal and financial information of student loan borrowers in the U.S.

When hackers exploited a flaw in a tool for building web applications to access information stored by Equifax, one of the three major credit bureaus, millions of consumers had personal and financial info exposed.

This information is used by hackers for theft identity to access your personal information and accounts.

The Chicago - based travel booking site said hackers may have accessed personal data used to book travel through the site and other companies serviced by Orbitz, including American Express.

In fact, as Aiden demonstrates aptly in the game, doing so poses a real threat if the system were to be accessed by a savvy hacker.

As many as 25,000 e-mail addresses appear to have been stolen by the hackers and up to 350 resumes may also have been accessed.

Nintendo had to suspend the accounts in an attempt to prevent the hackers from gaining any further access to the users» profile information, and immediately reached out to the affected parties in order to get them to update their information by calling customer support.

A few remaining emails are sent by, or to, other CRU staff — indicating that the hacker had access to a backup server holding CRU emails dating back to 1996.

In April 2011, hackers attempting to access sensitive documents targeted four Canadian law firms by posing as partners who were working on an acquisition of a Chinese company.

Just a few days later, reports the BBC, Twitter was in touch with its legal counsel trying to assess the fallout after hundreds of its internal documents accessed by a hacker were published on the popular TechCrunch blog.

The Law Society of BC recently issued a warning to its members to be vigilant about their firm's cyber security after a BC firm's files were held captive by a hacker who encrypted them and tried to extort payment in return for restoring access.

In February, heath insurer Anthem said that hackers had accessed its servers and downloaded the personal data of employees and those who were insured by Anthem.

Matt Honan claims a hacker was able to get access to his iCloud account — and from there, Gmail, Twitter, and potentially much more — by using some social engineering tricks on Apple Tech support.

Portland, OR: Uber is facing a data breach class action lawsuit filed by a resident of Portland who alleges the ride share company was negligent in its safeguarding of customer data, resulting in a data breach in October 2016, in which hackers accessed and stole data from 57 million Uber customers and drivers.

In the event a device has been compromised, it is imperative that the issues are dealt with immediately to stop any potential viruses or hackers from accessing systems used by the firm through the compromised device.

With 256 - bit military - grade encryption, the same used by online banks, PracticePanther ensures that all data is transmitted through an encrypted connection that can't be accessed by hackers.

By doing so, you will make it more difficult for Internet hackers to guess your password and obtain access to your personal information.

The hope was by clicking on the button to print, Clinton would have activated a code giving hackers access to her entire hard drive.

Fiat Chrysler also said it had changed its controls over the network - level access to block the technique used by the hired «hackers».