In May we read that game maker Blizzard, developer of a series of popular games including World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Starcraft, was hacked, but that turned out to just be individual compromised accounts from some of its users. Now we read, from Blizzard itself rather than a third party, that they have been … More Blizzard Entertainment hacked – this time for real (lessons learned)
If you are a player of popular computer games like StarCraft II, World of Warcraft or Diablo III, you’d be wise to change your battle.net password as well as for any accounts that used the same one. According to Blizzard’s Mike Morhaime, some of their servers have been compromised and breached by hackers. In a … More Battle.net breached by hackers!
Online scammers keep a busy schedule and the familiar online banking scam is making rounds again. An email titled “Your AIB Code Card is about to expire.” is finding its way to Irish mailboxes, coming from spoofed email addresses like alert@aib.ie or accounts@aibonline.org. The content looks formal and says: Dear Customer, Your AIB Code Card … More Fake AIB online banking email fraud
Spam, trolling or horsing around? An email from a supposed hitman threatening to arrange a strange sex-related death unless he is contacted is a bizarrely trolling twist on usual spam mail. Spammers are always on the lookout for new ways to get victims to respond to them and be lured into various more or less … More Bizarre sex-related assassination threat is hitting Irish mailboxes
Want to access the music tracks of YouTube.com videos on your iPod but don’t want to pay? You’re not alone. Recently, a crop of websites have popped up offering to convert the audio from videos to .mp3 files that you can then download at no charge. Sounds great, right? The catch: scammers are trying to … More Free YouTube .mp3 converters – with a free malware bonus
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