On February 1, 2013 Twitter announced to the public that they suffered a security breach and your account may be affected. This week, we detected unusual access patterns that led to us identifying unauthorized access attempts to Twitter user data. We discovered one live attack and were able to shut … Read more about Twitter Hacked – 250K User Accounts Affected
Java Exploit and How to Disable Java
A guest post submitted by Robert Nelson Recently Homeland Security announced that JAVA had a weakness in Java Security that would allow installation of malicious software or malware. The mere fact that any US government agency would do so is rare. This Java exploit problem affects all PCs, so it … Read more about Java Exploit and How to Disable Java
Hackers Attack Barnes & Noble in 63 Stores – Credit Card Data Breached!
Some customers at Barnes & Noble are victims of stolen credit card information! Today, October 24, 2012, it was announced that Hackers attacked Barnes & Noble in 63 stores across the country. The stores hit included Barnes & Noble in New York City, San Diego, Miami and Chicago, according … Read more about Hackers Attack Barnes & Noble in 63 Stores – Credit Card Data Breached!
Skype Scam Alert – Dangerous Link Shared from Your EXISTING Contacts
Skype™ Users Please Read! Caution dangerous virus spreading through Skype messages. How to Fix Skype Virus - lol is this your new profile pic? Do you love Skype as much as we do? Here at WPSecurityLock, our entire staff uses Skype on a regular basis to communicate not only with each other, but also … Read more about Skype Scam Alert – Dangerous Link Shared from Your EXISTING Contacts
Go Daddy Site Outage Investigation Completed – Not a DDoS Attack!
Go Daddy's outage of September 10. 2012 has been resolved. This was not a denial of service attack (DDoS). Issue was a series of internal network events. Rumors were flying on the Internet that GoDaddy.com was attacked by a denial of service attack (DDoS) attack and a so-called hacker was claiming … Read more about Go Daddy Site Outage Investigation Completed – Not a DDoS Attack!
Godaddy Outage on Millions of Sites & HostGator Gives 50% Off
Go Daddy is experiencing an outage today (September 10, 2012) on numerous sites, including their own. HostGator is giving 50% off on hosting and domain registrations. UPDATE SEPTEMBER 11, 2012: Go Daddy Site Outage Investigation Completed - Not a DDoS Attack! Previous Article and Updates below There … Read more about Godaddy Outage on Millions of Sites & HostGator Gives 50% Off
Internet Security: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Twitter Chat – June 21, 2012
Join the @WPSecurityLock team at the Online Safety and Security Twitter Chat! June is National Internet Safety Month. Let's help protect each other Online! This Twitter chat is about Internet security and online safety with @Verizon, @VzHome and @StaySafeOnline. Learn to be safe online and win … Read more about Internet Security: STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Twitter Chat – June 21, 2012
Security Announcement: Change Your LinkedIn Password ASAP
Rumor has it that 6.5 million LinkedIn passwords have been leaked to a Russian hacker forum. (CONFIRMED) On June 6, 2012 at 8:06am CST, LinkedIn posted a tweet that they are investigating these reports. [tweet https://twitter.com/LinkedIn/status/210356987576324096] Be sure to follow … Read more about Security Announcement: Change Your LinkedIn Password ASAP