Some Best Buy customers had doubts about the authenticity of account security notifications sent by the company via email on Friday. full story ![]()

The company said hackers got access to customer data including "encrypted" passwords.
yahoo.com (23 days ago)
E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie.
miamiherald.com (15 days ago)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie....
ap.org (15 days ago)
Filed under: Banking, Checking Accounts, Savings Accounts, SavingBy MEGAN DURISIN It's news we've heard before - online banking is the way of the future.They seem to have it all: relatively high interest rates, stellar customer service, low fees, and the added bonus of 24/7 access to your finances with the click of a button. Still, online banking isn't for everyone, and the...
dailyfinance.com (13 days ago)

Half of new retail customer identities will be based on social network profiles by 2015, a Gartner report has claimed. Currently less than 5 percent of retail customers use information registered in accounts from sites such as Facebook to access identity management systems. However, over the next three years, more than 50 percent of customer identities are expected to be...
pcworld.com (3 months and 7 days ago)

Tech giant Google is developing a data-encrypted ring that may eventually replace passwords as a new, innovative and hacker-resistant way for users to access their email, and other online accounts.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 8 days ago)

Tech giant Google is developing a data-encrypted ring that may eventually replace passwords as a new, innovative and hacker-resistant way for users to access their email, and other online accounts.
nydailynews.com (2 months and 7 days ago)
A proposed state law would ban employers and school officials from demanding access to the personal online accounts of potential employees or students.
shreveporttimes.com (27 days ago)

Hackers apparently broke into at least two of North Korea's government-run online sites Thursday, as tensions rose on the Korean Peninsula.
nydailynews.com (1 month and 14 days ago)
Hackers stole the identity of 18 local people -- at least 17 of them current or past BNSF workers -- and used their personal information to bilk an online company out of more than $11,000.
journalstar.com (1 month and 22 days ago)
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