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The Rise and Fall of Anonymous

22

Oct

2011

Following my previous blog on Francopol 2011, here are some data and slides from my own talk on the Anonymous Group.Anonymous circles are not the only component of hacktivism, merely a loose collection with the highest media profile. Other representatives of this informal protest movement include the “Indignants,” who use social networks around the world […]

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Researchers extend Firesheep to exploit Google Search data leak

08

Sep

2011

A pair of security researchers have created their own version of the notorious Firesheep plugin to expose a data leak in the world’s favourite search engine. The proof-of-concept plugin exploits the use of unencrypted cookies by Google’s Web History feature. Although you need to be logged in to make use of Web History it does […]

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How to Make Your Google Accounts More Secure

31

Aug

2011

About a month ago I received an email from Blizzard Entertainment stating that a new World of Warcraft account had been started using my personal Gmail address. Someone with the user name of “Zhang” was hoping to do a little night elf adventuring using my data. I got on the phone with Blizzard right away, […]

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