The Latest in IT Security

Doubts Raised Over NBC’s Story About Getting Hacked in Sochi

07
Feb
2014

NBC may be the latest culprit in disseminating fake “crazy Sochi,” stories, according to one cyber security firm, which claims that the news outlet’s recent report on hacking in Sochi is pretty much totally false. (Update: NBC has responded to this story below.) This week, NBC aired a segment of Richard Engel allegedly showing his computer being hacked upon connecting to the Internet in a cafe in Sochi. According to Engel, “it doesn’t take long here for someone to try to tap into your laptop, cellphone, or tablet.” When introducing the segment, Brian Williams says:

Comments are closed.

Categories

SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024
WHITE PAPERS

Mission-Critical Broadband – Why Governments Should Partner with Commercial Operators:
Many governments embrace mobile network operator (MNO) networks as ...

ARA at Scale: How to Choose a Solution That Grows With Your Needs:
Application release automation (ARA) tools enable best practices in...

The Multi-Model Database:
Part of the “new normal” where data and cloud applications are ...

Featured

Archives

Latest Comments