A new kind of malware, known as Backoff, is hitting restaurants, retailers and other businesses, and its attacking the remote-desktop applications utilized by point-of-sale systems to get customer information, which includes credit…
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Verizon Wireless Launches Nationwide Loyalty Program To Increase and Retain Customer Base
Verizon Wireless, the U.S. largest wireless carrier, is set to launch a nationwide loyalty program for its 100-million-plus subscribers. But, it’s got a twist. If people want to earn points for every…
Obama Creates Pollinator Health Task Force To Save Economy and Food Supply
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed an executive order that will create the “Pollinator Health Task Force, which will investigate the serious drop in population of pollinators such as the honey bee….
End Of The World: Facebook Crashes Early Thursday, Causing Panic Among Millions Of Users
It may have seemed like the end of the world for millions of Facebook users Thursday morning when, around 3 a.m. Central Time, the site crashed for 30 minutes. Yes, the social…
eBay Under Fire For Hacker Attack Mismanagement
eBay first felt that the information of its customers was safe after forensic investigators looked over the network security breach uncovered in the early part of May and making its discovery known…
Apple Receives $120M Award In Patent Case Against Samsung
Apple was recently awarded $120 million dollars against Samsung in its patent case. The jury bestowed amount is far less than the $2 billion dollars Cupertino had hoped to receive from the…
IE Users Urgently Advised To Switch Browsers Until Security Repair Is Made
Windows Explorer users are being urged by government security response teams to use Firefox or Chrome as the default browser until a new security fix from Microsoft is in place for the…
Facebook Is Acquiring Fitness Tracking App Moves For Undisclosed Amount
Facebook is making a move on “Moves”, a fitness tracking app produced by Finland-based ProtoGeo. According to the popular social network, it’s in the process of attaining ProtoGeo, a Helsinki-based company, that…
HealthCare.Gov Users Urged To Change Passwords To Protect Themselves, No Compromise Detected
People who used the federal health care exchange websites were told they should change the passwords after the White House looked at the government’s vulnerability in regards to the Heartbleed Internet security…
Recall: Users of Vaio Fit 11A Laptop Urged To Stop Using Device Due To Overheating Battery
Sony has issued a recall of its Vaio Fit 11A laptop in response to three reports of the overheating of its Panasonic battery, which caused partial burns on the PC. Three separate…