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News: Yahoo Announces New Breach

Yahoo has just posted information concerning a newly found breach of its systems. This hack of Yahoo systems appears to be unrelated to a previously announced breach in September 2016. Yahoo Announces New Breach According To Yahoo This time the Yahoo breach is reportedly affecting an astronomical 1

Updated: Yahoo Breach Announcement Confirmed

Updated 9/22/16 @ 3:15 pm (EDT). Yahoo has now confirmed that it was breached, by what it calls “a state-sponsored actor” in 2014. The hack according to Yahoo affects at least 500 million accounts (and to that can we all say DAMM!). Per Yahoo, The

News: Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under cyber-attack
For those not familiar with The Internet Archive, (archive.org) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded to build an Internet library, to offer permanent access for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections that exist in digital format. According to the Internet Archive About page, The post News: Internet Archive and the Wayback Machine under […]
News: Possible BSOD After Windows Update
Installing Windows Updates is always a recommended function. Microsoft releases updates monthly on “Patch Tuesday” to update, secure, and improve Windows. Sometimes however these updates cause problems, after release. December 2022 patch Tuesday update is one of those times. Microsoft has received reports of a The post News: Possible BSOD After Windows Update appeared first […]
How To: Xbox Game Pass Activating Codes
With the holiday season upon us, some Xbox users may be getting gift cards to Xbox Game Pass, a specific Xbox game (or game add-on), or a card with a dollar value to add to their Xbox account. Today’s post will go over how you The post How To: Xbox Game Pass Activating Codes appeared […]