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Internet browsers such as Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Firefox can store your online passwords if you allow them. However, having them conveniently keep your password doesn’t mean that it is fully protected. Read on to see how they keep them and what is actually protecting them here:: How Browsers Store Your Passwords (and Why You Shouldn’t Let Them)
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Just before the holiday season, hackers hit a German steel mill by manipulating their control systems. As a result, a blast furnace was not properly shut down which resulted in massive destruction at the mill. For the full story on this insane incident, click here:: A Cyberattack Has Caused Confirmed Physical Damage for the Second Time Ever
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A security researcher has discovered a way for hackers to infect Apple’s Macintosh computers using malware that can distributed via Mac’s Thunderbolt port. The malware “Thunderstrike” can infect malicious code into the boot ROM of an Apple computer. Get the full details here:: Thunderstrike – Infecting Apple MacBooks with EFI Bootkit via Thunderbolt Ports
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Online shoe retailer Zappos settled with attorneys hailing from nine states to paying $106,000 due to a 2012 data breach that compromised the personal info of 24 million customers. Under the agreement, Zappos will also take necessary actions to better protect customer info. For the full story, please click here:: Zappos Settles, Pays Out $106K Following Data Breach
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