The War Z taken offline following forum, database hack

Players of The War Z, a first-person zombie survival game, have been notified of a breach of the developer's (Hammerpoint Interactive) forum and game databases and the theft of user data contained in ...

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The War Z taken offline following forum, database hack

Players of The War Z, a first-person zombie survival game, have been notified of a breach of the developer's (Hammerpoint Interactive) forum and game databases and the theft of user data contained in ...

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Evernote Users Lash Out Following ‘Disturbing’ Hack

American note-taking software company Evernote has announced ‘disturbing’ news that it has been hacked. The company has become the latest high-profile victim of a cyber attack and as a ‘precaution’, has implemented a password reset for all users. After ‘suspicious activity’, in which the hacker(s) were able to gain access to Evernote user information, including usernames, email addresses associated with Evernote accounts and encrypted passwords, an estimated 50 million people were forced to reset their passwords. Angry Users Despite the notice on its website, plenty of irate users took to the company’s site to air their frustration, as many felt they should have been emailed about the compulsory password change. One user said it was ‘inexcusable’ that no email was sent to users and another said the unexplained password reset actually prompted hacking fears. A user nicknamed b737officeview, said: “This is really disturbing. I just signed up for Evernote and Evernote Premium just yesterday, after months of considering the best way to go paperless. “It seems my fears were warranted as I didn’t even last 24 hours on Evernote without having my password reset and a leak of data occur.” User Dave Yuhas added:”Evernote couldn’t have emailed this notice? I [...]

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Twitter calls for smarter password habits following Jeep, Burger King hacks

Twitter is urging its account holders to be smarter with their passwords following two recent attacks by hackers directed at Burger King and Jeep that took control of those accounts.

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