Announcer this is on the money. Your money, your life, your future. Now becky quick. We begin with your email. You probably use it every day, whether for work or play, but its in hot demand. Andrea day explains why hackers are willing to pay top dollar for access and what you stand to lose. Thats our cover story. When a hacker compromised your email account, his possibilities are limitless. Reporter from cracking into your Bank Accounts to taking over social media. Once a hacker gains access to your email account, he is you. Reporter amri is the ceo of a firm that specialists in protecting attacks from a baht, a program that sifts through files a lot faster than a person can. And when used maliciously, it can target email accounts, cracking passwords in seconds. Its called a brut force attack, and hacked email accounts are worth 10 to 20 times more than credit cards on the online market. Heres why. He can go and log into any account that you have by simply clicking on the forgot my pas
(WHTM) — It’s not just vulnerable Midstaters. A security-sensitive government agency confirms it has fallen victim to what’s called a “SIM-swapping” attack. That’s when someone takes over your cell phone by changing the SIM card number in your account. That’s what happened to Midstater Scott Zeiders — someone took over his phone so they could […]
Google Authenticator app for Android and iOS adds the ability to safely backup your one-time codes (also known as one-time passwords or OTPs) to your Google Account.