DID you change your computer password?

This simple act can save money and protect your personal information, the Broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy, said yesterday as he launched the first “National Change Your Password Day”.

Senator Conroy, who revealed his own computer had this week been bombarded with more than 50 fake emails pretending to be from his bank, said people should change their passwords at least twice a year.

He recommended passwords always include letters and numbers and warned people to be vigilant. “Stop and think before you click on links or attachments,” he said.

“No one wants to lose their bank details to criminals or fall victim to an online scam and that’s why it’s important that people understand simple steps, such as getting a better, stronger password, can help them stay smart online and protect their personal information.”

He said this would build confidence in the digital economy, especially as more people increasingly use computers for personal, social networking and business purposes.

“Don’t just choose a password with your birthday or the name of your favourite football team. Get security software and update it regularly,” he said.

Meanwhile, the Auditor-General said he would have a full inquiry into the Government’s first failed broadband tender. The Opposition spokesman, Nick Minchin, has urged the audit into the process after Telstra was excluded on a technicality and the Government said none of the other bids was good enough.

The Government made the surprise announcement to instead set up its own $43 billion company to build the broadband network.

Via: smh.com.au

NSFW: Seems like the 2 singers’ cell phones were hacked in the past few days see the images here http://illmob.org/ NSFW

The Twitter admin hack appears to be the result of a successful social engineering attack against one of Twitter’s employees, using the same password reset “hack” that got Sarah Palin last year, the cracker gained access to the employee’s account by resetting their Yahoo! email account password. The hacker going under the handle of Hacker Croll featured 13 screenshots of Twitter’s admin panel, and commented that “The images were taken from the Admin area that was secured with .htaccess.” The screenshots featured internal data for accounts belonging to U.S President Barack Obama, Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, and Lily Allen, as well as a detailed overview of different sections behind the scenes of Twitter

Somebody hacked the ESPN.com site to accept the Konami code:
(↑ ↑ ↓ ↓ ← → ← → B A) and then to start adding unicorns and rainbows to the page every time you hit ENTER.

Someone from 4Chan has hacked the MobileMe account of actress Salma Hayek
and posted the account details on their Anonymous board.

The poster who began the thread (the O.P.) posted the following factoids for all to see and use to access Salma Hayek’s MobileMe e-mail account.

Her email address is shayek@mac.com
Go to me.com, forgot password, type shayek@mac.com
Her birthday is Sept. 2
Answer to change password question is: frida