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Thursday, February 5, 2015

By Fronnie Lewis Thursday, February 5, 2015

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In The News: February 5, 2015

New hacker victims! Sony’s Amy Pascal is heading for the door, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The co-chair of Sony Entertainment, Pascal apparently got hit with the fallout from that major cyber attack from the group calling itself Guardians of Peace — which leaked embarrassing and sensitive company documents as well as threatening havoc if “The Interview” film was release. Heath […]

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, December 17, 2014

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In the wake of hacker threats, Sony cancels “The Interview”

The hackers appear to be winning in the face-off with Sony Pictures. Today Sony canceled the Christmas Day release of the action comedy, “The Interview, ” after several major chains pulled the film from its theaters. “In light of the decision by the majority of our exhibitors not to show the film The Interview, we have decided not to […]

Monday, December 1, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, December 1, 2014

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FBI confirms Sony Pictures hacked

Sony Pctures has been hacked! The cyber attack on the entertainment studio reportedly began “… about a week ago when a group called Guardians of Peace, or #GOP for short, gained access to the studio’s system and arranged for a bizarre image and poorly worded text to appear on the computer screens of employee,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Sony has […]

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Photo: FLLewis / Media City -- Kmart 1000 North San Fernando Blvd. Burbank October 11, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, October 12, 2014

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Hackers attack Kmart, Albertsons hit for a second time

Kmart is the latest retailer to be attacked by hackers. The disclosure was made on October 9 “… our Kmart store payment data systems were infected with a form of malware that was undetectable by current anti-virus systems. We were able to quickly remove the malware. However, we believe certain debit and credit card numbers have been compromised, ” according […]

Wednesday, September 10, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, September 10, 2014

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Consumer Alert: Security breach confirmed at The Home Depot

The Home Depot has confirmed it was hacked. On September 2, the world’s largest home improvement chain announced an investigation, involving the Secret Service and security experts, into the attack. On Monday, September 8, Home Depot confirmed its data payment systems had been invaded by cyber thieves. The company website warns consumers who may have used credit or debit cards […]

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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eBay hacked

Internet giant, eBay, is the latest victim of a massive cyber attack. The global marketplace company posted an announcement on its website today “… asking all eBay users (both buyers and sellers) to change their passwords…” There reportedly are 145 million eBay users worldwide. The security breach apparently occurred sometime between “late February and early March” of 2014, but only detected two […]