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Evernote

Redwood City-Based Evernote Hacked, 50-Million Passwords Compromised

Online note-taking service Evernote Corp. has been hacked and was resetting all its 50 million users’ passwords as a precaution.

2013/03/04

An Emotiv EPOC neuroheadset. (Emotiv)

Berkeley Scientists Successfully ‘Hack’ Brain To Obtain Private Data

It sounds like something out of the movie “Johnny Mnemonic,” but scientists have successfully been able to “hack” a brain with a device that’s easily available on the open market.

2012/08/31

The Yahoo logo is seen on a sign outside of the company's headquarters in Sunnyvale. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Hackers Expose Thousands Of Yahoo User Names, Passwords

Yahoo Inc. said Thursday it’s investigating reports of a security breach that has purportedly exposed nearly half a million users’ email addresses and passwords.

2012/07/12

Samsung Galaxy tablet (AP)

Tech Watch: Warning For Android Users

Researchers at the University of Ulm said Android users who log in to random wi-fi networks to go online may be putting their personal information at risk.

KCBS–2011/05/17

Twitter. (AP)

Twitter Hack Opens Popups, Causes Havoc

A new way to cause mischief quickly spread through short-messaging service Twitter on Tuesday morning before the site could fix the problem, as mysterious “tweets” of blocked-out text propagated themselves and caused popup windows to open.

CBS San Francisco–2010/09/21

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