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Researcher Hijacks LinkedIn Profiles Using Cookie
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 10:42pm CEST by Unknown Lamer
Tags: security
mask.of.sanity writes "A security researcher has demonstrated holes in the way cookies are handled on LinkedIn profiles by hijacking profiles. The session cookies are sent over unsecured HTTP and remain active for up to a year." -
PlayStation Network Hack Will Cost Sony $170M
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 5:21pm CEST by Roblimo
Tags: security
alphadogg writes "Sony expects the PlayStation Network hack will cost it $170 million this financial year, it said Monday. Unknown hackers hit the network gaming service for PlayStation 3 consoles in April, penetrating the system and stealing personal information from the roughly 77 million accounts on the PlayStation Network and sister Qriocity service. A second attack was directed at the Sony Online Entertainment network used for PC gaming. Sony responded to the attacks by taking the systems offline." Does the $170 million figure include compensation for PSN subscribers who suffered from the outage?Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Corporate Mac Sales Surge 66%
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 2:41pm CEST by Roblimo
Tags: business
syngularyx writes "Mac sales in the enterprise during Apple's last fiscal quarter grew a whopping 66 percent, significantly outpacing the rest of the PC market, which grew just 4.5 percent in the enterprise. The data from Apple's previous fiscal quarter was highlighted on Friday by analyst Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company. He said though he originally viewed success in the enterprise as a "one-quarter blip," it now appears to be a "durable platform" for Apple." What makes this especially interesting is that Apple apparently isn't looking for corporate sales, and considers them "collateral success" rather than an indication that they should market specifically to corporate buyers.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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Sony Music Greece Falls To Hackers
Posted: May 23rd, 2011, 6:04am CEST by samzenpus
Tags: security
xsee writes "Hackers: 6, Sony: 0. It appears an attacker has performed a SQL injection attack against SonyMusic.gr. The latest attack has exposed usernames, real names, email addresses and more. Is Sony's network being used as the world's largest public penetration test?"Read more of this story at Slashdot.