Another security breach, this time
with a major bank. Hackers hacked into thousands of accounts. According to the
bank in question, they didn't get anything serious, like your password, just
your name and address and stuff. They
are suggesting you change your
password as quickly as possible though.
Sound familiar? Sure it does. The
words "data security breach" are becoming as commonplace as
"Where's the beef" once was. For anyone who does online banking, it's
scary. Or even online purchases through anyone. Even scarier, the data security
breaches seem to be coming from Russia, this last one perhaps in retaliation
for anti-Putin sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. The pain in Ukraine falls
mainly in the rain -- of your secret data from the cloud.
Certainly brings world politics
home, when your Chase account gets compromised by a pudgy little wannabe Tsar,
Putin on a snit.
Read about an interesting ray of
hope. A security researcher uncovered hidden code in the new Facebook Messenger
iPhone app that appears to allow friends to send money to one another. What was
interesting hope-wise was they called this person a "security
researcher."
Because this "security
researcher" uncovered hidden code. Didn't that word used to be
"hacker"? He was delving into the secrets of another company's code
for gosh sakes. That's hacking.
Let's hire him. Yep, it's time to
recruit more American hackers. Empty out the World of Warcraft basements and
get the geeks to do their patriotic duty creating God Code to foil the
Russkies. Like a cyber dirty dozen in dirty cargo shorts.
Next time the FBI catches some
precocious youngster hacking for fun and nuisance, offer him a bunch of money
to do it for world peace.
Or at least world peace of mind
about our Amazon accounts.
America, ya gotta love it.
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