For much of the past month, someone has been trying to break into my Apple account. I receive regular e-mail and text notifications confirming a password change, which are soon followed by spoofed phone calls with caller ID that purports to be from the company but likely originates from Russia. As my Globe and Mail op-ed notes, I know enough to ignore the calls, delete the messages, and ensure I have two-factor authentication enabled to help keep hackers out.
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The Cybercrime Wave That Wasn’t
The NY Times features a story that provides a closer examination of cybercrime claims. It finds that “widely circulated cybercrime estimates are generated using absurdly bad statistical methods, making them wholly unreliable.”
Wired on the E-stonia Takedown
Wired features a blow-by-blow account on last spring's e-attack on Estonia.
Calgary Police Chair Seeks New Internet Centre
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