A rash of recent hack attacks prove that no data is completely safe online anymore. Hackers have begun to take over online systems everywhere, targeting personal, corporate, and even highly sensitive government data. The reality: Americans suddenly live in a hacked world and have to face the consequences.
In the last day, Citigroup (C) admitted that 360,000 credit card records had been broken into online, more than was originally suspected when the banking giant announced the initial problem two weeks ago.
But Citigroup is not alone. ADP, the largest provider of payroll services in the U.S., announced this week that its computer system had been hacked. It is staggering to think what hackers could do with the payroll data for millions of workers, or whether money could actually be taken out of payroll accounts. The CIA website was also hacked Wednesday by a group which calls itself Lulz Security. If the CIA site is not safe, what sites are?
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In the last day, Citigroup (C) admitted that 360,000 credit card records had been broken into online, more than was originally suspected when the banking giant announced the initial problem two weeks ago.
But Citigroup is not alone. ADP, the largest provider of payroll services in the U.S., announced this week that its computer system had been hacked. It is staggering to think what hackers could do with the payroll data for millions of workers, or whether money could actually be taken out of payroll accounts. The CIA website was also hacked Wednesday by a group which calls itself Lulz Security. If the CIA site is not safe, what sites are?
See full article from DailyFinance: http://srph.it/jzOwVJ
