DigiNotar Hacked – Gmail, Facebook & Twitter Users Affected

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DigiNotar, a Dutch IT firm and one of the largest website certificate producers online, had their system compromised last week, according to Reuters. The 300,000 affected users are primarily located in Iran, giving skeptics reason that the proported hacker, or hackers, are from Iran – even the Iranian government.

The 531 phony website certificates affect some of the most well known websites such as Google, Yahoo, Microsoft, AOL, Facebook, and Twitter. Although 90% of all affected users are in the Iranian region, it is highly recommended to change your passwords immediately, if you have accessed any of the above websites.

A website certificate, also known as an SSL certificate is used by websites who collect private information from users, such as bank websites and most social media websites.

ZoneAlarm SocialGuard

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ZoneAlarm SocialGuardProtection

  • Antiphishing
  • Firewall

Features

  • Cyberbullying – Alerts you to alarming words used in private messages, status updates, and wall postings.
  • Strangers – Alerts you when someone who may be a stranger is trying to interact with your kid on Facebook.
  • Age Concerns – Flags friends that are much older than they claim to be; someone who may be pretending to be a kid.
  • Dangerous Links – Catches dangerous links sent in private messages, status updates, and wall posts. Prevents viral attacks and data theft.
  • Hacked Account – Watches for signs your kid’s Facebook account may have been hacked.
  • Inappropriate Content – Monitors links posted to your kid’s Facebook news feed for content related to sex, violence, drugs, and more.

Requirements

  • Microsoft® Windows® 7: 1 GHz 32-bit processor, 1 GB RAM
  • 1 GHz 64-bit processor, 2 GB RAM
  • Microsoft Windows, XP SP3 only, Home or Professional Edition: 1 GHz 32-bit processor, 1GB RAM
  • Microsoft Windows Vista SP1 or SP2: 1 GHz 32-bit processor, 2 GB RAM
  • 1 GHz 64-bit processor, 4 GB RAM
  • 50MB of available hard-disk space

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