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Security firms weigh in on Adobe breach, cite 38 million+ user IDs stolen

You’re probably going to want to change your Adobe login and password. Per Macworld and Krebs on Security, the security breach reported earlier this month at Adobe is turning out to be much more widespread than the company first let on. At least 38 million users have been affected by the early October incident. When […]

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Adobe announces security breach, says 2.9 million customer accounts, encrypted credit and debit card data stolen

You might want to check in with Adobe on this… Per AppleInsider, Adobe on Thursday confirmed that malicious parties had compromised its networks and potentially gleaned credit card and other personal information from the accounts of nearly three million users. The company revealed the breach in a post to its official blog. Adobe’s security team […]

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Verizon to tack on $2/month fee for users not using autopay system

You may not like this. Per Droid Life, a leaked memo shows that Verizon Wireless will soon be charging customers US$2 for every month they aren’t using the company’s autopay/autodraft system. The leaked memo details what has to be done with the policy change since the carrier boosted its early termination fee for “advanced devices.” […]

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Apple rescinds no-cash policy for iPads

As much as Apple may make you want to storm the gates of 1 Infinite Loop, blazing pitchforks in hand, the company sometimes listens. Per KGO-TV, a San Francisco-baed woman who was denied the ability to purchase an iPad with cash managed to push Apple to reverse its policy and rewarded the woman by giving […]

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Square Opens Public Trial for iPhone Payment System

If you want your iPhone or iPod touch to be able to do everything, including spackle the den this weekend, you might be one step closer. Per Daring Fireball, Square has opened up a beta version of a payment system wherein users can create an account on the Square web site, receive a hardware dongle […]