Today in the news: Yahoo passwords stolen

Quote of note

"We hope that the parties responsible for managing the security of this subdomain will take this as a wake-up call, and not as a threat. There have been many security holes exploited in Web servers belonging to Yahoo! Inc. that have caused far greater damage than our disclosure. Please do not take them lightly." – Note on a webpage that hackers posted stolen Yahoo login information to. The hackers claimed more than 450,000 passwords were stolen and posted. Yahoo issued a statement apologizing and said users should regularly change their passwords.

News to know

FBI reports about George Zimmerman and his role in the death of Trayvon Martin were released Thursday by a Florida state attorney. The reports show that Zimmerman frequently made calls to police while he served as a self-appointed neighborhood watchman. The documents are expected to be used by the defense and prosecutors during Zimmerman’s trial.

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