The North Pole is in turmoil today in the wake of an unprecedented holiday season setback: Santa Claus has been hacked, and is currently locked out of his digital Naughty / Nice List.

Santa fell victim to the Bah-Hum Bug — a new super bug that many claim is the most dangerous amalgamation of online evil to ever troll the World Wide Web.

How did this happen?

Here are a few possibilities that could have made him vulnerable to digital catastrophe:

• He failed to install the anti-virus software he got from the elves for his birthday last year.

• He opened a malicious app, like his favorite game Reindeer Smash. (Not-so-fun fact: More than 30 percent of the apps you can download aren’t safe to play with — they pose privacy concerns, house malicious content and even secretly drain your mobile device’s battery.)

• He landed on a compromised website while shopping for “night outfits” for Mrs. Claus.

• He accepted friend requests from everyone on the planet, including the Krampus and Bigfoot, who both sent him some malicious links.

• His password for everything is “christmas123” and he has absolutely no idea that he should regularly change this.

• He gave his personal information to a fake site when entering to win a romantic getaway for two to Punta Cana.



Source: Mashable