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Tag: Threats & Malware

Threats & Malware

Google ad network exposed millions of computers to malware

September 19, 2014

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Last night, researchers at MalwareBytes noticed strange behavior on sites like Last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post. Ads on the sites were being unusually aggressive, setting off anti-virus warnings and raising flags in a number of MalwareBytes […]

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Anonymous Romania Hacks Local Police Website

September 19, 2014

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The home page of the General Inspectorate of Romanian Police was hacked by the local Anonymous group, who posted a message on the News Section. “Greetings gentlemen. We are Anonymous. We are Legion. We are THE ROMANIAN PEOPLE or, of […]

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Home Depot Security Breach Exposed 56 Million Credit Cards

September 19, 2014

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The Home Depot security breach that was unveiled earlier this month has been assessed and it’s even more terrible than originally thought. 56 million unique credit cards were put to risk by hackers. The company claims that criminals used unique […]

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Home Depot Admits 56 Million Payment Cards At Risk After Cyber Attack

September 19, 2014

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The Home Depot said Thursday that about 56 million customer debit and credit cards were put at risk after hackers broke into the company’s payment systems. In a statement , the home improvement retailer said the malicious software used in […]

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Hacker claims to have infiltrated

September 18, 2014

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Last week, a hacker with the Twitter tag @anonymousglobo posted links to what is allegedly the user names and passwords to the database of the town of Chester government website, as well as websites for the Pakistan and Ukraine government. […]

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Once your car’s connected to the Internet, who guards your privacy?

September 18, 2014

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Once mobile devices are connected to car infotainment systems and cars are connected to the Internet, vehicles will become a rich source of data for manufacturers, marketers, insurance providers and the government. Oh, and they’ll be a lucrative target for […]

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China Says US Hacking Charges ‘Fabricated Out of Thin Air’

September 18, 2014

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BEIJING – Beijing on Thursday strongly denied a US congressional panel’s claim that Chinese government-linked hackers had launched dozens of cyberattacks on American defense contractors, saying the charges were “fabricated out of thin air”.

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Apple Fixes “Backdoors” With Release of iOS 8

September 18, 2014

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Apple announced on Wednesday the availability of iOS 8, the eighth major release of iOS. The latest version of the mobile operating system comes with fixes for more than 50 security vulnerabilities.

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iOS 8 fixes dozens of security flaws

September 18, 2014

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Many severe vulnerabilities are fixed in the new version and remain in iOS 7.1.

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Hackers Compromised Goodwill Vendor For More Than a Year

September 17, 2014

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The payment processor at the center of the data breach affecting Goodwill Industries International admitted that hackers held a foothold in their environment for more than year.

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Hackers ‘Swooped’ On Biological Warfare Study

September 17, 2014

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Security researchers have uncovered a group of hackers that broke into 300 banks, corporations and governments for 12 years without being caught. The hacker collective from Germany exploited a loophole in the UK which enabled them to obtain security certificates […]

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Senate: China hacked military contractor networks

September 17, 2014

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Senate investigators are blaming China for nearly two dozen successful hacker break-ins of computer networks belonging to Pentagon contractors. A yearlong investigation announced Wednesday by the Senate Armed Services Committee identified at least 50 intrusions since 2012 against unspecified contractors […]

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What Kate Upton’s Nude Photo Hack Reveals About Google

September 17, 2014

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Only half of the model-actress and pitcher Justin Verlander’s private photos are removed from indexes as the search engine grapples with legal theories over “selfies,” copyright and fair use When hackers grabbed naked photos of Jennifer Lawrence , Kate Upton […]

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New NSA-Funded Programming Language Could Close Long-Standing Security Holes

September 17, 2014

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According to Steve McConnell, author of “Code Complete”, software development projects that reach 512,000 lines of code or more can see four to 100 coding errors per thousand lines of code. Coding errors create the software vulnerabilities that criminal hackers […]

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Today’s Security Hacks Are After More Than Bank Info

September 17, 2014

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Customers cringe every time they hear about a bank, retail or healthcare hack that puts personal or financial data at risk. Today’s hackers are after much more that credit card numbers, though — and most firms are powerless to stop […]

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Security flaws affect Amazon’s Kindle e-books and Audible audiobooks

September 16, 2014

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Amazon is being forced to investigate a “security hole” that could let hackers gain access to customers’ accounts via Kindle e-books. The security flaw affects Kindle users who downloaded hacked e-books containing a certain script in the title, the Digital […]

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Why retailers like Home Depot get hacked

September 16, 2014

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Retailers like Home Depot, which recently suffered a major data breach, have known for years about vulnerabilities in payment systems, but have chosen to ignore them, experts say. Home Depot decided only in January to buy technology that fully encrypts […]

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Adobe releases security updates for Acrobat, Reader

September 16, 2014

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New versions fix eight security vulnerabilities, several of which could result in system compromise.

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PayPal talks up its terrible payment service: ‘At least we’re not iCloud’

September 16, 2014

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PayPal definitely does not run iCloud. It did not, through a confusing backup process and potentially weak security system, make it easier for hackers to collect and leak hundreds of nude pictures of female celebrities, which were then widely disseminated on […]

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Malicious Kindle Ebooks Can Give Hackers Access to Your Amazon Account

September 16, 2014

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There’s an ever-growing feud between book lovers – the choice between paper and electronic seems to split people into groups. These days, however, you should probably be a little more careful if you’ve adopted the latter. It seems that there’s […]

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