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Expert: Firms’ Inability to Fend Off M... At the beginning of May, the FBI revealed that a man from Georgia, along with a number of accomplices, admitted to stealing more than $1.3 million (1 million EUR) after phishing the credentials of unsuspecting Internet user... [read more >>] Location-Based Social Media Poses Security... Military officials warn staff members that the risks posed by social media are high. Sites and apps that rely on GPS features to reveal someone’s location imperil missions and even lives. Social media applications a... [read more >>] Security Holes Found in 25 “Verisign Trust... Freedom, the grey hat hacker that in the past period identified a lot of cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in some important websites, returns with other interesting finds. He discovered a number of 25 online shops... [read more >>] The Privacy and Security Risks Posed by On... This time of year many users may be tempted to turn to online dating sites to find someone to spend Valentine’s Day with. Unfortunately, many internauts are not aware of the privacy and security risks some of these we... [read more >>] Stop Sick Children Hoaxes from Spreading, R... Almost every day while surfing social media networks, especially Facebook, we come across a large number of scams and hoax messages. Some offer fabulous prizes, some offer outrageous video and others promise a unique featur... [read more >>] HP Publishes List of LaserJet Printers ... After the controversial study about HP LaserJet printers that can be set on fire was released to the public, HP quickly came forward to defend its reputation. The first move they made was to publish the list of devices that... [read more >>] How to Protect Yourself Against Scam Offe... Social media websites are filled with fake offers that promise free gift vouchers and products and that's why it is crucial for internauts to know how they can protect themselves against such attempts. SCAMwatch relea... [read more >>] BlackBerry Responds to Russian Password Cra... The password cracking tool advertised by Elcomsoft was analyzed by the BlackBerry Security Incident Response Team (BBSIRT ) which wrote a statement regarding the application that allegedly is able to break almost any BlackB... [read more >>] Microsoft Warns of Publicly Disclosed Criti... Microsoft has published a security advisory to warn users about a new zero-day vulnerability in the Windows Graphics Rendering Engine that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely.The problem stems from an e... [read more >>] Unpatched Critical Flash Player Vulnerabil... According to the preliminary findings of some security researchers, a new zero-day vulnerability in Adobe Flash Player might be exploited in the wild to infect users with a trojan.The alert comes from independent security r... [read more >>]

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