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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 13th, 2015
In the Wake of TurboTax Fraud, Email Scams Emerge

In the Wake of TurboTax Fraud, Email Scams Emerge

Intuit shows an increased amount of phishing alerts

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 12th, 2015
Over 60% of Popular Android Mobile Dating Apps Are Vulnerable

Over 60% of Popular Android Mobile Dating Apps Are Vulnerable

Seeking romance can lead to courting from crooks

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 11th, 2015
Scammers Pose as Buffalo Office Attorney General Representatives

Scammers Pose as Buffalo Office Attorney General Representatives

Threats with lawsuits used as scare tactics

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 11th, 2015
XFO Flaw in Play Store Web App Domain Allows Remote Code Execution

XFO Flaw in Play Store Web App Domain Allows Remote Code Execution

Android JellyBean and earlier are affected

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 10th, 2015
About 40,000 MongoDB Databases Found Open Online

About 40,000 MongoDB Databases Found Open Online

Students find no mechanisms protecting the databases

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 6th, 2015
Ektron CMS Allows Unauthorized File Reading, Execution of Arbitrary Code

Ektron CMS Allows Unauthorized File Reading, Execution of Arbitrary Code

No practical solution has been provided, yet

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 3rd, 2015
Suspended Facebook Account Scam Points to Malware

Suspended Facebook Account Scam Points to Malware

Malware has also been flung as a fake Java update

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 3rd, 2015
Same-Origin Policy Bypassed in Internet Explorer <em>UPDATED</em>

Same-Origin Policy Bypassed in Internet Explorer UPDATED

Proof-of-concept works with the latest builds of the browser

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • February 2nd, 2015
New Flash Player Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild on Dailymotion.com

New Flash Player Zero-Day Exploited in the Wild on Dailymotion.com

Adobe is currently working on releasing a patch

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 28th, 2015
D-Link Routers Vulnerable to Unauthorized DNS Changing

D-Link Routers Vulnerable to Unauthorized DNS Changing

Researcher publishes exploit code for the vulnerability

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 27th, 2015
Malicious Macros Used with Empty Microsoft Word Document

Malicious Macros Used with Empty Microsoft Word Document

7,000 malicious emails were sent in a single day

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 27th, 2015
Tag Scams on Facebook Ensnare over 5,000 in Less than One Hour

Tag Scams on Facebook Ensnare over 5,000 in Less than One Hour

Campaign set up for both mobile and desktop users

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 27th, 2015
NFL Mobile App Leaks User Credentials, Email Address

NFL Mobile App Leaks User Credentials, Email Address

Connection on website log-in page is insecure

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 27th, 2015
Bug in Wi-Fi Direct Android Implementation Causes Denial of Service

Bug in Wi-Fi Direct Android Implementation Causes Denial of Service

Google marks the issue as having low severity, is not in a hurry to fix it

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 23rd, 2015
Email Scammers Racked Almost $215 Million in Little over One Year

Email Scammers Racked Almost $215 Million in Little over One Year

Most of the money was stolen from US businesses

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 23rd, 2015
Leaked Code for Njw0rm RAT Spawns New Malware

Leaked Code for Njw0rm RAT Spawns New Malware

Kjw0rm and Sir DoOom are Njw0rm's evolutionary step

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  • By Ionut Ilascu
  • January 23rd, 2015
Flash Player Zero-Day to Be Fixed Next Week

Flash Player Zero-Day to Be Fixed Next Week

Already used in the wild, exploit affects all OS platforms

 
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