Incidents  

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • October 15th, 2009
Cyberattack Targets Polish Government Systems

Cyberattack Targets Polish Government Systems

Russia named as the point of origin

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • October 14th, 2009
Secure .SE Zone Goes Down Due to Missing Dot

Secure .SE Zone Goes Down Due to Missing Dot

Routine maintenance gone wrong

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • October 7th, 2009
More Lists with Stolen Email Account Credentials Uncovered

More Lists with Stolen Email Account Credentials Uncovered

Yahoo!, Gmail or AOL users also affected

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • October 6th, 2009
Amazon-Hosted Code Repository Service Repeatedly Attacked

Amazon-Hosted Code Repository Service Repeatedly Attacked

Bitbucket suffers extensive downtime over the weekend

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • October 2nd, 2009
Major Payroll Processing Provider Breached

Major Payroll Processing Provider Breached

Attackers use stolen info to trick customers into installing malware

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 29th, 2009
UK Foreign Currency Exchange Service Leaks Sensitive Data

UK Foreign Currency Exchange Service Leaks Sensitive Data

Credit card details and customer information exposed through SQL injection

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 29th, 2009
XSS Worm Hits Reddit

XSS Worm Hits Reddit

Proof of concept gone bad

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 24th, 2009
Flash-Based Social Networking Worm Rampages on LiveJournal

Flash-Based Social Networking Worm Rampages on LiveJournal

Steals email addresses and lowers privacy settings

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 24th, 2009
Over $500,000 Stolen from Construction Firm's Bank Account

Over $500,000 Stolen from Construction Firm's Bank Account

The company sues the bank for poor security

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 22nd, 2009
Hardware Manufacturer Serves Malware-Infected Drivers

Hardware Manufacturer Serves Malware-Infected Drivers

Support website has been taken offline pending an investigation

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 21st, 2009
Denial of Service Attack Hits Justin.tv

Denial of Service Attack Hits Justin.tv

Service suffers intermittent downtime

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 15th, 2009
The Clampi Banking Trojan Targets U.S. Schools

The Clampi Banking Trojan Targets U.S. Schools

Criminals steal hundreds of thousands of dollars

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 14th, 2009
New York Times Website Hit by Malvertizement

New York Times Website Hit by Malvertizement

Pushing fake antivirus software to unsuspecting readers

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 12th, 2009
RBS WorldPay Websites Riddled with Security Holes

RBS WorldPay Websites Riddled with Security Holes

The company downplays their seriousness

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  • By Catalin Cimpanu
  • September 11th, 2009
Commuters' Website Puts Military Personnel in Danger

Commuters' Website Puts Military Personnel in Danger

An SQL-injection vulnerability discloses commuters' personal data

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 8th, 2009
Web Worm Targets Older WordPress Versions

Web Worm Targets Older WordPress Versions

Blog owners are advised to upgrade immediately

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • September 5th, 2009
Hacked: ING Belgium, Dexia and HSBC France Websites

Hacked: ING Belgium, Dexia and HSBC France Websites

SQL injection is the common attack vector

 
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