Incidents  

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 12th, 2009
Data Breach at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

Data Breach at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration

The personal information of 45,000 current and former employees was stolen

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 12th, 2009
The Website of German Interior Minister Hacked

The Website of German Interior Minister Hacked

By hacktivists who protest against the new wiretapping legislation

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 12th, 2009
F-Secure Joins the List of Compromised Antivirus Websites

F-Secure Joins the List of Compromised Antivirus Websites

The Romanian HackersBlog makes a new victim

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 9th, 2009
Kaspersky and Bitdefender Websites Hacked

Kaspersky and Bitdefender Websites Hacked

The databases were compromised through SQL injection attacks

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 5th, 2009
Online Scare Advertising Tactics Leak into the Real World

Online Scare Advertising Tactics Leak into the Real World

Attack vector of new scareware distribution campaign originates in a parking lot

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • February 4th, 2009
U.S. Government Contractor Announces Data Breach

U.S. Government Contractor Announces Data Breach

After a virus has been found running on the network

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 30th, 2009
The Embassy of India in Spain Pushes Malware via Website

The Embassy of India in Spain Pushes Malware via Website

Researchers claim it might be part of a larger code injection attack

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 22nd, 2009
Potentially Racist SMS Sent to Thousands of Students

Potentially Racist SMS Sent to Thousands of Students

From the compromised cellphone notification system of the University of Florida

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 16th, 2009
The Royal Navy Fights Computer Virus

The Royal Navy Fights Computer Virus

An undisclosed computer worm wrecks havoc on the NavyStar networks

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 14th, 2009
Paris Hilton's Website Compromised

Paris Hilton's Website Compromised

Hackers inject malicious code to spread malware

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 12th, 2009
Ministries in Bulgaria and New Zealand Fight Computer Viruses

Ministries in Bulgaria and New Zealand Fight Computer Viruses

The virus outbreaks cripple critical operations

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • January 6th, 2009
Several High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked

Several High Profile Twitter Accounts Hacked

Belonging to the likes of Britney Spears, Barack Obama, Rick Sanchez, or Fox News

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • December 19th, 2008
Royal Laptop Stolen Along with Intimate Pictures

Royal Laptop Stolen Along with Intimate Pictures

The computer belongs to the Duchess of York

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • December 17th, 2008
American Express Fails to Promptly Address XSS Flaw

American Express Fails to Promptly Address XSS Flaw

The vulnerability is fixed after it leaks into the media

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • December 16th, 2008
Four Critical Facebook XSS Flaws Discovered

Four Critical Facebook XSS Flaws Discovered

Several pages with different functionality are affected

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • December 4th, 2008
SonicWall License Server Glitch Compromises Security

SonicWall License Server Glitch Compromises Security

Thousands of corporate users have been fully exposed for several hours

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  • By Lucian Constantin
  • December 4th, 2008
Online Bill Payment Website Hijacked

Online Bill Payment Website Hijacked

Users were redirected to a page serving malware

 
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