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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 22nd, 2012
Chris Valasek: The Windows 8 Heap Manager Is the Most Secure to Date

Chris Valasek: The Windows 8 Heap Manager Is the Most Secure to Date

However, the researcher plans to demonstrate that it's not bulletproof

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 22nd, 2012
Security Brief: When Hacking Doesn’t Work, a Hatchet Can Do the Job

Security Brief: When Hacking Doesn’t Work, a Hatchet Can Do the Job

The main events of the week between July 16 and July 22

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 21st, 2012
London 2012 Olympics Rentals, Big Dance 2012 Websites Hacked

London 2012 Olympics Rentals, Big Dance 2012 Websites Hacked

A total of 12,500 accounts have been leaked by Sniper

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 21st, 2012
Hacker Leaks 67,000 Usernames, Passwords from Cichlid Forum

Hacker Leaks 67,000 Usernames, Passwords from Cichlid Forum

Users should rush to change their passwords before they can be misused

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Zimperium’s Advisory Board Welcomes Kevin Mitnick

Zimperium’s Advisory Board Welcomes Kevin Mitnick

The mobile security firm will benefit from the insight provided by the famous hacker

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
HTML File from “Wire Transfer Confirmation” Hides Redirect Towards Blackhole

HTML File from “Wire Transfer Confirmation” Hides Redirect Towards Blackhole

Sophos experts have analyzed this latest spam campaign

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
“Olympics” Malware Spreads by Interacting with Facebook and Skype

“Olympics” Malware Spreads by Interacting with Facebook and Skype

Victims will find themselves unwillingly participating in a botnet

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Pinterest Starts Locking Accounts of Hacked Users

Pinterest Starts Locking Accounts of Hacked Users

In some cases, changing the password doesn't protect the account

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Bogus AICPA “Income Tax Refund Infringement” Email Serves Trojan

Bogus AICPA “Income Tax Refund Infringement” Email Serves Trojan

Recipients are threatened with account license termination

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Managers Beware, Employees Plan to Follow London Olympics on Company Time

Managers Beware, Employees Plan to Follow London Olympics on Company Time

Almost 40% find it acceptable to watch the event for one hour each day

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Burger King Employee Stomps on Lettuce, Identified via GPS Data from Picture

Burger King Employee Stomps on Lettuce, Identified via GPS Data from Picture

It took 4chan users only 15 minutes to identify the culprit

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Russian Hacker Accused of Attacking Amazon.com Arrested in Cyprus

Russian Hacker Accused of Attacking Amazon.com Arrested in Cyprus

eBay and Priceline.com were also on his list of targets

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Cryptography and Neuroscience: Using Passwords You Don’t Actually Know

Cryptography and Neuroscience: Using Passwords You Don’t Actually Know

Researchers develop a game that can train users to reproduce a 30 character sequence

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 20th, 2012
Hacker Feels Sorry After Leaking 50,000 Accounts from Women’s Land Link Africa

Hacker Feels Sorry After Leaking 50,000 Accounts from Women’s Land Link Africa

He admits that he should be protecting such organizations, instead of hacking them

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 19th, 2012
Hacker Sentenced to 7 Years for Theft of 240,000 Credit Card Details

Hacker Sentenced to 7 Years for Theft of 240,000 Credit Card Details

He is one of the accomplices of Albert Gonzales, one of the most prolific identity thieves

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 19th, 2012
$6 (€5): The Price of 500 Compromised Facebook Accounts

$6 (€5): The Price of 500 Compromised Facebook Accounts

Experts take a look at the prices of stolen credentials

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • July 19th, 2012
Victims of "Star Wars" Phishing Scam Asked to Provide 5 Secret Questions

Victims of "Star Wars" Phishing Scam Asked to Provide 5 Secret Questions

The information can be used to hack into email accounts

 
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