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- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 18th, 2012
TeamViewer Addresses “Potential Issue” with Security Update
Details of the flaw haven't been published, but users are advised to update immediately
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 18th, 2012
5 Critical Severity Vulnerabilities Addressed in Firefox 14
14 various security holes have been fixed in the latest release
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 18th, 2012
Madi Malware: Another Trojan Targets Organizations from the Middle East
Unlike Stuxnet and Flame, Madi relies on social engineering to infect computers
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Beware of Poorly-Written HSBC Bank “Suspended Account” Emails
The fraudsters try to convince users that someone has accessed their accounts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Flaw in Kindle Touch Browser Allows Attacker to Steal Root Credentials
Amazon has promised to roll out a patch in the upcoming period
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Anonymous Hackers Publish Details of Yemen’s Internet Filtering Systems
Operation GodFather moves on from United Arab Emirates
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Fake Halifax “Account Error” and “Security Message” Emails Lead to Phishing Sites
Hijacked websites from Sri Lanka and Portugal have been involved in the scheme
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
China Has Access to 80% of Telecoms via Huawei and ZTE Devices, Experts Say
The two companies are currently investigated by the US House Intelligence Committee
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Anonymous: There Is No War Between WikiLeaks and Us
One member’s words don’t represent the voice of the entire community, the hacktivists say
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Dutch Authorities Take Down C&C Servers Used by Third Largest Spam Botnet
There’s less spam in the world after two of Grum’s servers have been taken down
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Security App of the Week: Kaspersky Security Scan
A great tool if you want to do a quick system check with a minimal resource consumption
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Security Expert “Hacks” Handcuffs Using 3D Printer
A German researcher shows everything there is to know about handcuff security
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Flaw in Artema Hybrid Terminals Allows Hackers to Collect Payment Card Details
This somewhat controversial discovery might affect a large number of people from Germany
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
NullCrew Hacks South African ISP Directory, 450 Account Details Leaked
The hackers are protesting against African governments
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
25,000 Pieces of Android Malware Found in Q2 2012 (Infographic)
The number of malicious elements is much higher than anyone predicted
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
“Security Update” Phishing Scam Targets O2 Customers
This spam wave appears to be caused by the recent outage
- By Eduard Kovacs
- July 17th, 2012
Privacy Bug: Skype Crash Causes Messages to Be Delivered to Wrong Recipient
Skype representatives are “working hard” to address the problem