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- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Hackers Expose XSS Flaws in Vatican, Humboldt and NASA Sites
Hackers part of Team Dig7tal identified the flaws
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Google Users Targeted with Account Verification Scams
Google credentials can be used to access many accounts
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Cybersecurity Features in Medical Devices Should Exist by Default, Experts Say
A lot of lives may be in peril if measures are not taken
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
More Than 700,000 Affected by Utah Department of Health Hack
280,000 individuals had their social security numbers stolen
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
CISPA Protest: TechAmerica and US Telecom Sites Attacked by Anonymous
One of the protesters made a video during the attack against US Telecom
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Anonymous Takes Down UK Prime Minister, Home Office and Ministry of Justice Sites
Extradition of UK citizens and the new surveillance law are the main reasons for this
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Targeted Attacks Leverage Windows Common Controls Flaw
Microsoft offers some advice on how to mitigate attacks that rely on ActiveX controls
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 11th, 2012
Critical Remote Code Execution Flaw Addressed in .NET Framework
Microsoft fixed the vulnerability to prevent drive-by attacks
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 7th, 2012
Hacker Confronts Microsoft on Lack of XSS Filters in MSN Explorer (Exclusive, Updated)
The company's response outraged the hacker, so he came forward with his story
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Hacker Claims Breach on Chinese Military Contractor CEIEC
One of the documents contains information that's publicly available
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Anonymous Supporter Sends Occupy Protest Calendar to Stratfor Subscribers
The Stratfor data leak is still being put to good use
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Google Awards $6,000 (€4,500) to Experts for Finding Chrome Vulnerabilities
A number of security holes were addressed with the latest Chrome updates
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Scammers Target Facebook Users in Polymorphic Attack
A shady extension takes control of the browser and the victim's Facebook account
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Sony Hacker Pleads Guilty, Faces 15-Year Sentence
The former LulzSec member admitted to his crimes
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
“Easter Egg” Searches Point to Fake AV
SEO attacks are especially successful during the holiday season
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
Flaw in Facebook and Dropbox Mobile Apps Allows Data Theft
Both Android and iOS users are susceptible to identity theft because of the vulnerability
- By Eduard Kovacs
- April 6th, 2012
EFF Warns Syrian Activists of Surveillance Malware
The same DarkComet RAT is used, but it's served with the aid of another piece of malware