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EDUARD KOVACS
Since I started writing security news for Softpedia, I became aware of the fact that a good antivirus solution is not enough to ensure a computer is properly protected against the large number of threats that roam the Internet.
Awareness is equally essential and that’s why I set my mind on informing people of all the latest malicious elements that lurk behind every link and every click, and even if I tend to use the word ‘beware’ a lot in my articles, I believe that only by being persistent I can make sure individuals will learn that many of the fabulous offers they are presented with are only scams.
On the other hand, I’m also interested in knowing what makes a website tick but, more importantly, I like to know what makes it weak for a hacker, and how cybercriminal activities can be avoided.
Personal motto: "Sine labore nihil (Nothing without work)"
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Hackers of the Turkish Ajan collective claim to have breached the website of the police department of the City of Mobile, Alabama, United States (mobilepd.org).
They haven’t caused any damage to the website itself, but they’ve leaked an archive file that appears to contain information from the site... |
13 May 2013
07:22 UTC |
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Last week, Taiwan officials accused the Philippine Coast Guard of opening fire on a fishing vessel and killing one fisherman. Since the Philippines refused to issue an official apology, Taiwanese hackers started attacking Filipino government websites, disrupting them for several hours.
Filipino hacktivists immediate... |
13 May 2013
06:57 UTC |
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Security researchers from Webroot have come across a couple of shady Android font apps hosted on Google Play. The apps install not only fonts, but also a piece of spyware.
The applications in question, Free Galaxy Classic Fonts and Galaxy Fonts, allow users to install additional fonts on their Android smartphones.&n... |
11 May 2013
20:01 UTC |
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Tech support scams are not uncommon. The con artist calls up random individuals and convinces them that there’s a problem with their computer. In order to address the issues, the victim must pay a certain fee. Fake AVs, or fake antivirus programs, are also not uncommon. They’re malicious programs that mi... |
11 May 2013
14:21 UTC |
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Experts from Microsoft’s Malware Protection Center have spotted a new rogue web browser extension that’s capable of hijacking Facebook accounts. The extension is designed to work with Firefox and Chrome and it targets users from Brazil. Once it’s installed, the threat, Trojan:JS/Febipos.A, monitors... |
11 May 2013
09:41 UTC |
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In case you haven’t been following this week’s cyber security events and you want to catch up, here’s a brief of the week’s main events and incidents.
Over the past days, the Syrian Electronic Army has made numerous headlines. First, because they hacked the Twitter account and the SMS service... |
12 May 2013
05:51 UTC |
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Several high-profile Philippines websites, including ones belonging to the country’s government, have been disrupted by distributed denial-of-service (DDOS) attacks. These seem to originate from Taiwan.
The cyberattacks come shortly after the Taiwanese government accused the Philippine Coast Guard of opening f... |
11 May 2013
08:12 UTC |
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Earlier today, a hacker that goes by the name of Hyst3ria (@Hyst3riaKMS) has notified us that he has breached the official website of Romania’s National Authority for Qualifications (anc.gov.ro), a public institution coordinated by the country’s Ministry of Education, Research, Youth and Sports.
As a res... |
11 May 2013
07:36 UTC |
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Once you hack into someone’s bank account, it’s easy to steal their money. However, if you transfer the funds to your own account directly, it’s also easy for the bank and authorities to track you down.
This is where money mules step in. They’re the individuals who willfully or unwittingly he... |
10 May 2013
21:41 UTC |
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On Thursday, the UK’s Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts announced the inauguration of two new Centers for Doctoral Training that would train cyber security graduates. The centers will be based at Royal Holloway, University of London, and the University of Oxford.
A total of £7.5 millio... |
10 May 2013
14:47 UTC |
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The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) reveals that police have arrested several individuals believed to be part of an organized crime ring that’s responsible for defrauding pension holders after approaching them via cold calls and text messages.
The suspects have been arrested in Cheshir... |
10 May 2013
14:22 UTC |
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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are warning users about the recently uncovered Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability. Microsoft has released a “Fix It” to patch the critical security hole.
“A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft's web browse... |
10 May 2013
14:02 UTC |
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41-year-old Blessed Marvelous Herve, of San Francisco, has been arrested and charged with wire fraud. The man – who used aliases like Rodrigue Herve Ngandou, Herve Rodrigue Ngandou, and Blessed Roll Herve – is accused of making around $1.6 million (€1.2 million) through what’s known as a 419 sc... |
10 May 2013
13:26 UTC |
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Customers of First Direct, the division of HSBC that provides telephone and Internet-based retail banking services, are advised to be on the lookout for suspicious emails which inform them that their accounts have been blocked. “You account access has been blocked due to a violation of our terms. Reference : k... |
10 May 2013
20:11 UTC |
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The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has recently published an updated version of the “Security and Privacy Controls for Federal Information Systems and Organizations.”
This is the first major update made to the federal cybersecurity guideline since 2005.
As NextGov highlights, gove... |
10 May 2013
12:24 UTC |
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Emails entitled “Congratulations you are a winner,” apparently coming from Facebook’s “desk of the president,” attempt to trick users into thinking that they’ve won an impressive amount of money in the Facebook Online International Lottery. According to Hoax Slayer, the emails urg... |
10 May 2013
19:01 UTC |
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Last month, Anonymous hacktivists issued a statement announcing the start of OpGabon, a campaign whose main goal is to put an end to the ritual killings that take place in Gabon. On Thursday, the hackers released a second statement.
The hackers say that the campaign has been a success so far, but they don’t pl... |
10 May 2013
11:36 UTC |
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As the final game of the 58th season of UEFA Champions League draws near, cybercriminals and scammers are trying to profit from the sporting event. Experts have spotted a number of spam emails that leverage the big game. For instance, Italian users are targeted with fake ticket proportions entitled “Scopri com... |
10 May 2013
09:48 UTC |
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After Australia and the United States, another country is concerned that networking equipment provided by foreign manufacturers might be used for cyber espionage. The Indian government is setting up a lab in Bangalore where all devices will be tested.
Similar to the US and Australia, India is particularly concerned ... |
10 May 2013
09:24 UTC |
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Chequila Motley, a former employee of an Alabama state government agency, has admitted participating in a stolen identity refund fraud scheme. On Wednesday, she pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated identity theft and one count of conspiracy to file false claims.
She was indicted in late January.
Motley used he... |
10 May 2013
18:01 UTC |
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Sometime between September 2012 and February 2013, hackers managed to breach into the systems of the Washington State Administrative Office of the Courts.
According to the Associated Press, officials confirmed that 94 social security numbers (SSNs) had been stolen by the hackers. Despite the fact that there&rs... |
10 May 2013
08:42 UTC |
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Security experts continue to analyze pieces of malware from the Winnti family, which are mainly used by a Chinese cybercriminal group to target South East Asian organizations from the video gaming sector. Trend Micro researchers have uncovered a new backdoor that’s possibly used in targeted attacks.
The threa... |
10 May 2013
08:10 UTC |
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Security solutions provider McAfee has released McAfee Network Security Platform NS-series. The new product is a network intrusion prevention system (IPS) appliance based on technology provided by Intel, the company that acquired McAfee in 2011.
Increased scalability, high performance, and more capacity to run... |
10 May 2013
07:49 UTC |
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United States prosecutors have charged 8 individuals suspected of being involved in a massive cybercrime ring that caused losses of $45 million (€34 million) to financial institutions from all over the world in a matter of hours. The 8 suspects are believed to be the New York cell of an international criminal o... |
10 May 2013
07:33 UTC |
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After hacking into the website of Turkey’s Foreign Ministry, some of the country’s officials said that the notorious RedHack group would be placed on the list of terrorist organizations. However, prosecutors have ruled that the hackers are not terrorists. Although they’ve hacked several high-profil... |
10 May 2013
06:37 UTC |
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Mobile security solutions provider AdaptiveMobile warns users from Western Europe that cybercriminals might be trying to trick them into handing over sensitive information with the aid of cleverly designed SMS phishing (SMSishing) messages. The messages were first spotted 18 months ago, but their numbers have steadi... |
9 May 2013
21:31 UTC |
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Cyber-Ark Software has released a new study on privileged account security and compliance. According to the report, 86% of large organizations fail to understand the importance of privileged account security.
Despite being warned on numerous occasions, many organizations fail to deploy best security policies for pri... |
9 May 2013
20:41 UTC |
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India’s Cabinet Committee on Security has met today and approved the National Cyber Security Policy, a policy designed to strengthen the country’s cyber security posture.
The policy aims at building the necessary capacities to create a secure computing environment and develop a framework that addresses a... |
9 May 2013
13:46 UTC |
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A couple of days ago, the notorious Syrian Electronic Army managed to hack into the systems of The Onion, the popular news satire organization. After addressing the breach, the publication’s tech team published a post detailing how the hackers managed to gain unauthorized access to their systems.
It turns out ... |
9 May 2013
13:23 UTC |
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Guccifer, the hacker who has become famous after breaching the email accounts of the Bush family and several other officials, is back. His latest victim is Candace Bushnell, the author of SATC, The Carrie Diaries, Summer and the City, One Fifth Avenue and Lipstick Jungle.
The Smoking Gun reports that the hacker gain... |
9 May 2013
12:49 UTC |
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