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Entitled “Automated Tax Refund Notification,” the bogus messages read something like this:

“Unclaimed Tax Refund Notification

You are Receiving this Notification Because you are yet to claim your tax refund which has accrued up to 279.41 GBP. This is the l... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:31:01 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Phishing-Alert-Automated-Tax-Refund-Notification-from-HMRC-361741.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Phishing-Alert-Automated-Tax-Refund-Notification-from-HMRC-361741.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dutch-and-Belgian-Police-Bust-Gang-That-Used-Hackers-to-Smuggle-Drugs-361840.shtml
According to authorities, the gang hacked the websites of two major container terminals in the port of Antwerp, Belgium, so that they could track the location and movement of their drugs.

In addition, they breached the systems of shipping comp... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dutch-and-Belgian-Police-Bust-Gang-That-Used-Hackers-to-Smuggle-Drugs-361840.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dutch-and-Belgian-Police-Bust-Gang-That-Used-Hackers-to-Smuggle-Drugs-361840.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Spies-Send-Out-PRISM-Related-Emails-to-Distribute-Malware-361833.shtml
According to the security researcher, the email is entitled “CIA’s ‘prism Watchlist’” and it appears to come from one Jill Kelley. The intended recipient of the malicious email appears to be an email address linked to the Regional Tibet Youth Congress in Mu... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:53:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Spies-Send-Out-PRISM-Related-Emails-to-Distribute-Malware-361833.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Spies-Send-Out-PRISM-Related-Emails-to-Distribute-Malware-361833.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/North-Korea-Lashes-Out-at-the-US-for-PRISM-Surveillance-Program-Reuters-361795.shtml
According to Reuters, state newspaper Minju Joson comments that Edward Snowden’s leaks show that the US has spied on both Americans and foreigners.

The publication even goes as far as calling the US “the kingpin of human rights abuses.”

“Each i... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/North-Korea-Lashes-Out-at-the-US-for-PRISM-Surveillance-Program-Reuters-361795.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/North-Korea-Lashes-Out-at-the-US-for-PRISM-Surveillance-Program-Reuters-361795.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Saudi-Arabian-National-e-Security-Center-to-Protect-Government-Against-Hackers-361760.shtml
The government has started setting up a national authority for information security, called the National e-Security Center, whose main goal will be to protect important networks against cyberattacks, India Today informs.

The decision comes in light of numerous attacks launched by both cybercriminals and hacktivists. One of the tar... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:46:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Saudi-Arabian-National-e-Security-Center-to-Protect-Government-Against-Hackers-361760.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Saudi-Arabian-National-e-Security-Center-to-Protect-Government-Against-Hackers-361760.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/India-s-Data-Security-Systems-Need-to-Be-Improved-EU-Rules-361736.shtml
Recognition as a data secure nation is a key demand for the India-EU free trade agreement negotiations, The Hindu’s Business Line informs.

The EU has implemented several restrictions related to the flow of data to countries that don’t have a “data se... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:15:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/India-s-Data-Security-Systems-Need-to-Be-Improved-EU-Rules-361736.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/India-s-Data-Security-Systems-Need-to-Be-Improved-EU-Rules-361736.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hackers-Threaten-to-Attack-North-Korea-on-June-25-Video-361704.shtml
“Good people of North Korea, it is time to wake up. Soon you will experience a new culture, and your worthless leadership will be recognized by everyone. Come and join us!” the hacktivists said.

“The only power you have are missiles and nuclear. We are more powerful than that. You cannot destroy ideas with missiles,&rdquo... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:11:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hackers-Threaten-to-Attack-North-Korea-on-June-25-Video-361704.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hackers-Threaten-to-Attack-North-Korea-on-June-25-Video-361704.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Scam-Alert-She-Went-Nuts-and-Lost-Control-of-Razor-Sharp-Axe-361623.shtml
Now, cybercrooks are trying to lure Facebook customers with a video purporting to show a woman that wields an axe.

“[OMG] she went inclusively nuts and lost all control of the razor-sharp axe. Well, watch what happened in this video [Link... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:51:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Scam-Alert-She-Went-Nuts-and-Lost-Control-of-Razor-Sharp-Axe-361623.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Scam-Alert-She-Went-Nuts-and-Lost-Control-of-Razor-Sharp-Axe-361623.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Accounts-of-Brazilian-Weekly-Magazine-Veja-Hijacked-by-Anonymous-Brazil-361602.shtml
The hacktivists called out to their supporters and asked them to join the protests against the rise in public transportation fares, HackRead reports.

VEJA representatives have admitted that their @VEJA and @RadarOnline accounts have been hijacked. The latter account is operated by Lauro... (read more)]]> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:04:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Accounts-of-Brazilian-Weekly-Magazine-Veja-Hijacked-by-Anonymous-Brazil-361602.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Twitter-Accounts-of-Brazilian-Weekly-Magazine-Veja-Hijacked-by-Anonymous-Brazil-361602.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/25-of-Small-Firms-Say-Budget-Is-the-Main-Cyber-Security-Obstacle-Study-Finds-361506.shtml
However, only 12% of them have a data breach preparedness plan in place or are currently working on deploying one.

So what’s stopping them from being prepared to handle a data breach? A quarte... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:41:01 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/25-of-Small-Firms-Say-Budget-Is-the-Main-Cyber-Security-Obstacle-Study-Finds-361506.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/25-of-Small-Firms-Say-Budget-Is-the-Main-Cyber-Security-Obstacle-Study-Finds-361506.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/33-000-University-of-Michigan-Customers-Impacted-by-Third-Party-Security-Breach-361481.shtml
According to a statement posted by Vendini, the third party in question, it detected a security breach on April 25.

Vendini offers box-office and online ticketing services to various organizations, including the Michigan Union Ticket Office.

Vendini representatives say the ... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/33-000-University-of-Michigan-Customers-Impacted-by-Third-Party-Security-Breach-361481.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/33-000-University-of-Michigan-Customers-Impacted-by-Third-Party-Security-Breach-361481.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trend-Micro-Experts-Question-Google-s-New-Zero-Day-Disclosure-Policy-Video-361427.shtml
According to Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes, disclosing a vulnerability after 7 days is reasonable, but expecting a patch in such a short timeframe is not.

“On one hand of this difficult task, an a... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trend-Micro-Experts-Question-Google-s-New-Zero-Day-Disclosure-Policy-Video-361427.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trend-Micro-Experts-Question-Google-s-New-Zero-Day-Disclosure-Policy-Video-361427.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scammers-Start-Flooding-Vine-with-Spam-361549.shtml
The first news about Vine spam emerged in May, when The BlockTV reported that several spam accounts started offering “free Vine followers.” Last week, The Daily Dot also warned users about shady sites advertised via Vine spam.

Today, ThreatTrack Security experts have issued an advisory about several website... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:51:02 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scammers-Start-Flooding-Vine-with-Spam-361549.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Scammers-Start-Flooding-Vine-with-Spam-361549.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Email-Accounts-of-US-National-Nuclear-Security-Administration-Hacked-361561.shtml
According to The Smoking Gun, it doesn’t appear that the hacker has gained access to any classified information after breaching Miller’s accounts.

However, he has leaked photographs s... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:17:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Email-Accounts-of-US-National-Nuclear-Security-Administration-Hacked-361561.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Facebook-Email-Accounts-of-US-National-Nuclear-Security-Administration-Hacked-361561.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Former-Apple-Global-SMB-Leader-Joins-McAfee-361469.shtml
Rielly will be in charge of overseeing the IT security solutions provider’s SMB segment. He will report directly to McAfee President Michael DeCesare.

“With business owners being targeted b... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:32:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Former-Apple-Global-SMB-Leader-Joins-McAfee-361469.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Former-Apple-Global-SMB-Leader-Joins-McAfee-361469.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spammers-Use-Black-Hat-SEO-to-Inject-Jailbreak-Scams-into-Google-News-361441.shtml
Today, researchers from security firm F-Secure have spotted a new spam campaign that’s abusing black hat search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to inject scammy jailbreak-related headlines into iOS threads on Google News.

According to F-Secure’s Sean Sullivan, the injected links take users to websites ... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:31:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spammers-Use-Black-Hat-SEO-to-Inject-Jailbreak-Scams-into-Google-News-361441.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Spammers-Use-Black-Hat-SEO-to-Inject-Jailbreak-Scams-into-Google-News-361441.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Reveton-Ransomware-Losing-Popularity-in-Favor-of-Urausy-361433.shtml
Urausy is not different from other ransomware. It locks up an infected computer’s screen and informs the owner that his/her device has been locked up by a law enforcement agency.read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:10:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Reveton-Ransomware-Losing-Popularity-in-Favor-of-Urausy-361433.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Reveton-Ransomware-Losing-Popularity-in-Favor-of-Urausy-361433.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Claim-to-Have-Breached-Hong-Kong-Telecoms-Firm-CITIC-361385.shtml
According to Cyber War News, the hackers have published a file containing over 2,500 records comprising usernames, email addresses, password hashes and other user details.

Information on servers and MySQL databases has also been leaked.

The details published by the hackers appear to be legitimate. However, we&rsquo... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:56:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Claim-to-Have-Breached-Hong-Kong-Telecoms-Firm-CITIC-361385.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Hackers-Claim-to-Have-Breached-Hong-Kong-Telecoms-Firm-CITIC-361385.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Government-Sites-from-Guatemala-Ecuador-and-Argentina-Defaced-by-Bangladeshi-Hackers-361377.shtml
“Free Muslims, free the humanity, free Palestine, free Kashmir, free all Muslim nations. Peace is better for all. Fight is the hell fire for all. Stop killing innocent Muslims in Myanmar. We love Bangladesh and we love our Muslim brothers,” the hackers wrote on one o... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 08:38:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Government-Sites-from-Guatemala-Ecuador-and-Argentina-Defaced-by-Bangladeshi-Hackers-361377.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Government-Sites-from-Guatemala-Ecuador-and-Argentina-Defaced-by-Bangladeshi-Hackers-361377.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Army-The-US-Is-a-Habitual-Offender-in-Network-Monitoring-361356.shtml
They usually reiterate the fact that China opposes hacking of any kind, and they highlight the fact that they too are victims of cybercrime and cyber espionage.

However, a recent article published on People’s Liberation... (read more)]]> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 07:43:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Army-The-US-Is-a-Habitual-Offender-in-Network-Monitoring-361356.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Army-The-US-Is-a-Habitual-Offender-in-Network-Monitoring-361356.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trojan-Uses-Fake-Adobe-Certificate-to-Evade-Being-Detected-361261.shtml
The malware, detected by Symantec as Backdoor.Trojan, is disguised as a file called “Word13.exe.”

The file has an Adobe Reader icon and it appears to be signed by a certificate issue by Adobe Systems... (read more)]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 19:51:01 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trojan-Uses-Fake-Adobe-Certificate-to-Evade-Being-Detected-361261.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trojan-Uses-Fake-Adobe-Certificate-to-Evade-Being-Detected-361261.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Starts-Looking-for-Video-Allegedly-Showing-Toronto-Mayor-Smocking-Crack-361214.shtml
Earlier this week, Toronto police carried out a series of raids on a Dixon-Kipling apartment complex. 40 guns and an impressive amount of narcotics were seized.

Since Dixon-Kipling is believed to be the location where the video of the mayor was allegedly shot, speculation began about a possi... (read more)]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:16:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Starts-Looking-for-Video-Allegedly-Showing-Toronto-Mayor-Smocking-Crack-361214.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Starts-Looking-for-Video-Allegedly-Showing-Toronto-Mayor-Smocking-Crack-361214.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Oracle-to-Patch-40-Java-Vulnerabilities-with-June-2013-CPU-361193.shtml
The company advises users to apply the patches as soon as possible, since the CPU contains fixes for a total of 40 new security holes.

Of the 40 vulnerabilities, 37 can be exploited remotely without authentication. However, it’s uncertain if any of them are currently being exploited in the wild.

T... (read more)]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:28:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Oracle-to-Patch-40-Java-Vulnerabilities-with-June-2013-CPU-361193.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Oracle-to-Patch-40-Java-Vulnerabilities-with-June-2013-CPU-361193.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hacker-Leaks-Philippine-President-s-Phone-Numbers-361189.shtml
The hacker said he was leaking the phone numbers so that the people of Philippines could communicate directly with the President.

Presidential spokesman Ricky Carandang has told AFP that this is an act of “cyber vandalism,” but would not confirm if th... (read more)]]> Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:12:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hacker-Leaks-Philippine-President-s-Phone-Numbers-361189.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Hacker-Leaks-Philippine-President-s-Phone-Numbers-361189.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trojan-Used-to-Direct-Customers-of-South-Korean-Banks-to-Phishing-Sites-361056.shtml
The Trojan in question, detected by Trend Micro as TSPY_QHOST.QFB, modifies the infected computer’s HOSTS file to redirect users to an IP address located in Japan.

Once on the phishing site, victims are asked a couple of questions about comp... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:01:02 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trojan-Used-to-Direct-Customers-of-South-Korean-Banks-to-Phishing-Sites-361056.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Trojan-Used-to-Direct-Customers-of-South-Korean-Banks-to-Phishing-Sites-361056.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mtgox-Searches-on-Bing-and-Yahoo-Lead-to-Mt-Gox-Phishing-Site-Video-361030.shtml
Security expert Brian Krebs reported  that when users searched for “mtgox” on one of the two search engines, the first result appeared to be a paid or sponsored ad for mtgox.com. However, in reality, when the links were clicked, users were taken to the malicious website.

The phishing site perfectly replicated the le... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 19:21:02 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mtgox-Searches-on-Bing-and-Yahoo-Lead-to-Mt-Gox-Phishing-Site-Video-361030.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Mtgox-Searches-on-Bing-and-Yahoo-Lead-to-Mt-Gox-Phishing-Site-Video-361030.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Foreign-Ministry-Sets-Up-Office-to-Deal-with-Cyber-Security-Issues-361142.shtml
According to ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, the new cyber affairs office is responsible for diplomatic affairs that involve cyber security, People’s Daily informs.

Hua explained that China will collaborate with the United States on cyber security through the recently established cyber security work group.
... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:30:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Foreign-Ministry-Sets-Up-Office-to-Deal-with-Cyber-Security-Issues-361142.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Chinese-Foreign-Ministry-Sets-Up-Office-to-Deal-with-Cyber-Security-Issues-361142.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/419-Scam-Alert-You-Won-a-Camry-Solara-from-the-International-Cricket-Council-361097.shtml
Symantec experts have spotted scam emails that purport to come from the ICC.

“International Cricket Council. Open attached file for your acknowledgement,” the emails read.

The .doc file attached to the notifications informs reci... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:15:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/419-Scam-Alert-You-Won-a-Camry-Solara-from-the-International-Cricket-Council-361097.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/419-Scam-Alert-You-Won-a-Camry-Solara-from-the-International-Cricket-Council-361097.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/AVG-Technologies-to-Acquire-LPI-Level-Platforms-361082.shtml
AVG is confident that the technology from LPI Level Platforms, particularly the cloud-based remote monitoring and management platform Managed Workplace, can enhance the company’s existing cloud-based services model.

In addition, the move will significantly expand AVG’... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:47:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/AVG-Technologies-to-Acquire-LPI-Level-Platforms-361082.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/AVG-Technologies-to-Acquire-LPI-Level-Platforms-361082.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs) http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Africa-Attacks-African-National-Congress-Website-361073.shtml
After launching distributed denial-of-service attacks against a couple of media organizations and the official website of Zimbabwe’s Ministry of Defence, the hacktivists have set sights on the African National Congress (ANC), an organization that represents South Afric... (read more)]]> Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:34:00 GMT Softpedia News - Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Africa-Attacks-African-National-Congress-Website-361073.shtml Security Blog http://news.softpedia.com/news/Anonymous-Africa-Attacks-African-National-Congress-Website-361073.shtml#review_zone Softpedia News (Eduard Kovacs)