Incidents  

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 25th, 2012
Typosquatter Sued After Attempting to Extort Lockheed Martin and Others

Typosquatter Sued After Attempting to Extort Lockheed Martin and Others

A law firm filed a suit against a Canadian man after he intercepted private emails

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 20th, 2012
Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against LinkedIn over Security Breach

Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against LinkedIn over Security Breach

The company faces a lot of accusations regarding the way it stored customer information

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 20th, 2012
Kayak.com Customer Identifies Security Breach, Firm Investigates

Kayak.com Customer Identifies Security Breach, Firm Investigates

The issue has been addressed and, fortunately, no payment card details have been exposed

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 19th, 2012
Texas Prison Representatives Freak Out When Inmate Purchases a Hacking Book

Texas Prison Representatives Freak Out When Inmate Purchases a Hacking Book

Unfortunately, the term "hacker" has become widely associated with cybercrime

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 16th, 2012
Penn Station Incident Worse Than Initially Believed, 80 Locations Affected

Penn Station Incident Worse Than Initially Believed, 80 Locations Affected

The fraudsters obtained names and payment card numbers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 13th, 2012
Global Payments Investigates Potential Theft of Personal Information

Global Payments Investigates Potential Theft of Personal Information

The hackers may have stolen the private details of consumers, not just credit card data

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 8th, 2012
LinkedIn: Law Enforcement Is Investigating Password Leak

LinkedIn: Law Enforcement Is Investigating Password Leak

The company has implemented additional measures to protect customers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 5th, 2012
Penn Station Alerts Customers of Credit Card Security Issues in 43 Restaurants

Penn Station Alerts Customers of Credit Card Security Issues in 43 Restaurants

Potential victims learned of the incident more than one month after the breach

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  • By Sebastian Pop
  • May 28th, 2012
Pile of Cash Photo Posted on Facebook, Leads to Robbery

Pile of Cash Photo Posted on Facebook, Leads to Robbery

A home was invaded by masked men looking for a grandmother's savings

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 18th, 2012
th3j35t3r Is Back, Claims Smedley Manning Is Bluffing

th3j35t3r Is Back, Claims Smedley Manning Is Bluffing

The mysterious character failed to raise any money and failed to make his point

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 18th, 2012
Hacker Behind “Call of Duty” Trojan Sent to Prison for 1.5 Years

Hacker Behind “Call of Duty” Trojan Sent to Prison for 1.5 Years

A student used a piece of malware to steal credit card data and account credentials

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 16th, 2012
Buggy Avira Update Blocks Applications, Individuals and Firms Affected

Buggy Avira Update Blocks Applications, Individuals and Firms Affected

The ProActiv module has been removed completely to address the issue

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  • By Elvis Bucatariu
  • May 15th, 2012
The Jester: Unmasking or Clever Plot to Raise Money

The Jester: Unmasking or Clever Plot to Raise Money

A mysterious Twitter user claims to know the hacker's real identity

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 14th, 2012
Card Information Stolen in Global Payments Incident Used for Fraud

Card Information Stolen in Global Payments Incident Used for Fraud

Union Savings Bank has already spent tens of thousands as a result of the breach

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 7th, 2012
Fraudsters Scam 71-Year-Old Woman, Twice

Fraudsters Scam 71-Year-Old Woman, Twice

The victim lost $34,500 (26,000 EUR) as a result of the incident

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 5th, 2012
Google Notifies ZeuS Botmasters That Microsoft Is Coming for Them

Google Notifies ZeuS Botmasters That Microsoft Is Coming for Them

Should cybercriminals benefit from the same advantages as regular users?

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 4th, 2012
John McAfee Arrested on Weapons Charge by GSU in Belize

John McAfee Arrested on Weapons Charge by GSU in Belize

The antivirus company's founder claims it was all a setup ordered by a politician

 
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