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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
65% of SMS Spam Sent Out in Q3 2013 Was Financially Themed

65% of SMS Spam Sent Out in Q3 2013 Was Financially Themed

Cloudmark has released its global messaging threat report

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Couple That Posed as Anonymous Hackers Sentenced to 3 Years Probation

Couple That Posed as Anonymous Hackers Sentenced to 3 Years Probation

They instructed an individual to hack into the systems of a Pittsburgh law firm

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Fake Government Gateway Registration Notifications Hide Malware

Fake Government Gateway Registration Notifications Hide Malware

Experts have also spotted malicious emails apparently coming from RBS

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Malware Alert: Voice Message from Unknown

Malware Alert: Voice Message from Unknown

Malicious emails appear to come from within the victim's organization

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
California ISP Sebastian Denies Being Hacked (Updated)

California ISP Sebastian Denies Being Hacked (Updated)

The hackers claim to have stolen user data and raided bank accounts

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure Published by NIST

Preliminary Cybersecurity Framework for Critical Infrastructure Published by NIST

The final version will be released sometime in February 2014

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Anonymous Hackers Target Russia for Detaining Greenpeace Activists

Anonymous Hackers Target Russia for Detaining Greenpeace Activists

A DDOS attack has been launched against government.ru

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Php.net Flagged as Suspicious Website by Google

Php.net Flagged as Suspicious Website by Google

Google says the website is serving suspicious content

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
OpSyria: Anonymous Hacks Syria's Higher Commission for Scientific Research

OpSyria: Anonymous Hacks Syria's Higher Commission for Scientific Research

The hacktivists have leaked a lot of data from the organization's systems

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 24th, 2013
Scam Alert: Video of Celine Dion Dying in Plane Crash

Scam Alert: Video of Celine Dion Dying in Plane Crash

Users are tricked into installing a rogue Facebook app and other malicious software

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
67% of Energy Companies Experienced Brute Force Attacks, Study Shows

67% of Energy Companies Experienced Brute Force Attacks, Study Shows

“State of Cloud Security Bulletin: Information Security in the Energy Sector”

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Websense Launches TRITON 7.8

Websense Launches TRITON 7.8

The latest version of the product brings several enhancements

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Experts Identify Enhanced Version of Sazoora Data-Stealing Trojan

Experts Identify Enhanced Version of Sazoora Data-Stealing Trojan

Over 23,000 computers were infected in less than a month

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Watch Episode 4 of Trend Micro’s 2020

Watch Episode 4 of Trend Micro’s 2020

More details emerge about the malware and the attackers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Rent-to-Own Retailer Aaron’s Settles FTC Spying Charges

Rent-to-Own Retailer Aaron’s Settles FTC Spying Charges

The company has been banned from spying on its customers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Anonymous Hackers to Launch Operation Against Serbia on November 28

Anonymous Hackers to Launch Operation Against Serbia on November 28

A newly formed group called Pentagon Security Team is behind the campaign

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 23rd, 2013
Facebook Suspends Syrian Electronic Army’s Pages 239 Times

Facebook Suspends Syrian Electronic Army’s Pages 239 Times

The hackers keep creating new accounts once every few days

 
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