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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
AT&T’s DNS Servers Hit by DDOS Attack

AT&T’s DNS Servers Hit by DDOS Attack

Business customers experienced intermittent disruptions as a result

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Bogus Scan from HP ScanJet Printer Leads to Malware-Serving Russian Site

Bogus Scan from HP ScanJet Printer Leads to Malware-Serving Russian Site

Such schemes can pose a great threat to company networks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Tridium Patches Multiple Niagara Vulnerabilities After Almost One Year

Tridium Patches Multiple Niagara Vulnerabilities After Almost One Year

Billy Rios and Terry McCorkle documented the security holes

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Olympics Threatened by Cyberattack Before Opening Ceremony

Olympics Threatened by Cyberattack Before Opening Ceremony

Organizers rushed to ensure that backup systems were capable of handling the workload

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
AntiLeaks Hackers Launch DDOS Attacks on Bambuser and RT.Com

AntiLeaks Hackers Launch DDOS Attacks on Bambuser and RT.Com

WikiLeaks and Julian Assange are the main reasons behind the attacks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
TSA: Snakes, Eels, Firearms and Grenade Launchers Discovered in Airports

TSA: Snakes, Eels, Firearms and Grenade Launchers Discovered in Airports

Take a look at what airport security discovered in the first half of 2012

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Shamoon Malware Covers Its Tracks by Wiping Master Boot Record

Shamoon Malware Covers Its Tracks by Wiping Master Boot Record

Experts from three different companies have analyzed the threat

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Anonymous to Initiate Operation Jubilee on November 5, 2012 (Video)

Anonymous to Initiate Operation Jubilee on November 5, 2012 (Video)

The activists want to meet in front of the Parliament in London

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Spear Phishing Attack Relies on eFax Messages

Spear Phishing Attack Relies on eFax Messages

Organizations should warn their employees of this campaign

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
MyAgent Trojan Targets Aerospace, Chemicals, Technology and Defense Industries

MyAgent Trojan Targets Aerospace, Chemicals, Technology and Defense Industries

The malware uses a legitimate PDF document to mask its true purpose

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 17th, 2012
Symantec’s Road Runner Safe Storage Hacked, SwapDrive Flaw Possibly Leveraged (Updated)

Symantec’s Road Runner Safe Storage Hacked, SwapDrive Flaw Possibly Leveraged (Updated)

Softpedia was notified of the existence of a vulnerability in SwapDrive back in July

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 16th, 2012
Flaw in Dirt Jumper C&C Architecture Can Be Used to Neutralize DDOS Attacks

Flaw in Dirt Jumper C&C Architecture Can Be Used to Neutralize DDOS Attacks

Prolexic has made available a vulnerability disclosure report

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 16th, 2012
Anonymous Reveals Targets of Operation Big Brother (Video)

Anonymous Reveals Targets of Operation Big Brother (Video)

The campaign's goal is to put an end to the mass surveillance initiated by governments

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 16th, 2012
Yahoo Is Deleting Inactive Accounts to Create Space for Fresh Users, Phishing Alert

Yahoo Is Deleting Inactive Accounts to Create Space for Fresh Users, Phishing Alert

More compromised websites used in a clever scheme

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 16th, 2012
Evidence Suggests PlayStation Network Hack Is Fake

Evidence Suggests PlayStation Network Hack Is Fake

The leaked data appears to be copied from older dumps

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 16th, 2012
Trojan Hides Its Payload by Using NTFS’s Extended Attributes Feature

Trojan Hides Its Payload by Using NTFS’s Extended Attributes Feature

The malware spreads as cracks and fake video codecs

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • August 16th, 2012
“Call Cheater Lite” Android App Inflates Bills and Steals Information

“Call Cheater Lite” Android App Inflates Bills and Steals Information

The shady application has been found on Google Play

 
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