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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
Reason Behind Iran Oil Ministry Hack Identified

Reason Behind Iran Oil Ministry Hack Identified

It's believed that the attackers wanted to steal and destroy data

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
“The Unknowns” Hack NASA, US Air Force, ESA, and Others

“The Unknowns” Hack NASA, US Air Force, ESA, and Others

The hackers say they want to help website admins patch up the security holes

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
“Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men” Game Was a Scam, Project Terminated

“Mythic: The Story of Gods and Men” Game Was a Scam, Project Terminated

Kickstarter closed the project after users pointed out that everything was copied

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
Visa and MasterCard Issue 7 Other Warnings on Global Payments Incident

Visa and MasterCard Issue 7 Other Warnings on Global Payments Incident

The company will release more information in the upcoming days

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
eUKhost Notifies Customers of Billing Systems Breach, UrduHack Blamed

eUKhost Notifies Customers of Billing Systems Breach, UrduHack Blamed

The company moved its systems to a more secure server

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 2nd, 2012
National Film Board of Canada Breached by DTM

National Film Board of Canada Breached by DTM

The details of scholarship applicants have been published online

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Flashback Mac OS X Trojan Earns Its Masters $10,000 (€ 7,600) Each Day

Flashback Mac OS X Trojan Earns Its Masters $10,000 (€ 7,600) Each Day

The incident caused Google to lose a lot of money

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Symantec: 5.5 Billion Attacks Blocked in 2011

Symantec: 5.5 Billion Attacks Blocked in 2011

The report shows that religious sites were infected with more malware than adult sites

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Muslim Liberation Army Deface Anti-Islamic Site

Muslim Liberation Army Deface Anti-Islamic Site

A form of protest against those who name Muslims as being terrorists

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Kosova Hacker’s Security Leak 10,000 Credential Sets from Greek OTE

Kosova Hacker’s Security Leak 10,000 Credential Sets from Greek OTE

A number of Greek government sites were also breached in this campaign

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
4 Kingfisher Airlines Sites Defaced by Hitcher

4 Kingfisher Airlines Sites Defaced by Hitcher

The hacktivist wanted to protest against Israel and India

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Reveton Ransomware Poses as US Department of Justice

Reveton Ransomware Poses as US Department of Justice

The infection also comes with the data-stealer Citadel Trojan

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
“Search Engine Security” to Protect IE Users Against BlackHat SEO Links

“Search Engine Security” to Protect IE Users Against BlackHat SEO Links

The extension is designed to keep search engine customers safe

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
China Wants to Take Out US Satellites with Microwave Pulses

China Wants to Take Out US Satellites with Microwave Pulses

PLA officials reveal China's cyber warfare plans against the US

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
“File Inspection” Creates MD5 Hashes from Files to Aid Hack Victims

“File Inspection” Creates MD5 Hashes from Files to Aid Hack Victims

An easy-to-use plugin that can save you a lot of work

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Microsoft Details Mac OS X Malware That Exploits Office Vulnerability

Microsoft Details Mac OS X Malware That Exploits Office Vulnerability

Not as dangerous as Flashback, but enough to stand out from the crowd

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 1st, 2012
Experts Aid Chinese Ministry of Commerce Fix SQL Injection Flaw on Website

Experts Aid Chinese Ministry of Commerce Fix SQL Injection Flaw on Website

Slowly, but surely, the Chinese government starts to patch up its sites

 
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