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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Google Play Serves Malicious Legend of Zelda and Counter Terrorism Games

Google Play Serves Malicious Legend of Zelda and Counter Terrorism Games

Other similar shady apps were also found on Google's official market

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe to Reject ACTA

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe to Reject ACTA

If countries that counterfeit the most are not part of it, ACTA is pointless

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
GlobalSign: Unpatched Software Allowed Breach

GlobalSign: Unpatched Software Allowed Breach

Fortunately, the hacker didn't gain access to the root certificate

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
SOCA and the FBI Seize 36 Sites Involved in Card Fraud

SOCA and the FBI Seize 36 Sites Involved in Card Fraud

Three individuals that ran such sites were arrested

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Expert Accidentally Finds How DOS Attacks Can Be Launched Via Google

Expert Accidentally Finds How DOS Attacks Can Be Launched Via Google

A feature of the search engine can be leveraged for ill purposes

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Massive DDOS Attack Launched Against UK2.NET DNS Servers

Massive DDOS Attack Launched Against UK2.NET DNS Servers

10 million computers were used against the company's systems

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
FBI Pays Visit to Austrian Remailer in Connection to Bomb Threats

FBI Pays Visit to Austrian Remailer in Connection to Bomb Threats

The owner of the service wasn't accustomed to visits from the police

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
L0NGwave99 Hackers Target NASDAQ, Major Stock Exchange Sites

L0NGwave99 Hackers Target NASDAQ, Major Stock Exchange Sites

DDOS attacks are planned as part of Operation Digital Tornado

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Cybercriminals Brag About the Success of DDOS Services

Cybercriminals Brag About the Success of DDOS Services

Cybercriminals return with another DDOS service advertisement on YouTube

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Critical 0-Day in Hotmail Exploited in the Wild, Microsoft Issues Fix (Updated)

Critical 0-Day in Hotmail Exploited in the Wild, Microsoft Issues Fix (Updated)

Microsoft avoided a disaster thanks to researchers from the Vulnerability Lab

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
“2012 Doomsday Confirmed, NASA Warns Be Prepared,” Scam

“2012 Doomsday Confirmed, NASA Warns Be Prepared,” Scam

The fraudsters earn money each time someone clicks on the link

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Hackers Leak Admin Credentials from University of Massachusetts Site (Updated)

Hackers Leak Admin Credentials from University of Massachusetts Site (Updated)

Team Dig7tal leaked 11 administrator usernames and passwords

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 26th, 2012
Microsoft: Conficker Still a Threat, Uses Weak Passwords to Spread

Microsoft: Conficker Still a Threat, Uses Weak Passwords to Spread

The company released its Security Intelligence Report Volume 12

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Fake LinkedIn, MySpace, Pinterest, Foresquare Notifications Serve Fraud Sites

Fake LinkedIn, MySpace, Pinterest, Foresquare Notifications Serve Fraud Sites

Shady online pharmacies are still a great source of income for cybercriminals

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Hackers Post Fake News from Al Arabyia’s Facebook and Twitter Accounts

Hackers Post Fake News from Al Arabyia’s Facebook and Twitter Accounts

The media company is constantly attacked by supporters of the Syrian regime

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
Philippine National Police, 3 Government Sites Targeted by Chinese Hackers

Philippine National Police, 3 Government Sites Targeted by Chinese Hackers

No one told the Chinese hackers to stop attacking the Philippines

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • April 25th, 2012
ICO: Many Fail to Delete Personal Data Before Selling Storage Devices

ICO: Many Fail to Delete Personal Data Before Selling Storage Devices

If not removed, the data can be misused by fraudsters

 
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